Hey, look, a surprising piece of news that’s good: Spoon is coming out with an EP called Got Nuffin’ on Tuesday, and you can preview one of its tracks at Amazon. UPDATE: It would seem that the Amazon page has been taken down, perhaps because there’s a surprise that people don’t want to ruin. [MBV] More »
In today’s lunchtime headline roundup: Spoon makes it all about them, John Legend is looking green, and even when it’s down, the music industry is still desperate enough to sign celebrities to recording contracts! More »
Last night, former Idolator editor Brian Raftery threw a book party for his brand-new tome Don’t Stop Believin’: How Karaoke Conquered The World And Saved My Life. As you might expect, karaoke was part of the festivities, courtesy The Original Punk Rock Heavy Metal Karaoke Band (which features Rob “YC” Kemp on bass). The night ended with a big sing-along of “We Are The Champions,” but earlier in the evening, Spoon’s Britt Daniel joined the band on a version of Wire’s “12XU”; it’s above.
This cover of Sam Cooke’s “Bring It On Home To Me” by Spoon’s Britt Daniel, originally released on a Portland-centric compilation, is almost a year old at this point, but Mr. Matos returned it it to my attention in light of the alarming news that adenoidal thespian Colin Meloy of the Decemberists… More »
Too bad the person who makes a surprise appearance at the end of the video for No. 38 didn’t enjoy a similar fate.
Spoon’s first song on this weekend’s Saturday Night Live, “The Underdog,” was torpedoed a bit by the Chronic Problem Bands Have On TV–namely, that the sound engineers couldn’t figure out how to mix the horn-augmented band so that it sounded good to the viewers at home, and not just the people in… More »
Cindy Adams is clearly irritated with her intern’s indie-rock-chattiness: “I am full of – now, watch your mouths – information about heavy-duty music makers. Spoon, the indie band out of Austin, Texas? Well, they got a lead singer. Whatever his name is he was at a free South Street Seaport concert . More »
Good morning, Idolator faithful. I’m Paul, but you may know me as brasstax. I’m not a “journalist” or a “critic,” so go ahead and engage your disappointment (or elation) sensors right now. I’ll be here all day. More importantly, though, it’s finally July 10–a huuuge new record release day! More »
Good morning, Idolator faithful. I’m Paul, but you may know me as brasstax. I’m not a “journalist” or a “critic,” so go ahead and engage your disappointment (or elation) sensors right now. I’ll be here all day. More importantly, though, it’s finally July 10–a huuuge new record release day! More »
17 Dots counts down the 20 best Spoon songs in anticipation of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. If there was a list of good records with bad album titles, I bet this one would be near the top. Seriously, have you actually said this title out loud? Seriously. More »
17 Dots counts down the 20 best Spoon songs in anticipation of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. If there was a list of good records with bad album titles, I bet this one would be near the top. Seriously, have you actually said this title out loud? Seriously. More »
Today’s Chicago Tribune takes a look at the efforts being taken by indie labels to maintain sales in this time of early leaks and .zip-happy fans. As an incentive to fans who aren’t really into the whole “paying for music” deal, two of this summer’s (relatively) biggest releases–the New Pornographers’ Challengers and Spoon’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga–are being gussied up with extensive add-on tracks and/or packaging, and the New Pornos’ approach is particularly ambitious: Matador is offering an “executive edition” box set that comes with 4,124 additional songs (approximately), and the label has set some high SoundScan expectations for the record:
..,The promotion for the “Challengers” album is the most aggressive the label has offered to date. Matador hopes to sell 250,000 copies of the album, which [Patrick Amory, Matador’s general manager] called a “very good” figure for an indie label. The group’s 2005 release, “Twin Cinema,” sold 160,000 copies.
Spoon’s forthcoming Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (not be be confused with this) has been on the internet for so long, you’ve probably already grown tired of yaying or naying it, and have already moved on to the next Spoon album. More »
“The Ghost Of You Lingers” is the first track to emerge from Spoon’s forthcoming Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, and it’s a tightly wound number featuring little more than a relentless piano progression and Britt Daniel’s echoing vocal lines. More »
