Hailing from Washington D.C., A New Spelling of My Name were a band partially comprised of members from the great Midvale. They were active from 2005 until possibly somewhere around 2007, though this is conjecture based on incomplete website archives. Finding any further information has proven difficult. Sonically, the band existed at the intersection of midwest emo, post-hardcore, and indie rock. I've seen comparisons made to Mineral, which is somewhat apt at times, though not consistently (this Ebay listing recommends the album for fans of R.E.M., which… is definitely something).
The first thing that comes to my mind when listening to ANSOMN is that their descendants are bands like Cloud Gavin. This is dark and heavy music, broken up by sporadic use of acoustic guitar. At times it sounds really contemporary, which I think says a lot for how much this sound would influence current bands, even if that influence probably comes from other places—A New Spelling Of My Name remains, sadly, obscure. Here's hoping this post makes them a little more known.
The band's one and only release was 2005's The Fraud and Folly of Good Intentions. The info on this album out there is a bit confusing because the two best sources both have issues: The listing on Discogs is missing the first track, which is named on the disc label but not in the lyrics insert, and the copy on Internet Archive is missing the ninth track.
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