Artist to Know: Spoon

Spoon are an amazing band out of Austin Texas . The band formed in '93 and recorded their debut The Nefarious EP. Within a year they were signed to Matador Records and getting ready to release their first full length album Telephono.The Debut record drew heavy comparisons to Wire and The Pixies.All the while hinting at something greater to come.Less than a year later The Soft Effects Ep came out and showed more range and growth .

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The Buzz around that EP gained Elektra Records attention and were signed. Spoon went to work on their major label debut A series of sneaks but as music labels do, they dropped the ball and didn't support the record at all.If it was a perfect world "Car Radio" would have been the summer song of 97.To make matters worse Elektra’s A&R man Ronn Laffitte, who was responsible for the deal, was fired. This caused the band to go record another EP "The Agony of Laffitte. Which was a scathing vindictive attack on the way major labels operate.Laffitte Don't fail me now illustrates this beautifully
"Now all I,I want to know
Are you ever honest with anyone?
All that I, I want to know
Are you honest with anyone?
No no"
Spoon put that EP out on Connor Obersts label Saddle Creek Records . Connor Oberst and Brit Daniels would later record their own EP together.In 2000 Spoon signed with Merge Records and never looked back.2000 also saw the release of their love ways EP basically a warm up for their full length Girls Can Tell. Girls Can Tell is a masterpiece of sharp angled guitars and tough precise drumming mining rock n rolls past with a fervent grip on the modern. Kiss the Moonlight was the breakout album that took spoon sounds and added an electronic layer of found sounds and features a little beat boxing too. Gimme Fiction followed and that did well . Gimme Fiction has always been my secret favorite spoon album . It's super dense and reveals more and more on repeated listening. Monsieur Valentine is like a Dylan B-Side the way Brit sets up the story. "I turn my camera on" will not leave your head for weeks. I summon you is a gloriously simple song that is masterfully executed.
"Remember the weight of the world
It’s a sound that we used to buy
On cassette and 45"
Their latest Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga was released July 9 2007 and reached number 10 on the billboard 200. Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga took The Spoon sound and threw it on its ear. Adding horns and greater production. Its a finely crafted release with each song standing out on its own. "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case" case made its way onto many mixes that summer.It was cool to see this band whose EPs I had collected like illegal narcotics , This Band whom I had seen perform in small clubs make its way onto Letterman,Leno,Conan they also made an appearance on the Saturday Night Live stage.These guys are just hitting their stride . Right now Jim Eno is working with Black Joe Lewis.They also have their own festival happening which we mentioned earlier in the week. So if you have just "heard" of these guys but never really listened check em out . You might have just found your new favorite band.

Spoon-Mountain To Sound
This is one of my favorite Spoon songs.Love the guitar sound on this and the bass line is sick. I have broken stereos with this song. The drums are totally majestic and the rest of the band moves in arranging pieces like a jigsaw puzzle.
Spoon-The way we get by
This is the song that hooked alot of people. Yes unfortunately it was played on the O.C. I remember being blitzed out of my mind when I saw the video for this the first time at like 3am on MTV 6 or whatever... I was shocked
Spoon-Advance Cassette Live
Its a song about love and loss.Hearing a sad song on a fading radio station . The imagery is incredible you feel like you are on that lost Texas Highway
Spoon-Me and the Bean
Spoon-Car Radio(Different)
Spoon Rhythm & Soul Middle Version
Rhythm n Soul had been kickin around for a while before it ended up on Ga Ga Ga. This is an early version of that.
Spoon-The way we get by Demo
The stripped back original a nice compliment to the final cut.Its like a little window into Spoon's songwriting process
Spoon-Is this the last time
Proof that spoons best work doesn't always make the album Dylan did that too
Spoon-Someone Something-Live
Spoon-Revenge!
Spoon-I could be underground
Actually a Drake Tungsten track Britt wrote solo stuff under a different name but that a story for another day hope you guys enjoy.

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