Amped-up acoustic guitars, jumpy song structures, and punk attitude combine in Telephono, the debut album from Austin's Spoon. Their girl-boy harmonies, spiky guitars, and soft-loud dynamic shifts recall the Pixies, and barring Kim Deal and Frank Black's reconciliation, Telephono is the next best thing to a reunion by that group. Short, energetic bursts like "Don't Buy the Realistic" and "Claws Tracking" have a raw, angry attitude missing in most alternative and indie music today, and the group's quieter moments like "Cvantez" and "Towner" have a directness that suits them well. Highlights include "Theme to Wendell Stivers," a fun, space-surf instrumental, and "Plastic Mylar," an entertaining, shiny pop song. While they're not the most original band, Spoon have created an enjoyably raw, punky album that only borrows from the best.
holy christ. alright, so Merge records just remastered and re-released Spoon's first LP and EP (Telephono and Soft Effects, respectively). i had to order it through their website and have it shipped to me. so i've had it in rotation for just about a day and it's so damned good i want to know if Daniels and Eno are robots designed by an interplanetary species to rock my fucking socks off. we...
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holy christ. alright, so Merge records just remastered and re-released Spoon's first LP and EP (Telephono and Soft Effects, respectively). i had to order it through their website and have it shipped to me. so i've had it in rotation for just about a day and it's so damned good i want to know if Daniels and Eno are robots designed by an interplanetary species to rock my fucking socks off. we...
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Don't Buy the Realistic |
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| 2 Not Turning Off |
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| 3 All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed |
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| 4 Cvantez |
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| 5 Nefarious |
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| 6 Claws Tracking |
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| 7 Dismember |
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| 8 Idiot Driver |
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| 9 Towner |
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| 10 Wanted to Be Your |
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| 11 Theme to Wendel Stivers |
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| 12 Primary |
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| 13 The Government Darling |
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| 14 Plastic Mylar |
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