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The Olympia-based Pop Sweatshop label signed SPIV in 1999, no doubt aware that the band's name is an obscure word meaning a method of getting by without working; a popular concept, especially in college towns.
The Spiv touring unit is different from the rhythm section that recorded the album, but plans have been made to record a second album.
Emerging from the hipster hotbed of Olympia, WA, Spiv have graced us with an interesting musical pastiche that jumps from Nirvana-esque grunge ("All the Same") to Billy Childish blues ("Hornet's Nest") in the blink of an eye.
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