Scott Spillane

{{Infobox musical artist | name = Scott Spillane | background = musician | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|9|26}} | genre = {{hlist|[[Rock music|Rock]]|[[Psychedelic folk]]|[[Lo-fi]]}} | occupation = {{hlist|Musician|composer}} | instrument = {{hlist|Trumpet|trombone|vocals|Guitar}} | current_member_of = The Scott Spillane Experience | past_member_of = [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], [[the Gerbils]] }}

'''Scott Edward Spillane''' (born September 26, 1965) is an American musician. He was part of [[the Gerbils]] and was one of the original members of the band [[Neutral Milk Hotel]], for which he also served as a composer.<ref name="nmh">{{cite news |last1=Valys |first1=Phillip |title=Neutral Milk Hotel: No vacancy |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/entertainment/music/sf-neutral-milk-hotel-gusman-center-miami-20150504-story.html |access-date=May 6, 2021 |work=sun-sentinel.com |date=May 4, 2015}}</ref><ref name="tis">{{cite news |last1=Lindquist |first1=David |title=Neutral Milk Hotel offers lively sonic accommodations |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/2014/03/28/neutral-milk-hotel-mangum-indianapolis-aeroplane-egyptian-room/6999681/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |work=The Indianapolis Star |date=March 28, 2014}}</ref><ref name="cho">{{cite news |last1=Milton |first1=Jamie |title=Cult heroes: Neutral Milk Hotel – alt-rock enigmas who shied away from the spotlight |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/oct/26/cult-heroes-neutral-milk-hotel-alt-rock-enigmas-who-shied-away-from-the-spotlight |access-date=May 6, 2021 |work=the Guardian |date=October 26, 2016 |language=en}}</ref> He also has appeared on albums and in live shows by [[The Elephant Six Collective|Elephant 6]] artists such as [[the Olivia Tremor Control]], [[of Montreal]] and [[Elf Power]].<ref name="milk">{{cite magazine |title=The Milk of Human Kindness: Inside Elephant 6 |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-milk-of-human-kindness-inside-elephant-6-245355/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=March 27, 1998}}</ref><ref name="ays">{{cite news |last1=Thompson |first1=Paul |title=The Gerbils: Are You Sleepy |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/the-gerbils-are-you-sleepy/ |access-date=May 6, 2021 |work=Pitchfork |date=August 27, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> As of the 2020s, he has begun performing as the Scott Spillane Experience in his local [[Athens, Georgia|Athens]].

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