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Free Music Review: Kings of Consistancy
Hit: 4 Stars
Spoon kicks off the new decade with a rousing release called TRANSFERENCE, yet another in relentless line of consistently strong releases by this group of Austin, TX indie troubadours. After successfully expanding their sonic palette with GIMME FICTION AND 2008's GA GA GA GA GA, Britt Daniel and company manage the feat of retreating to a sound closer to their earlier albums while still appearing to move forward.
All the earmarks of classic Spoon are in place here, Daniel's phlegmy woke up with a cold vocals, perpetually persistent instrumentation consisting of throbbing guitars, punchy keyboards, chunky bass, an unusually strong use of space in such a busy sound, plus enough hooks fill a greatest hits album by lesser groups. You may have heard it all before, but you'll want to hear it again.
While Spoon has yet to deliver a classic along the lines of LONDON CALLING, OK COMPUTER, BLOOD ON THE TRACKS or WAYNE NEWTON LIVE IN VEGAS, they do continue to put album after album of very high quality. Transference included, I'd find it tough to pick a clear favorite from their catalog. Key tracks include I SAW THE LIGHT, TROUBLE COMES RUNNING, GOT NUFFIN and my personal favorite THE MYSTERY ZONE. Fans of their previous works should proceed without
Free Music Review: Another Winner From Spoon
Hit: 4 Stars
Over the years, Spoon has given me what I have come to expect from them: peppy and clever alt-rock that's not too complicated. Nothing at all wrong with that. And with the issue of Transference, Spoon has done it again.
Reading other reviews, I notice there is a broad spectrum of opinion regarding this album. In other words, Transference has generated some controversy among its fans. Now, I am not a huge fan of the band or an "expert" on their music in any sense. I own a couple of their other CDs, hence my initial statement, but I haven't heard everything they've recorded so I can't pontificate on the merits of this album vis-a-vis all of their others. All I can say is that in my opinion, Spoon has come up with another winner.
My favorites here are quite excellent songs: The Mystery Zone, Written In Reverse, I Saw the Light, Out Go the Lights, Got Nuffin, and Nobody Gets Me But You . There is nothing at all that is unlistenable.
Transference is housed in a six-panel digipak and instead of providing a booklet, the lyrics are printed on the inside panels. I'll ignore the naysayers. This is a keeper.
Free Music Review: Spoon Moves On
Hit: 4 Stars
I caught on to Spoon late...just about the time Gimme came out. I went backwards, however, and listened to everything from Series on up to give myself some context. They hit gold with Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, not only in their refined sound and incredibly Spoon feel, but in the flow of the album itself. I found it hard to shuffle Ga, or listen to individual tracks...the album flowed so well together. I find this is the same for Transfer. Their singles, like Written in Reverse and Got Nuffin' sound fine on their own, but you hear them out of context with the rest of the album. If you listen to everything in order, front to back, you'll get a lot more out of this than you would if you only ran through the songs, or shuffled. It's almost as if each track relies on the context of the next and previous...but when the next comes along, the current is entirely erased from memory by what the new one is doing. Spoon touched this effect with Gimme, mastered it with Ga, and it's part of them with Transfer.
I really can't wait to see what they do next.
Free Music Review: Another winner from Spoon
Hit: 4 Stars
Spoon's latest album, Transference, is another strong release from the indie rock band from Texas. Like their other albums such as Gimme Fiction and Girls Can Tell, the emphasis is on good songs and mood before over the top musicianship. There is also a lot of echo throughout, providing the feel of a release out of the late `70s. The opener "Before Destruction" is both sparse and full of sonics before kicking into three of the album's best tunes. "Is Love Forever?", "The Mystery Zone", and "Who Makes Your Money" are very strong tracks that are memorable from the get go while retaining a sense of melancholy. "Goodnight Laura" is a pretty piano ballad while "Got Nuffin" and "Trouble Comes Running" are raw and border on hard rock. "I Saw the Light" and the aforementioned "Who Makes Your Money" are both very moody and the vibe on each is hypnotic at times. The remaining tracks like "Out Go the Lights" and "Nobody Gets Me But You" are decent as well. All told, another winner from Spoon and well worth picking up or downloading.Free Music Review: Rewarding, if you put in the time...
Hit: 4 Stars
I think this record is top notch, great if you sit down with a pair of headphones... I love Spoon's records and this didn't disappoint when compared to the others. The sound isn't as polished as Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga's but it has the same loose & relaxed vibe. I personally don't feel it's their greatest, but it's certainly enjoyable. I feel like if you don't give the songs enough time, or you just skip through, you won't enjoy it. It's the kind of album that's meant to be sat down with and listened to from front to back.