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Spoon
I thought I was too old to have a band change my life, again, but I love Spoon. I've noticed some passing interest on the board but the news this week that they have a new album out in January and I'm here to gauge interest and drum up support.
I only got into them about three years ago because of a fleeting mention from Adam Buxton that they were his favourite band. Their last album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga from 2007 is possibly my album of the decade. They rock, they use the studio in an interesting way, and the music is spare but complex. And they have tunes! Tunes! TUNES!
Here's my suggested sampler song, Don't Make Me A Target:
Who are they like? There are some Costello comparisons: You hear non-rock song words together in a surprising way ("Clubs and sticks and bats and balls/for nuclear dicks with dialect drawls/they come from a parking lot town/where nothing lives in the sun"). The drummer, Jim Eno, is very like Pete Thomas in terms of inventiveness and playing to the singer. And this video, for Sister Jack, apes the Oliver Army vid:
So, Spoon, let's go people!
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great band
very underated and ga ga ga is also one of my most played albums on the pod. Saw them live on a US trip couple of years back supporting Beck and they were great, in fact they seemed to have as much support there as Beck. Looking forward to the new album and hopefully they'll come over and play live.
Utilitarian
is nearly the perfect pop song
Yay
Here it is:
Here's a more acoustic Spoon:
Saw them live in Houston
On the same bill as The New Pornographers.
They were excellent live, lots of energy.
Ga ga ga is one of my favourite albums of the past few years, not a bad track on it. The Underdog is fantastic
Hope they start getting the recognition they deserve.
Good News
about a new album.
Gotta love Spoon. Always something new to hear each time I listen.
Thanks for the tip.
A cause for doing the Snoopy dance of joy...
Spoon play Glasgow, Manchester and London in February! I've got mine...
http://www.nme.com/news/spoon/48375
Can we have an article pleeeeeeease???
Probably doesn't justify a thread of it's own
but I thought this link might be appreciated.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2010/jan/18/album-preview-spoon-transfer...
Ta
Ooh, thanks for that. There's a free interview with them on the NPR All Songs Considered podcast this week too. I went intothe shops thinking the album was out yesterday, was disappointed until I realised there was a new Eels record.
Deerhunter are supporting them
I read on Pitchfork that the wonderful Deerhunter are supporting them on their UK tour so i was considering going.
If any of you go make sure you catch them they're great live.
I still haven't listened to Spoon but it's on my to do list.
Oooh
Don't know much about Deerhunter, will investigate as I amgoing to the Spoon London gig. I can vouch for Spoon being kick-ass live.
And 100 seconds later....
I have 30 Deerhunter songs on my phone. Thanks Spotify!