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Spoon Enlists Adrian Sherwood for Dub Version of Latest Album
Spoon ventures into uncharted musical territory with legendary dub producer Adrian Sherwood on Lucifer on the Moon, a dub-heavy new version of the long-running indie rock band’s latest album, Lucifer on the Sofa. The rework will be released on Nov. 4 on Matador Records. Sherwood’s “reconstruction” of the album track “On the Radio” can be heard now and is accompanied by a video directed by frontman Britt Daniel. [embedded content][embedded content] Daniel initially asked Sherwood to remix a couple of singles from Lucifer on the Sofa, with the only directives being to “avoid things that would not be possible on tape” and “add whatever you want to add — the less modern, the better.” When all parties were happy with the first remixes, Sherwood was encouraged to keep working. “It wasn’t just a ...
30 Signature Guitars for Modern Artists
For decades, having a signature guitar was reserved for classic rock legends — the Claptons, the Hendrixes, the Pages, the SRVs and EVHs. But that’s no longer the case. From pop-punk to heavy metal, alt-country to neo-soul, modern artists of all genres and backgrounds are getting signature guitars from companies big and small. Among the titans of the industry, that intentional shift came with a new generation being put into decision-making positions. “When I started, it was largely classic rock and very much a pantheonic Hall of Fame,” Fender’s Executive VP for Products Justin Norvell says of the early 2000s. “It was an end-of-an-iconic-career kind of thing. But it was my feeling that it should be something that people can use to reflect back upon themselves. A Telecaster can mean James Bu...
The Best Rock Albums of 2022 (So Far)
Compared to the last couple of years, 2022 has been a bonanza of incredible rock record releases. It seems like every week there are two or three projects just begging for proper time and attention. Many artists who were kept off the road due to the pandemic and were inspired to write during their forced, sabbatical and have returned with fresh perspectives and new sounds. Then there were those who held back some of their best material to wait and see how the state of the world shook out. However they got to 2022, and it’s a joy to finally begin to hear these legitimately righteous records. It’s probably a little too soon for me to declare an absolute favorite album out of the bunch we’ve gotten so far. It’s been such an eclectic year for rock albums, with artists of every stripe truly del...
The 30 Best Albums of 2022 (So Far)
The following acts released quality albums in May 2022 alone: Radiohead off-shoot The Smile, Kendrick Lamar, Wilco, Arcade Fire, Sharon Van Etten, The Black Keys, Florence + the Machine, Harry Styles — we’ll stop there for space reasons. It’s been such a wild music year so far, only some of them made the following list. Maybe 2022 was just front-loaded and the final six months will be less eventful. (Judging by the release calendar, that’s probably a bad prediction.) Either way, we had trouble even narrowing this down to 30. Let’s meet back here at year’s end and see how things shake out. 30. Caracara – New Preoccupations Fans of classic 2000s emo — Say Anything, Dashboard Confessional, or Circa Survive, for example — are sure to find something to love in Caracara’s New Preoccupations (and...
Interpol, Spoon Team for ‘Lights, Camera, Factions’ Tour
In a double bill straight out of the mid-2000s, Interpol and Spoon will team for the “Lights, Camera, Factions” tour, which kicks off Aug. 25 in Asbury Park, N.J. The two indie rock titans, who are both now signed to Matador Records, will be joined on the road by label-mates The Goon Sax. Interpol has wrapped work on its seventh studio album and promises “new music is coming soon.” The as-yet-untitled project was produced by Flood and Alan Moulder and is the follow-up to 2018’s Marauders. Interpol has not played live since November 2019. Spoon will be touring in support of its latest album, Lucifer on the Sofa, a top-five hit on Billboard’s Top Alternative, Rock and Independent Albums charts. The single “Wild” reached No. 6 on the AAA radio tally. Earlier this month, we spoke with Britt Da...
Is Lucifer on the Sofa the Last Word on Spoon? Britt Daniel Isn’t Sure
Welcome to the latest edition of The Offramp! Each month, rock writer Corbin Reiff will highlight some of the most dynamic artists and projects going on in music today. Throw on the turn signal, crank up the stereo and enjoy the ride! There’s an old quote about Alexander the Great that’s floated around for centuries. It’s been attributed to many – Plutarch, John Calvin — but you may have heard it from Hans Gruber, the villain from the first Die Hard film. “When Alexander saw the breadth of his domain, he wept for there were no more worlds to conquer.” At a certain point, when you’ve been doing something for a long enough time, you simply run out of goals worth achieving. You’ve received all the critical plaudits. You’ve attended the award shows. You’ve performed in front of tens of thousan...
Spoon Cover ‘I Can’t Give Everything Away’ Ahead of David Bowie’s 75th Birthday
In early celebration of the late legend David Bowie‘s 75th birthday, Spoon unveiled a cover of “I Can’t Give Everything Away” off Bowie’s final record, Blackstar. The new cover was released as part of Amazon Music’s month-long [RE]DISCOVER campaign, which throughout January Bowie is the Artist of the Month. Spotlighted with a curated playlist, this month’s campaign is further honoring Bowie’s birthday on Saturday, January 8. Spoon recorded the version live of the track in December 2021, and will appear on [RE]DUX 036: David Bowie, Amazon’s playlist series that presents legendary musician’s best works, influences, and inspirations. “‘I Can’t Give Everything Away’ is a tune Alex and I have been playing since we learned it for an acoustic and piano show in Mexico City in 2016,” Britt Dan...
Spoon Announce New Album Lucifer on the Sofa, Release First Single ‘The Hardest Cut’
Spoon announced their tenth record Lucifer on the Sofa is out February 11, 2022, and dropped its first single “The Hardest Cut” today. In what is the band’s purest form of rock ‘n’ roll, Lucifer on the Sofa was put together in the band’s hometown of Austin, Texas. As the capitol is known as early music stomping grounds for legends like Stevie Ray Vaughn, frontman Britt Daniel attributes other cowboy rockers as inspiration for the upcoming record. “I spent a lot of 2018 and 2019 listening to ZZ Top,” Daniel said. [embedded content][embedded content] Daniel and band member Alex Fischel co-wrote “The Hardest Cut.” Its rhythm guitar opens the track, bouncing like a rubber band ball. With a steady, spur-banging beat, Spoon revel in Link Wray strokes and swing new riffs ...
Spoon Unveil Fall Tour Dates
Austin’s Spoon will kick off a run of U.S. tour dates, starting on Sept. 3 in Ogden, Utah, with stops in Aspen, Boulder, Burlington, Brooklyn, and points in between. The band will be joined by Nicole Atkins on all headline dates. It’s their first time back on the road since Spoon’s 2019 outing with Beck and Cage the Elephant. At that time, Fender also released the Britt Daniel Signature Telecaster Thinline after Spoon’s singer/guitarist/co-founder as part of their artist’s signature electric guitar series. Their most recent album was 2017’s Hot Thoughts and they released a greatest hits album in 2019. Spoon tour dates below, with tickets available here: 9.03.21 – Ogden, UT @ Ogden Twilight Series9.04.21 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up *9.05.21 – Aspen, CO @ Belly Up *9.07.21 – Boulder, CO @ Bo...
Spoon Covers Tom Petty’s ‘Breakdown’ and ‘A Face in the Crowd’
Spoon recently celebrated the 20th anniversary of Girls Can Tell and seem like they’re up to something with regards to new music. But for now, a pair of Tom Petty covers will do. The Texas-based rockers shared versions of “Breakdown” and “A Face in the Crowd,” two songs from distinctly different eras of Petty. They recorded the songs live at the Catacomb in Austin. But as you can imagine, they’re quite good! <!– // Brid Player Singles. var _bp = _bp||[]; _bp.push({ “div”: “Brid_10143537”, “obj”: {“id”:”25115″,”width”:”480″,”height”:”270″,”playlist”:”10315″,”inviewBottomOffset”:”105px”} }); –> Keeping with th...
