The Spill Canvas – “No Really, I’m Fine”

Well here it is folks, my very first full album review. I have been waiting to post this since I started the site, only because I did not have enough time to sit down and really put my best effort into it. So here we go:

No Really, I’m Fine is the latest album to be released by Souix Falls, SD native Nick Thomas and his band The Spill Canvas. The 2007 release is the first album to drop since the 2005 release One Fell Swoop and 2004 debut album Sunsets and Car Crashes. Ever since I first heard The Spill Canvas over two years ago, they have landed a solid seat in my Top 10 Favorite Bands (more of that list to come at a future date). Starting as a solo project by Nick Thomas, Sunsets and Car Crashes was the first album to drop under the Spill Canvas name, setting in stone their future of music greatness. Although I wouldn’t classify The Spill Canvas as an Emo band, especially since that term has developed into a wide range of music, I would call their music emotional, for Nick speaks the truth in every song (and sometimes the truth really sucks). Songs such as “Caterpillars” and “All Hail the Heartbreaker” solidify the rock music, while the dark, deep, and emotional lyrics in “The Tide” and “Black Dresses” bring out the other part of life that everyone hates to experience. After getting signed to One Eleven records in 2005, Nick and the boys released One Fell Swoop, the first major-label record to get exposure. Staying true to their roots, this album was alternative rock at its best, interlocked with powerful lyrics that really make you appreciate and enjoy the little things in life. Songs such as “Staplegunned,” “Self-Conclusion,” and “Lust a Prima Vista” coveted The Spill Canvas into a rock band to look for to blow-up. After waiting two years and memorizing every song of theirs, I was finally treated with the joy of their newest album No Really, I’m Fine. After a long period of record negotiations and spending time touring, The Spill Canvas came back with their first truely professionally-produced album (and the difference is clear). Although the songs have a obvious sound of big-label production, Nick was able to keep that Spill Canvas sound enfused with the timeless lyrics they have always had. The first single “All Over You” just hit the MTV air-waves this week, premeiring on TRL, as well as on MTV2 and the FUSE network. Below is all of the information you need to check out this amazing band. As rediculous as this might sound, if I ever were to request a band for someone to check out, this is THAT band. The Spill Canvas just seems to connect to me in every single way. And the new album is no different. So please, check them out. Vote for them. Download a song or two off iTunes. Go buy the album at Best Buy. Just open your ears and experience one of the best bands to never hit the radio yet, The Spill Canvas.

“All Over You” [The Newest Single]

“Connect The Dots”

OFFICIAL SITE

MYSPACE.COM PAGE

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