Spell Toronto: Press

Making an emotively charged album from the gut and the truth, as opposed to trying to fit neatly into a genre (scene, Emo, whatever) takes balls. Spell Toronto has apparently been through the ringer, just what a band needs to grab the words they've been seeking. The vulnerability on Be More Careful is as infectious as the hooks. The lyrically selfless "the Painter" peeks into a relationship shattered, but screams of hope. The chorus is riveting. The words "am I holding you back" speak of self sacrifice, something muddled in our generation. The organ notes and strings of "Everyone Was Nice" exude feelings of loss and anger, masked by shared memories and the wonderment of a seemingly short life. Perhaps the ballad for their friend lost to the war, it is magnificent in both its beauty and its sadness. Employing engineers Christian Cummings and Joe Marlett (Queens of the Stone Age and Foo Fighters) was the right move here. Every track oozes with affecting tonalities. Spell Toronto has achieved a kind of brutal honesty in Be More Careful, one that exemplifies the kind of music the world needs right now. Buy this record now, and sink into it.

San Diego’s own Indie Rocker’s Spell Toronto know how to put out a solid catchy album. Their newest release, Be More Careful, is emotionally charged and will not disappoint any listeners...

Our first review for "Be More Careful"

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"I mean, that's some Gwen Stefani stuff right there."

BEST BANDNAME -- SPELL TORONTO

So many contenders for this one -- Psychotic Serenity, Worth Every Scar, the Napoleon Complex, the Bloody Hollies, Satanic Puppeteer Orchestra, Naughty Nuns, Disgruntled Hippos, Ape Lust, Chimichanga and the Sour Chives, Jane Likes Dick, Nocturnal Emissions. We finally settled on Spell Toronto, known for going through guitarists the way Spinal Tap used up drummers. According to bassist Ismael Velasquez Jr. (a.k.a. "Chacho"), "The name comes from this girl we know, she told us that any guy who can spell 'Toronto' while performing oral sex on a girl is a master cunnilinguist. So, after a lot of study and practice, we earned our degrees and took the name."

"The band's sound is crisp and sharp. They play with an intensity and seriousness that belies their self-styled image as fucked-up rockers."