Spoon, "Gimme Fiction"

OTM, which makes it a first for Spoon. but it maintains a fantastic level of quality throughout that makes the record itself a peak. i think it's a step forward.

Kill the Moonlight
Soft Effects
Series of Sneaks
Gimme Fiction
Girls Can Tell
Love Ways

(still haven't heard Telephono)

Chris Rediske reports:
So before you get all uppity about it, let us just say: We know we just reported Spoon tour dates last Friday. But here's the thing-- those shows, aside from one SXSW date (which already happened) and the Coachella date in April, are all taking place in Europe. Where you, most likely, are not. But you know Spoon loves the native North American-dweller just as much as the next deified indie rock band, which is why they're planning on spending their summer with you and you and you.

Yes, it's true-- Spoon will be marching quickly through the U.S. and Canada for the better part of June in support of their upcoming fifth full-length Gimme Fiction, hitting both coasts before ending up in their hometown of Austin. The Clientele will be along for the ride, and because we're cool like that, we've even reprinted the European dates from last week. Turn your camera on:

04-06 Dublin, Ireland - Olympia *
04-08 London, England - Brixton Academy *
04-11 Hamburg, Germany - Grosse Freiheit *
04-12 Koln, Germany - E-Werk *
04-13 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle *
04-15 Treviso, Italy - New Age *
04-16 Firenze, Italy - Sasch Hall *
04-17 Modena, Italy - Vox *
04-19 Bordeaux, France - Le Krakatoa *
04-20 Nantes, France - Halle de la Trocardiere *
04-21 Paris, France - Le Zenith *
04-24 Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz *
04-25 Madrid, Spain - La Riviera *
04-30 Indio, CA - Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival
06-01 Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse #
06-02 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle #
06-03 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club #
06-04 Philadelphia, PA - Theatre of Living Arts #
06-05 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Palace #
06-06 Northampton, MA - Pearl Street #
06-07 Boston, MA - Paradise Rock Club #
06-08 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
06-09 New York, NY - Webster Hall #
06-10 Cleveland, OH - Beachland Ballroom #
06-11 Chicago, IL - Vic Theatre #
06-12 Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
06-13 Lawrence, KS - Granada #
06-14 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater #
06-16 Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom #
06-17 Vancouver, British Columbia #
06-18 Seattle, WA - Showbox #
06-20 San Francisco, CA - TBA #
06-21 Los Angeles, CA - TBA #
06-22 Tempe, AZ - TBA #
06-24 Dallas, TX - TBA #
06-25 Austin, TX - TBA #

But it will be good...naysayers should recall that both the last two were big-time sleepers. You have to let those songs grow into all the empty spaces...

Yeah, please make this happen merge! The back cover could look something like this...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v485/Suedey/valentinebackcoverpos2.jpg

I am unemployed.

http://photos8.flickr.com/12381307_81a791d9fa.jpg

we're giving away concert tickets and other promotional swag.

the sound was so bad, i think i called for "waiting for the kid to come out" after they played it.

That's all I have to say.

completely. Strong 70's sound to the writing and the production on this. I love how they can sound so muscular and spare at the same time.