AltWeeklies Wire
'Transference,' 'Songs for Chris Knox,' 'Contra'new
Spoon might just be the most reliable franchise in indie rock. Transference is just like the previous seven albums: clean-cut but ballsy, uptempo but not even a little bit aggro. Guitar, bass, drums, keys, singer Britt Daniel's fine rasp — everybody's on the same page, synched up, interlocking.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Patrick Rapa |
02-02-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: Transference, Spoon
Spoon: What's Left Behind After the Layers Are Peelednew
The Austin, Texas quartet Spoon engineers its music with laser-focused precision, and no sound is wasted. Spoon's sixth album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga adds another installment to the band's repertoire of hollowed-out and ultra-slim post-punk.
Britt Daniel Loosens Up Lyricallynew
Daniel brings his own oddly contoured thoughts on home like a soul man.
Baltimore City Paper |
Michaelangelo Matos |
07-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon
Spoon's 'Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'new
Spoon's sixth LP beams with decades of research and development by one Britt Daniel.
Austin Chronicle |
Darcie Stevens |
07-16-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Band of Paradoxesnew
Spoon keeps up its streak of winning albums with Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
Spoon's Latest is Fresh Yet Familiarnew
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga infuses cool minimalism with flourishes of something warmer.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Corey Licht |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Spoon, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
That's the Way They Get Bynew
Spoon's Britt Daniel turns his camera on.
Houston Press |
Scott Faingold |
02-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Comeback Clipsnew
A music-video renaissance is afoot, but it's online, not on cable.
Houston Press |
Chris Dahlen |
01-03-2006 |
Music
Inventive Indienew
Spoon: How to reinvent yourself and win new friends.
Tucson Weekly |
Stephen Seigel |
06-17-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
How the Fellas Got Their Groove Backnew
The Texas-based songsmiths of Spoon have delivered the groove again with their latest album, proving that a band with a terrible name can make great music.
Dig Boston |
Chris Haire |
06-01-2005 |
Reviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
Band Shoots for Success (Again)new
Britt Daniel's songs have one constant: Spoon's music is imbued with a reverence to soul and R&B beneath the surface of straightforward pop and artsy experimentation.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Nikhil Swaminathan |
05-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Spoon, Gimme Fiction
