In my opinion it doesn't really matter what Britt Daniel is saying but I wanna listen, his cheeky purposive vocals are back in full force on this album. To be honest the songs didn't hook me like some of their past hits but "Got Nuffin" and "Written in Reverse" are well done, every instrument pounds to the beat, even the piano becomes like an added drum. In those moments I hear the Spoon we've all come to know and love. Unlike Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, Spoon seems to have pulled back just a bit. Spoon is best when brash and loose, this album to me is the gait after the run. One thing about this quartet is consistency and honesty, they have a great time playing their music and they don't rely on a lot of flash or electronica. You gotta love a gritty guitar. Overall pretty good album, also check out gems such as "Trouble Comes Running" and "The Mystery Zone" and the sweet slow song, "Good Night Laura".
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
REVIEW: Spoon + Transference
In my opinion it doesn't really matter what Britt Daniel is saying but I wanna listen, his cheeky purposive vocals are back in full force on this album. To be honest the songs didn't hook me like some of their past hits but "Got Nuffin" and "Written in Reverse" are well done, every instrument pounds to the beat, even the piano becomes like an added drum. In those moments I hear the Spoon we've all come to know and love. Unlike Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, Spoon seems to have pulled back just a bit. Spoon is best when brash and loose, this album to me is the gait after the run. One thing about this quartet is consistency and honesty, they have a great time playing their music and they don't rely on a lot of flash or electronica. You gotta love a gritty guitar. Overall pretty good album, also check out gems such as "Trouble Comes Running" and "The Mystery Zone" and the sweet slow song, "Good Night Laura".
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Hi Nicole,
On behalf of Merge Records and Spoon, many thanks for plugging "Transference" on your site (street date 18th Jan UK / 19th Jan US) ... .. thanks, also, on behalf of the label and artist for not posting any pirate links to newly released (studio) material and, if you / your readers want good quality, non-pirated, preview tracks, then a full length version of "Written in Reverse" is available for fans and bloggers to post / host / share etc at www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120830261&ps=bb2 ... .. for further details of the new album, on-line promotions, videos and 2010 shows, check-out the band's official site at www.spoontheband.com and keep an eye on official sources for details of further Spoon news, preview material and on-line promotions.
As a special, goodwill gesture to fans and bloggers, an exclusive preview stream of the full album is now available via the band's site and as part of NPR Music's Exclusive First Listen series at
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=122279793 ... .. this is for hyper-linking ONLY and for streaming by fans directly off the band's official site and NPR, so please reciprocate this goodwill gesture by NOT ripping or embedding these files.
Thanks again for your plug.
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