Praise for Spoon
“One of the finest bands of their generation” – The Guardian
“One of America’s sharpest bands” – The Times
“Astounding talent for constructing nervy, whip-smart guitar music” – The FADER
“Not many bands can make dogged experimentalism easy for consumption, but Spoon are experts in the game” – NME
“It is the sound of a band in action, collaborating in real-time—making music that feels less lonely.” – Pitchfork
“With a steady, spur-banging beat, Spoon revel in Link Wray strokes and swing new riffs throughout the track” – Spin
“A straight up epic rock song” – Rolling Stone
“(‘The Hardest Cut’ is) one of Spoon’s hardest-rocking songs ever.” – Vulture
“One of the most consistently excellent bands” – Stereogum
“The toe-tapping verses almost have a rockabilly chug to them, yet Spoon break that familiar pattern with unexpected guitar stabs, creating a nervous tension that Daniel stokes” – Paste
“a little bluesy strut to it that owes more than a little to Spoon’s Texas boogie rock forefathers” – Brooklyn Vegan
Out digitally on June 13, Memory Dust features three new Spoon recordings – the original songs ‘Sugar Babies’ and ‘Silver Girl,’ plus a cover of Bo Diddley’s ‘She’s Fine, She’s Mine.’
These aren’t b-sides. The recordings began during sessions for Spoon’s Grammy-nominated album, Lucifer on the Sofa, but were left unfinished. Following the record’s release and at the tail end of a year-plus of intense touring, the band came back to the sketches with renewed energy and fresh perspective. The completed tracks retain a touch of Lucifer’s character – rock ’n roll music, played in real-time – but stretch out hypnotically. Listen to ‘Sugar Babies’ HERE.
Lucifer on the Sofa is Spoon’s 10th album and its purest rock and roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. The album has since swept 2022 year-end lists and returned the band to No. 1 on Billboard’s AAA chart for the first time in five years.
TRACK LIST
1. Sugar Babies
2. She’s Fine, She’s Mine
3. Silver Girl
Spoon – Memory Dust EP is out June 13th via Matador Records / Rhythmethod
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