SPOON (BAND)

'Spoon' is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas with a wide following of fans of both underground music and popular music. The band is led by Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar); Jim Eno (drums); Rob Pope (bass) and Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals).

Contents

History

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

References

External links

History

The band was formed in 1994 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno^[1] during a party on Kimbolton Avenue. The name Spoon was chosen to honor the 1970s German avant-garde band Can whose hit song "Spoon" was the theme song to the movie ''Das Messer''.^[2]
In 1996, the band signed with Matador Records and released its full-length debut, ''Telephono''. The 1997 EP ''Soft Effects'', also on Matador, exemplifies Spoon's early sound.
Spoon signed with Elektra Records in 1998, but the contract was dropped soon after the band released ''A Series of Sneaks''.^[3] In response to being dropped, Spoon released a two-song EP titled ''The Agony of Laffitte'', referring to Elektra A&R man Ron Laffitte.
Spoon later signed with Merge Records in the USA, which released the band's Love Ways EP in 2000.
''Girls Can Tell'', released in 2001, sold more copies than both their previous releases combined. ''Kill the Moonlight'' accomplished the same feat a year later.
Their next album, ''Gimme Fiction'', was released on May 10, 2005 on Merge Records. It debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200 and sold more than 160,000 copies.^[4] They have appeared on many late night talk shows, such as ''The Late Show With David Letterman'', ''The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson'', and ''Last Call with Carson Daly'', as well as the PBS show ''Austin City Limits''.
Spoon is currently a long-distance band, as Daniel has lived in Portland, Oregon since early 2006.
Their most recent album, ''Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'' was released July 10, 2007, debuting at number 10 on the Billboard 200.^[5]

Discography

Albums

★ ''Telephono'' (1996, Matador)

★ ''A Series of Sneaks'' (1998, Elektra)

★ ''Girls Can Tell'' (2001, Merge)

★ ''Kill the Moonlight'' (2002, Merge)

★ ''Gimme Fiction'' (2005, Merge) #44 US

★ ''Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga'' (2007, Merge) #10 US

EPs

★ ''Nefarious'' (EP, 1994, Fluffer)

★ ''Soft Effects'' (EP, 1997, Matador)

★ ''Love Ways'' (EP, 2000, Merge)

★ '' (Split EP, 2002, Post-Parlo)

Singles

★ "All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed" (7"/CD5, 1996)

★ "Not Turning Off" (7", 1996)

★ "30 Gallon Tank" (7"/CD5 promo, 1998)

★ "Anticipation" (7", 1998)

★ "The Agony of Laffitte" (CD5, 1998, Saddle Creek)

★ "Anything You Want" (7"/CD5, 2001)

★ "Everything Hits at Once" (CD5, 2001)

★ "Car Radio" / "Advance Cassette" (CD5, 2001)

★ "Text Later" / "Shake It Off" (split 7", 2002)

★ "Someone Something" (7", 2002)

★ "Kill the Moonlight" (2002)

★ "Jonathon Fisk" (CD5, 2002)

★ "Stay Don't Go" (CD5, 2003)

★ "The Way We Get By" (CD5, 2003)

★ "I Turn My Camera On" (7"/CD5, 2005)

★ "My First Time, Vol. 3" (2005)

★ "Sister Jack" (UK and US, 7"/CD5, 2005)

★ "The Underdog" (7"/CD5, 2007)

References

1. http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/artist_profile/spoon.htm
2. Warren, Tamara. "Waxing Poetic", Anthem, Fall/Winter 2005, p. 54.
3. http://www.timmcmahan.com/spoon.htm
4. http://www.austin360.com/music/content/music/stories/2007/07/0707spoon.html
5. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003613204

External links

★ Official website

★ Offical Fansite

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★ Interview with Jim Eno on the release of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

★ Spoon at Internet Archive – live music archive

★ Bonnaroo 2007 Live Performance Video