Posts Tagged: Spoon

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6
Nov 09

Spoon – The Mystery Zone

Spoon The Mystery Zone listenNew Spoon! “The Mystery Zone” is another taste of Spoon’s forthcoming album, Transference. Indie superstar and Spoon ringleader, Britt Daniel, has announced that Transference is a “pure” Spoon album, being the first album the band self produced.

“The Mystery Zone” will be third track found on the hotly anticipated LP. “Got Nuffin’,” the lead track off the band’s last release, the Got Nuffin’ EP, will also appear on Transference (track 10).

Using “The Mystery Zone” and “Got Nuffin’” as judging points, the likelihood of Transference besting Spoon’s last three LPs is quickly diminishing. But Spoon is known for throwing us curve balls, and with numerous modern classics under their wings, who am I to doubt them?

Transference will be out January 26th via Merge. Another January release to put on your calendar. Listen to “The Mystery Zone” here: Continue reading →

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1
Nov 09

Yeasayer – Ambling Alp

Yeasayer Ambling Alp listenYeasayer are giving away “Ambling Alp,” the first single off their sophomore LP, Odd Blood on their website. You can also purchase a “very limited” 12″ vinyl containing the single and instrumental plus remixes by Memory Tapes and DJ /rupture, all enclosed in a “space age metallic sleeve.” Well worth the $8, if you ask me.

“Ambling Alp” is the type of bright, weird pop gem that you yearn for, without knowing it. But the satisfaction that comes after the first few listens is undeniable. Yeasayer’s upcoming album, Odd Blood is out February 9th on Secretly Canadian.

Yeasayer – Ambling Alp

In other news, Spoon announced a 7th album. It will be called Transference and it will be out on January 26th. Here is the tracklist: Continue reading →

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29
Aug 09

Best Album of 2002 Poll

Best Albums of 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09

Continuing in our quest to find the best albums of the 2000s, we look at the greatest albums released in 2002. A very fine year in music. As always, we depend on your votes to help us come closer to our verdict of the best album of the last 10 years, in the mean time, we will outline your favorite and our favorite albums of each year.

For 2002’s list, I turned to the Village Voice and their righteous Pazz & Jop Poll, surveying nearly 700 critics. I also went through a few Year-end lists presented by The Onion’s AV Club.

Please vote for the album you think was the best in 2002. If your choice isn’t on here, we’d love to see it in the comments section (though, we’d appreciate if you’d vote for your favorite on the list anyway). Here are 2002’s finalists:

A. The Streets: Original Pirate Material
B. Coldplay: A Rush Of Blood To The Head
C. Missy Elliott: Under Construction
D. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
E. Beck: Sea Change
F. Sigur Rós: ()
G. The Roots: Phrenology
H. Queens of the Stone Age: Songs for the Deaf
I. Spoon: Kill The Moonlight
J. Iron & Wine: The Creek Drank The Cradle

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Aug 09

Best Songs of the Decade (2000-2009)

Best Songs of the Decade (2000 2009) feature
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7
Jul 09

Spoon – Got Nuffin EP, Review & Giveaway

Spoon Got Nuffin EP, Review & Giveaway listen Spoon
Got Nuffin EP

Merge
out June 30th

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Fresh on the heels of the news that they’ll be recording a new Long Player this summer, Spoon the band has gone ahead and released a summertime EP to tide over rabid fans.  It’s hardly more than a glorified single – a solid radio-ready summer tune backed by a marching b-side, a tribal lo-fi instrumental track, and a remix of said tribal lo-fi instrumental track.  But for loyal fans of utensils, who haven’t gotten a new song since 2007, this morsel will ease the hunger pangs.

Spoon is no stranger to the EP; Got Nuffin is their 6th entry into the medium.  2008’s the Don’t You Evah EP took The Natural History’s “Don’t You Evah” and covered and remixed it into oblivion.  Others, like Love Ways EP and Soft Effects EP, took a more traditional approach to the format, with five unique songs making up the releases.  Got Nuffin is a bit of a compromise between the two – short, mostly sweet, and a bit repetitive.

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May 09

pmaCAST #13: Twist on Natural Law

pmaCAST #13: Twist on Natural Law mp3
pmaCAST #13 The “Twist on Natural Law” Episode Episode Tracklist
1. Yeah Yeah Yeahs – Dull Life
2. Spoon – Well-Alright
3. A.C. Newman – The Collected Works
4. Los Campesinos! – Sweet Dreams, Sweet Cheeks
5. The Smiths – Asleep
6. The National – 90 Minute Water Wall
7. MGMT – Destrokk
8. Kate Nash – Mariella
9. Oasis – Waiting For The Rapture
10. The White Stripes – Cannon
11. Max Tundra – Which Song
12. The Raconteurs – These Stones Will Shout
13. Crystal Castles – Love and Caring
14. The Killers – Romeo and Juliet
15. LCD Soundsystem – Daft Punk Is Playing At My House
16. Radiohead – (Nice Dream)
17. Gorillaz – Banana Baby
18. Bat For Lashes – Trophy
19. Kings of Leon – Use Somebody
20. Lady GaGa – Just Dance (RAC Remix)

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May 09

Most Listened To…, Week Ending 5/23/09

Most Listened To..., Week Ending 5/23/09 feature
If you’re anything like me, you are a tiny bit obsessive compulsive when it comes to charts and numbers (and iTunes organization, album art work, et al). If you’re anything like me, you will agree with me when I say that cutting-edge innovations like FixTunes (they created a discount code for any readers that would like to purchase FixTunes. It’ll give you $5 off the purchase price. Discount code: D3968) and Last.fm are utterly indispensable and essential.

I look at my Last.fm stats often and connect every music outlet I use to my account. I starting using the account in December of 2008, despite opening it in October of 2007. Since December, I’ve made to make every listen count, whether it be on my iPod, iPhone, at home, or in the car. As you might have already guessed, almost every moment in my life is attached to some sort of group of songs. I want document each week’s listening achievements. Take this journey with me. Continue reading →

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12
Feb 09

Arcade Fire, Spoon & Bon Iver for Dark Was The Night

Arcade Fire, Spoon & Bon Iver for Dark Was The Night listen

Spoon – Well-Alright

“Well-Alright” sounds like classic, old school Spoon, with it’s thumpin’, toe-tappin’ bassline and Britt Daniel’s jerky vocal delivery. This easily makes it one of Dark Was The Night’s most fun songs. On the compilation, it follows Sufjan Steven’s 10 minute epic “You Are The Blood.” I’ve never thought of using Spoon as a pallet cleanser, but the DwtN people did and it worked out pretty great. Listen to “Well-Alright” below: Continue reading →

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22
Dec 08

What’s Going on This Week?

Whats Going on This Week? gigsAnd here begins a new weekly (no really, weekly!) post from your pals at PMA- a guide to the week in concerts in LA, NYC, Chicago, London, and Sydney!

NYC has a grrreat set of shows in the area this week. Tuesday and Thursday night you can catch Matisyahu at Webster Hall for 35 buckaroos. If you miss him there, you can catch him at the Music Hall of Williamsburg on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

If 35 is a little much for your pocket, you may want to consider checking out our favorite cutesy singer, Kimya Dawson, made famous from everyone’s favorite (well, not my dad’s) cutesy movie, Juno. She’s playing Friday night at the Bowery Ballroom for a very reasonable $13.

And don’t forget to spend one of your eight nights on hanukkah with Yo La Tengo, playing their traditional eight-night gig at Maxwell’s, over in my home state, NJ. The shows are SOLD OUT, but craigslist proves to be helpful with these kinds of things.

Not too much going down in LA this week.Your best bet is Saturday night at the Spaceland, with two of my favorite newer bands. Continue reading →

Covers / MP3 / Music — 9 Comments
7
Oct 08

Cover Tuesday 16

 Cover Tuesday 16 covers
Unless you can pull an awesome cover off!

Time for your weekly dose of covers. This week was a little stale, but I managed to scoop out a few goodies from the vaults.

(The) Arcade Fire – Brazil (Bossonova cover)
This is a b-side from the “Rebellion (Lies)” era. It’s one of my favorites — I can’t believe I haven’t posted it yet. I always hear great things about it when I play it for other people.

Stereophonics – Best Of You (Foo Fighters cover)
This is a spunky cover of the rocklistic Foo Fighters classic courtesy of BBC’s Radio 1. It’s utterly fantastic.

Spoon – Rocks Off (Rolling Stones cover)
Spoon closed a San Francisco show at the Fillmore with this Rolling Stones tune. Here’s an exceptionally good live rip of the show.

Little Boots – Bring It On (Leon Jean Marie cover)
Here’s another fantastic cover by Little Boots — possibly better than her Hot Chip cover.

Banjo or Freakout – Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (Vampire Weekend cover)
Alessio Natalizia (aka Banjo or Freakout) rids — Vampire Weekend favorite — “Cap Cod…” of it’s upper east side twang and gives it a dark and ominous Radiohead feel to it. Seriously one of the best covers I’ve heard this year — should we expect a record soon?

Catch the mp3s below! Continue reading →

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