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Spencer the Rover
Spencer the Rover formed in 2002 with Spencer Albee on vocals and guitar, Peter Katis on drums, and Justin Pizzoferrato on bass. They came up playing folk...
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Spencer the Rover formed in 2002 with Spencer Albee on vocals and guitar, Peter Katis on drums, and Justin Pizzoferrato on bass. They came up playing folk with some punk energy and Americana melodies, touring steadily in those early years. In 2005, Albee was diagnosed with cancer, but the band kept performing.
Their 2007 album 'Accidentally Mine' gave them a national audience. The title track and songs like 'Crosstown' and 'Return of the Witch' had a bittersweet pull that connected with listeners. Some critics called the music too commercial, while others questioned Albee's songwriting given his health. The band didn't really address it publicly, just kept playing and sometimes talked about cancer awareness from the stage.
They kept releasing albums after that, including songs like 'Junkie' and 'Pictures And Frames'. The records got decent reviews, and they toured when they could. The sound stayed in that folk-rock lane they'd carved out, with Albee's voice and guitar up front.
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