Spoon
- HOMETOWN:
- Austin, TX
- MYSPACE:
- myspace.com/spoon
- WEB SITE:
- spoontheband.com
This year, the gods of Austin, Texas indie-rock Spoon are
celebrating the release of their seventh studio album, Transference, the follow-up to universally acclaimed Ga Ga Ga Ga
Ga. On it, the quartet of Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey and Rob Pope
maintain the swagger they’ve rocked for the past 17 years, but indulge in
roughing the edges a little, infusing the songs with fresh punch. In support of
Transference, Spoon has been touring the country, mixing up sets of old
and new material, with it all sounding equally tight. The band is at their best
when lead singer and Spoon mastermind Daniel’s voice cracks with emotion,
exploding on individual words he practically spits out.
These are the moments that
epitomize rock ‘n’ roll, infused with the same youthful angst Daniel, as a
modern Peter Pan, has seemed to encapsulate throughout the group’s musical
career. Perhaps this is due, in part, to the incomprehensible fact that,
despite soundtracking the Will Ferrell film Stranger Than Fiction, racking
up hit singles like “The Underdog,” “Don’t You Evah” and “You Got Yr. Cherry
Bomb” on their last record and earning the respect and admiration of countless
contemporaries, Spoon still seems, to a degree, like an under-the-radar band.
Superstars or not, what is certain is this: Spoon will make you wanna strut, if you give ‘em the chance.
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Bought my tix in May! Counting the days...
about 1 year ago.
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fun times.
about 1 year ago.
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Sure, they’ve got grown-up-indie scrawled on them like the name of your sixth grade crush: They’re girlfriend-ly; write oblique, literate lyrics; possess an expansive knowledge of pop history; obsess over production; and there’s no moshing at their shows.more at filtermagazine.com
over 2 years ago.
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Gimme Fiction is actually a wildly diverse album, almost schizophrenic in its composition...more at pitchforkmedia.com
over 2 years ago.
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Spoon Announces Details for New Album, Tour Dates According to Filter Magazine | 03.26.2007 The new as-yet-untitled album from Spoon is set to release this summer on July 10th. Following The Arcade Fire's chart-busting Neon Bible, the album will be another of Merge's most hotly anticipated releases yet. Spoon’s new album is a 10-track follow up to the band’s 2005 release Gimme Fiction, including the gloriously mispelled “Rhthm And Soul†and “Don’t You Evah.†In support of the forthcoming album, Spoon has set tour dates on the East Coast this spring and summer including dates on the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival and Sasquatch! Festival. A full tour is planned for the fall. Spoon Tracklisting: 1. Don’t Make Me a Target 2. The Ghost of You Lingers 3. You Got Yr Cherry Bomb 4. Don’t You Evah 5. Rhthm and Soul 6. Eddie’s Ragga 7. The Underdog 8. My Little Japanese Cigarette Case 9. Finer Feelings 10. Black Like Me Spoon Tour Dates: April 13 Grinnell, IA – Harris Center (Grinnell College) 21 Baltimore, MD – Sonar (Main Room) 22 Philadelphia, PA – Starlight Ballroom 24 Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony 26 New Haven, CT – Toad’s Place 27 North Hampton, MA – Pearl Street 28 Boston, MA – Museum of Fine Arts, Boston May 27 George, WA – Gorge Ampitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival) June 16 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival July 04 Detroit, MI – Comerica CityFest
over 3 years ago.