SPOON ‘Memory Dust EP’ out today, NZ shows with The War On Drugs in December

Out digitally today, Memory Dust features three brand new Spoon recordings – the original songs ‘Sugar Babies‘ and ‘Silver Girl,’ plus a cover of Bo Diddley’s ‘She’s Fine, She’s Mine.’ After touring the U.S with Weezer, Spoon will visit Australia and New Zealand as guests of The War on Drugs. Find the tour dates below.

The songs on Memory Dust 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.

Lucifer on the Sofa is Spoon’s tenth 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.

Stream / Download Memory Dust EP : https://spoon.ffm.to/memorydust

Praise for Lucifer On the Sofa

“timeless perfection” – The Guardian, ★★★★★

“(Lucifer on the Sofa is) the best thing they’ve ever done, more than exceeding their usual quotient of fire guitars, killer choruses, and crafty rock-history updates” –  Rolling Stone, ★★★★½

“Lucifer On The Sofa puts nary a foot wrong, its rich songwriting enlivened by thrilling flourishes…Elvis Costello on the streets, ZZ Top between the sheets” – MOJO, ★★★★

​​”a collection of impeccably crafted songs that, coming from journeyman favorites like Spoon, at first sound like old friends before you realize all the new things you’re hearing within them” – Stereogum

“An album of breathtaking intensity…an instant classic” – UNCUT

“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

“Lucifer On The Sofa is one of the band’s most focused songwriting efforts yet”  – AV Club

“The result is Lucifer on the Sofa, Spoon’s loosest, liveliest album since 2010’s unruly low-fi gem Transference, which combines that LP’s spontaneous spirit with the meticulous production and sharp melodic hooks of their most memorable work.” – Entertainment Weekly