Album Title: “It’s All Coming Down”
Release Date: February 25, 2010
Label: Paper + Plastick
Colin – Vocals/Guitar
Ryan – Bass
Randy – Guitar
James – Drums
We’ve all been at the end of our rope’s before, that precarious tipping point where you’re not sure whether everything’s going to work itself out, or whether you’re going to end up as a deranged 30-something basement screamer chewing on the business-end of a broken bottle. “It’s All Coming Down” zeroes in on these feelings, a Richter-scale reading on imminent mental collapse. As Spanish Gamble have waged their own wars across the underground over the past few years, they’ve clawed their way up the totem pole from the position of determined underdog to scrappy welterweights. They’ve built a healthy reputation for riling house shows into reckless abandon and will surely be wide-awake, blacked-out, and giving any willing soul a homemade tattoo in your living room long after you’ve passed out. In turn, the music speaks for itself – driving and melodic, rife with compelling leads and behemoth choruses. Each song stands as an anthem unto itself, whether defiant or rallying, hopeful or hopeless.
“When I first heard of the band, it was from a friend of mine, who told me about a transplant band from New Mexico. He said they were raw, East Bay-styled pop-punk. Of course, it piqued my interest, being the lover I am of the Crimpshrine-era of Lookout Records. The first show I caught was noisy and fueled by bottomless drinks, but the next time I saw them, I heard the chords, the words, and how they came together to form their own take on “the Gainesville sound.” As we got to know each other, I found them to be hard-working guys writing catchy songs, guys willing to push themselves musically and personally; propelling themselves into parts unknown. Once strangers and now friends, these guys have made a record that I love. Inspired by North Carolina sounds, East Bay guitars, and old home New Mexico mixed with new home Gainesville, I’m proud, honored, and somehow always buying them breakfast.” – Vinnie, Paper + Plastick
