Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Spoon's New Album And Were About To Ask
Title: Transference
Mastered: September 18, 2009
Formats: CD / LP
Length: 43:06
Personnel: Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey, Rob Pope
What was the band listening to when they were making this record?
ACDC - Dirty Deeds
Prince Buster - Wreck a Pum Pum
David Bowie - Low
The Damned
Sister Nancy
Micachu and the Shapes
Eddie Current Suppression Ring
Warsaw
Bob Dylan
Cliff Martinez
Since their last album, the band:
had a top 10 album in the US
played its second Mergefest in Chapel Hill
played on Saturday Night Live
went to Japan three times
played in Austin 10 times
played in Chicago 8 times
played in Fayetteville once
played shows in Portugal, Spain, Germany, England, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, and the Netherlands
The only place in the world where Spoon's local booking agent doesn't want the band to play more than once per album: Australia
Also since the last album:
Jim produced a lot of stuff, including the album by Black Joe Lewis
Rob toured extensively with The Get Up Kids and wasn't able to see his dog Petty enough
Britt produced an album by the White Rabbits
Rumors of Eric Harvey's affair with Amy Winehouse were officially put to rest
Transference is the shift of emotions, especially those experienced in childhood, from one person or object to another
It can also simply mean the act or process of transferring. For instance, from one recording medium to another
With Transference, Britt Daniel's mom says she's worried Spoon is getting "too metal."
5 of the 11 songs on Transference are the original demos.
How's it different from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga?
it keeps more to itself
it's got more low notes in it
some say it's more orange
furthermore, some say there's not a single bridge on it
An excerpt from a recent post on the band's website:
Here it is a generation later, I've never been asked to be in another wedding party again, and I'm writing to tell you how me and Jim and Eric and Rob have just finished an album and that we're calling it Transference. This is the first record we've made without a producer or heavy of any kind and I don't know for sure because I'll never hear this record in the same way that someone who didn't make it will, but I think you can tell it. I can. When I listen to it I think, hey, that's how I woulda done it! Which is really what you wanna to hear from a band, isn't it? It feels like pure Spoon. Love, Britt
Contents:
1. Before Destruction
2. Is Love Forever?
3. The Mystery Zone
4. Who Makes Your Money
5. Written In Reverse
6. I Saw The Light
7. Trouble Comes Running
8. Goodnight Laura
9. Out Go The Lights
10. Got Nuffin
11. Nobody Gets Me But You
spoontheband.com
Title: Transference
Mastered: September 18, 2009
Formats: CD / LP
Length: 43:06
Personnel: Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey, Rob Pope
What was the band listening to when they were making this record?
ACDC - Dirty Deeds
Prince Buster - Wreck a Pum Pum
David Bowie - Low
The Damned
Sister Nancy
Micachu and the Shapes
Eddie Current Suppression Ring
Warsaw
Bob Dylan
Cliff Martinez
Since their last album, the band:
had a top 10 album in the US
played its second Mergefest in Chapel Hill
played on Saturday Night Live
went to Japan three times
played in Austin 10 times
played in Chicago 8 times
played in Fayetteville once
played shows in Portugal, Spain, Germany, England, Australia, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Norway, Sweden, New Zealand, and the Netherlands
The only place in the world where Spoon's local booking agent doesn't want the band to play more than once per album: Australia
Also since the last album:
Jim produced a lot of stuff, including the album by Black Joe Lewis
Rob toured extensively with The Get Up Kids and wasn't able to see his dog Petty enough
Britt produced an album by the White Rabbits
Rumors of Eric Harvey's affair with Amy Winehouse were officially put to rest
Transference is the shift of emotions, especially those experienced in childhood, from one person or object to another
It can also simply mean the act or process of transferring. For instance, from one recording medium to another
With Transference, Britt Daniel's mom says she's worried Spoon is getting "too metal."
5 of the 11 songs on Transference are the original demos.
How's it different from Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga?
it keeps more to itself
it's got more low notes in it
some say it's more orange
furthermore, some say there's not a single bridge on it
An excerpt from a recent post on the band's website:
Here it is a generation later, I've never been asked to be in another wedding party again, and I'm writing to tell you how me and Jim and Eric and Rob have just finished an album and that we're calling it Transference. This is the first record we've made without a producer or heavy of any kind and I don't know for sure because I'll never hear this record in the same way that someone who didn't make it will, but I think you can tell it. I can. When I listen to it I think, hey, that's how I woulda done it! Which is really what you wanna to hear from a band, isn't it? It feels like pure Spoon. Love, Britt
Contents:
1. Before Destruction
2. Is Love Forever?
3. The Mystery Zone
4. Who Makes Your Money
5. Written In Reverse
6. I Saw The Light
7. Trouble Comes Running
8. Goodnight Laura
9. Out Go The Lights
10. Got Nuffin
11. Nobody Gets Me But You
spoontheband.com
03/15/10
Merge will be well-represented at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin this year with eight bands and two special Our Noise events. Our bands will be playing all over the city during the festival, so if you will be in Austin, keep your eyes peeled for all of the cool daytime parties being announced daily.
Our helpful flyer is below – click to make it larger & to print it to take with you! Share the link on your twitter & Facebook, too!
Spoon are headlining the NPR show at Stubbs BBQ on Wednesday, March 17 (12:15 am) and She & Him are playing a free, open to the public show at Auditorium Shores on Saturday March 20 (8 pm). Superchunk are playing a free Village Voice day party at La Zona Rosa on March 19 (3 pm).
Merge Showcase @ Cedar Street Courtyard
208 West 4th St b/t Colorado & Lavaca
Thursday, March 18th
7 PM
(from first to last)
Special Guest
Let’s Wrestle
Radar Brothers
She & Him
Wye Oak
Lou Barlow + the missingmen
The Love Language
Merge @ Homeslice Pizza’s “Music by the Slice” Party
1415 Congress Ave.
Free & Open to the public
Thursday, March 18:
1:30 pm The Love Language
2:15 pm Radar Brothers
Friday, March 19:
Noon Let’s Wrestle
3:45 Wye Oak
6:45 Lou Barlow
Also, book events!
Our Noise event @ Book People (603 N. Lamar Blvd)
Wednesday, March 17 at 6PM
Free & Open to the Public
Mac & Laura will read selections from their book, Our Noise, and will perform covers of songs from selected bands mentioned in the book. They’ll be available to sign books afterwards, too.
Our Noise panel @ SXSW Convention Center
Thursday, March 18 at 2PM
Open to convention registrants only
Michael Azerrad will moderate a Q&A-style event with Mac & Laura about Our Noise and 20 years of Merge Records.
Our helpful flyer is below – click to make it larger & to print it to take with you! Share the link on your twitter & Facebook, too!
Spoon are headlining the NPR show at Stubbs BBQ on Wednesday, March 17 (12:15 am) and She & Him are playing a free, open to the public show at Auditorium Shores on Saturday March 20 (8 pm). Superchunk are playing a free Village Voice day party at La Zona Rosa on March 19 (3 pm).
Merge Showcase @ Cedar Street Courtyard
208 West 4th St b/t Colorado & Lavaca
Thursday, March 18th
7 PM
(from first to last)
Special Guest
Let’s Wrestle
Radar Brothers
She & Him
Wye Oak
Lou Barlow + the missingmen
The Love Language
Merge @ Homeslice Pizza’s “Music by the Slice” Party
1415 Congress Ave.
Free & Open to the public
Thursday, March 18:
1:30 pm The Love Language
2:15 pm Radar Brothers
Friday, March 19:
Noon Let’s Wrestle
3:45 Wye Oak
6:45 Lou Barlow
Also, book events!
Our Noise event @ Book People (603 N. Lamar Blvd)
Wednesday, March 17 at 6PM
Free & Open to the Public
Mac & Laura will read selections from their book, Our Noise, and will perform covers of songs from selected bands mentioned in the book. They’ll be available to sign books afterwards, too.
Our Noise panel @ SXSW Convention Center
Thursday, March 18 at 2PM
Open to convention registrants only
Michael Azerrad will moderate a Q&A-style event with Mac & Laura about Our Noise and 20 years of Merge Records.
03/04/10
Spoon will appear on The Late Show with David Letterman tonight! Other guests include Tom Hanks and the US Olympic bobsled team.
Having just completed a largely sold out UK/Europe trek, the dudes of Spoon are gearing up for their 2010 North American tour, which commences with a March 17 South by Southwest kick off show at Stubbs in Austin, with Spoon headlining a bill featuring Broken Bells, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Walkmen and more. Tickets are selling out fast, so don’t wait!
Spoon’s new album Transference is available now on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
SPOON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2010
17-March Stubbs – Austin, TX
18-March Republic – New Orleans, LA
19-March Workplay Soundstage – Birmingham, AL
20-March Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
22-March 9:30 Club – Washington, DC * SOLD OUT
23-March 9:30 Club – Washington, DC * SOLD OUT
24-March The National – Richmond, VA
26-March Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY * SOLD OUT
27-March House of Blues – Boston, MA, USA * SOLD OUT
29-March Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
30-March Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal – Oak, MI
1-April Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
2-April First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN * SOLD OUT
3-April First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN * SOLD OUT
5-April Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
6-April Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
7-April In the Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
9-April Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
10-April Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
11-April Orpheum Theatre – Vancouver, BC
12-April McDonald Theater – Eugene , OR
13-April Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
17-April Indio, CA – Coachella
Having just completed a largely sold out UK/Europe trek, the dudes of Spoon are gearing up for their 2010 North American tour, which commences with a March 17 South by Southwest kick off show at Stubbs in Austin, with Spoon headlining a bill featuring Broken Bells, Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings, The Walkmen and more. Tickets are selling out fast, so don’t wait!
Spoon’s new album Transference is available now on CD, LP and digital download in the Merge store.
SPOON NORTH AMERICAN TOUR 2010
17-March Stubbs – Austin, TX
18-March Republic – New Orleans, LA
19-March Workplay Soundstage – Birmingham, AL
20-March Tabernacle – Atlanta, GA
22-March 9:30 Club – Washington, DC * SOLD OUT
23-March 9:30 Club – Washington, DC * SOLD OUT
24-March The National – Richmond, VA
26-March Radio City Music Hall – New York, NY * SOLD OUT
27-March House of Blues – Boston, MA, USA * SOLD OUT
29-March Sound Academy – Toronto, ON
30-March Royal Oak Music Theatre Royal – Oak, MI
1-April Aragon Ballroom – Chicago, IL
2-April First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN * SOLD OUT
3-April First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN * SOLD OUT
5-April Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
6-April Ogden Theatre – Denver, CO
7-April In the Venue – Salt Lake City, UT
9-April Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
10-April Moore Theatre – Seattle, WA
11-April Orpheum Theatre – Vancouver, BC
12-April McDonald Theater – Eugene , OR
13-April Fox Theater – Oakland, CA
17-April Indio, CA – Coachella
02/26/10
Spoon will appear on NPR’s World Cafe today! Spoon recently recorded a session and an interview with World Cafe host, David Dye, which will air on nearly 200 stations nationwide. Fans can find their local station by scrolling to the bottom of the World Cafe website & choosing their state under “Find a Program Broadcast Time.”
World Cafe can also be heard worldwide online at the WXPN/Philadelphia stream on weekdays from 2pm to 4pm EST.
World Cafe can also be heard worldwide online at the WXPN/Philadelphia stream on weekdays from 2pm to 4pm EST.
02/09/10
Spoon have released the video for “Written in Reverse,” from their new album, Transference.
The video, directed by Danny Clinch (photographer extraordinaire whose directorial credits include Tom Waits’ “Lie To Me,” Bruce Springsteen’s Devils & Dust DVD and Foo Fighters’ Skin + Bones), documents an actual live performance of the song recorded expressly for the video, expertly rendered in stark black and white.
Watch the video below and visit the Merge store to order Transference on CD, 180 gm LP (with download coupon) and digital download.
Click here to view the embedded video.
The video, directed by Danny Clinch (photographer extraordinaire whose directorial credits include Tom Waits’ “Lie To Me,” Bruce Springsteen’s Devils & Dust DVD and Foo Fighters’ Skin + Bones), documents an actual live performance of the song recorded expressly for the video, expertly rendered in stark black and white.
Watch the video below and visit the Merge store to order Transference on CD, 180 gm LP (with download coupon) and digital download.
Click here to view the embedded video.
| 03.18.2010 | New Orleans, LA | Republic New Orleans | w/ Deerhunter |
| 03.19.2010 | Birmingham, AL | Workplay Soundstage | w/ Deerhunter |
| 03.20.2010 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle | w/ Deerhunter |
| 03.22.2010 | Washington, | 9:30 Club | w/ Deerhunter SOLD OUT |
| 03.23.2010 | Washington, | 9:30 Club | w/ Deerhunter SOLD OUT |
| 03.24.2010 | Richmond, VA | The National | w/ Deerhunter |
| 03.26.2010 | New York, NY | Radio City Music Hall | w/ Deerhunter |
| 03.27.2010 | Boston, MA | House of Blues | w/ Deerhunter |
| 03.29.2010 | Toronto, ON Canada | Sound Academy | w/ Deerhunter |
| 03.30.2010 | Royal Oak, MI | Royal Oak Music Theatre | w/ Deerhunter |
| 04.01.2010 | Chicago, IL | Aragon Ballroom | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.02.2010 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.03.2010 | Minneapolis, MN | First Avenue | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.05.2010 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.06.2010 | Denver, CO | Ogden Theatre | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.07.2010 | Salt Lake City, UT | In the Venue | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.09.2010 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.10.2010 | Seattle, WA | Moore Theatre | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.11.2010 | Vancouver, BC Canada | Orpheum Theatre | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.13.2010 | Oakland, CA | Fox Oakland Theater | w/ Deerhunter, Micachu & the Shapes |
| 04.18.2010 | Indio, CA | Coachella Music & Arts Festival |
Nefarious [7"/cs-ep] (Fluffer) 1994
"Idiot Driver" on Peek-A-Boo Bicycle Rodeo [lp] (Peek-A-Boo) 1995
All The Negatives Have Been Destroyed [7"/cd-ep] (Matador) 1996
Not Turning Off [UK only] [7"] (Matador) 1996
Telephono [cd/lp] (Matador) 1996
"Primary" on Dreamboat [cd] (Cassiel) 1997
Soft Effects [cd/lp] (Matador) 1997
"Operation in Progress" on Rock And Roll Free-For-All [cd] (Nickle and Dime) 1997
"Telamon Bridge" & "Don't Buy the Realistic" on What's Up, Matador? [dbl-cd/dbl-lp] (Matador) 1997
A Series Of Sneaks [cd/lp] (Elektra) 1998
30 Gallon Tank [7"] (Peek-A-Boo) 1998
Anticipation [7"] (Mag Wheel) 1998
The Agony of Laffitte [7"] (Mag Wheel) 1998
The Agony of Laffitte [cd5] (Saddle Creek) 1999
Love Ways [cd-ep] (Merge) 2000
Girls Can Tell [cd/lp] (Merge) 2001
Everything Hits At Once [cd5] (12XU) 2001
Car Radio / Advance Cassette [cd5] (12XU) 2001
Text Later [7"] (Super Asbestos) 2002
Someone Something [7"] (Merge) 2002
Jonathon Fisk / Stay Don't Go [cd5] (12XU) 2002
A Series Of Sneaks [cd reissue] (Merge) 2002
Kill The Moonlight [cd/lp] (Merge) 2002
Stay Don't Go [cd] (12XU / Spunk) 2003
The Way We Get By [cd5] (12XU) 2003
I Turn My Camera On [UK only] [7"/cd single] (Matador) 2005
I Turn My Camera On [7"] (Merge) 2005
Gimme Fiction [cd/lp] (Merge) 2005
Sister Jack [cd5] (Merge) 2005
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga [cd/lp] (Merge) 2007
Got Nuffin [cd5/lp] (Merge) 2009
Transference [cd/lp] (Merge) 2010
"Idiot Driver" on Peek-A-Boo Bicycle Rodeo [lp] (Peek-A-Boo) 1995
All The Negatives Have Been Destroyed [7"/cd-ep] (Matador) 1996
Not Turning Off [UK only] [7"] (Matador) 1996
Telephono [cd/lp] (Matador) 1996
"Primary" on Dreamboat [cd] (Cassiel) 1997
Soft Effects [cd/lp] (Matador) 1997
"Operation in Progress" on Rock And Roll Free-For-All [cd] (Nickle and Dime) 1997
"Telamon Bridge" & "Don't Buy the Realistic" on What's Up, Matador? [dbl-cd/dbl-lp] (Matador) 1997
A Series Of Sneaks [cd/lp] (Elektra) 1998
30 Gallon Tank [7"] (Peek-A-Boo) 1998
Anticipation [7"] (Mag Wheel) 1998
The Agony of Laffitte [7"] (Mag Wheel) 1998
The Agony of Laffitte [cd5] (Saddle Creek) 1999
Love Ways [cd-ep] (Merge) 2000
Girls Can Tell [cd/lp] (Merge) 2001
Everything Hits At Once [cd5] (12XU) 2001
Car Radio / Advance Cassette [cd5] (12XU) 2001
Text Later [7"] (Super Asbestos) 2002
Someone Something [7"] (Merge) 2002
Jonathon Fisk / Stay Don't Go [cd5] (12XU) 2002
A Series Of Sneaks [cd reissue] (Merge) 2002
Kill The Moonlight [cd/lp] (Merge) 2002
Stay Don't Go [cd] (12XU / Spunk) 2003
The Way We Get By [cd5] (12XU) 2003
I Turn My Camera On [UK only] [7"/cd single] (Matador) 2005
I Turn My Camera On [7"] (Merge) 2005
Gimme Fiction [cd/lp] (Merge) 2005
Sister Jack [cd5] (Merge) 2005
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga [cd/lp] (Merge) 2007
Got Nuffin [cd5/lp] (Merge) 2009
Transference [cd/lp] (Merge) 2010
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Caribou [+]
| April | ||
| 19 | Manchester | Deaf Institute |
| 20 | London | Corsica Studios |
| 21 | Amsterdam | Paradiso |
| 22 | Brussels | Beursschouwburg |
| 23 | Paris | Le Point Ephemere |
| [see all] | ||
The Clientele [+]
| March | ||
| 15 | Minneapolis, MN | Cedar Cultural Center |
| 16 | Madison, WI | High Noon Saloon |
| 17 | Chicago, IL | Lincoln Hall |
| 18 | Ann Arbor, MI | Blind Pig |
| 19 | Toronto, ON | The Legendary Horseshoe Tavern |
| [see all] | ||
The Ladybug Transistor [+]
| March | ||
| 19 | New York, NY | Bowery Electric |
Let's Wrestle [+]
| March | ||
| 15 | New York, NY | The Knitting Factory |
| 18 | Austin , TX | Cedar Street |
| 21 | El Paso, TX | Black Market |
| 22 | Scottsdale, AZ | Chyro Arts |
| 23 | Los Angeles, CA | Bootleg Theater |
| [see all] | ||
The Love Language [+]
| March | ||
| 15 | Atlanta, GA | The Earl |
| 16 | Baton Rouge, LA | Red Star Bar |
| 18 | Austin, TX | Home Slice Pizza |
| 18 | Austin, TX | Cedar Street Courtyard |
| April | ||
| 03 | Harrisonburg, VA | Clementine Cafe' |
| [see all] | ||
Oakley Hall [+]
| April | ||
| 02 | Brooklyn, NY | Knitting Factory |
Radar Bros. [+]
| March | ||
| 26 | Los Angeles, CA | Spaceland |
The Rosebuds [+]
| March | ||
| 19 | Asheville, NC | UNCA Alumni Hall in Highsmith |
| 20 | Carrboro, NC | Cat's Cradle |
| May | ||
| 08 | Beaufort, NC | Beaufort Music Festival |
She & Him [+]
| March | ||
| 15 | Los Angeles, CA | Largo at the Coronet |
| 25 | Los Angeles, CA | El Rey Theatre |
| 27 | Savannah, GA | Trustees Theatre (Savannah Music Festival) |
| 29 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| 30 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| [see all] | ||
Shout Out Louds [+]
| March | ||
| 23 | Rostock | MAU |
| 24 | Hamburg | Uebel & Gefahrlich |
| 25 | Berlin | Astra |
| 26 | Dresden | Reithalle |
| 27 | Munchen | Backstage Werk |
| [see all] | ||
Spoon [+]
| March | ||
| 18 | New Orleans, LA | Republic New Orleans |
| 19 | Birmingham, AL | Workplay Soundstage |
| 20 | Atlanta, GA | Tabernacle |
| 22 | Washington | 9:30 Club |
| 23 | Washington | 9:30 Club |
| [see all] | ||
Superchunk [+]
| March | ||
| 19 | Austin, TX | La Zona Rosa |
| April | ||
| 07 | Toronto, ON | Royal Cinema |
| June | ||
| 19 | Denver, CO | Westword Music Festival |
Telekinesis [+]
| May | ||
| 21 | Eugene, OR | Sam Bond's Garage |
| 24 | Solana Beach, CA | Belly Up Tavern |
| 25 | Los Angeles, CA | Troubadour |
| 27 | San Francisco, CA | Great American Music Hall |
| 29 | Portland, OR | Wonder Ballroom |
| [see all] | ||
Wye Oak [+]
| March | ||
| 15 | Memphis, TN | Hi-Tone Cafe |
| 24 | Atlanta, GA | The Earl |
| 25 | Chapel Hill, NC | Local 506 |
| 26 | Washington, DC | Rock and Roll Hotel |
| 27 | New York, NY | Bowery Ballroom |
| [see all] | ||
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