SPOON – Transference
Let me preface this post by saying that I love Spoon. They are the band that I hear whenever I think of my freshman year of college. I fell in love with them that year and I was constantly listening to them. During my junior year of college I got to see them play in Austin, their hometown, at SXSW 2008. The crowd was huge, perhaps because it was a free show, but also no doubt because more and more people were discovering just how good Spoon is. And damn they are good.
Transference is the seventh studio full-length from Spoon. Spoon have been hailed as the kings of minimal rock ‘n’ roll, and this album has them maintaining that stance. The music isn’t minimal like lo-fi music is often said to be; it is minimal because they don’t heap on layers of unnecessary sounds. This results in more stripped down songs than you might normally hear from a ‘rock band’, but that doesn’t mean it’s not rock and roll. I don’t see any of the songs on here being a breakout hit like “The Underdog” off of their last album, Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, was, but the 11 songs on here are still satisfying and show a band who is known for its consistency continue that trend. While I’m pleased with this release, after only a few listens, it doesn’t knock things out of the park for me just yet.
Hi OJPN,
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 unreleased / 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 http://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 http://www.spoontheband.com and keep an eye on official sources for details of further Spoon news, preview material and on-line promotions.
Thanks again for your plug.
Regards,
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