Transference

2010, Jan 19

Apple Spotify Bandcamp Indie Rock 97 Highly Rated Matador Pitchfork 7.8/10 A.V. Club A- NME 3.5/5 Paste 8.5/10 Evening Standard 4/5 Rolling Stone 3.5/5 DIY 4/5 All Music 4/5 Mojo 3/5 Slant 4/5 Pop Matters 8/10 The Guardian 4/5 Spectrum Culture 80% music OMH 2.5/5 Beats Per Minute 83% Sputnikmusic 3.8/5 Uncut 8/10

Pitchfork 7.8/10 Trading some of their signature groove for a more destabilizing sound, Spoon have created an offbeat, unexpected, but ultimately cerebral record.

A.V. Club A- Late in Spoon’s new Transference, Britt Daniel sings the pretty piano ballad “Goodnight Laura” in a detached voice that almost sounds overheard—as though someone caught Daniel while he was playing around with ideas for a new song. In fact, a lot of Transference is like that. After the assured, almost conclusive Ga Ga…

DIY 4/5 ‘Transference’ is either the beginning of a change, or at least a message that they won’t always make the same sound.

Slant 4/5 Transference is sparser than Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, but it’s no less melancholic.

Pop Matters 8/10 When you remove the layers of hype, walk away from the number of

The Guardian 4/5 <p>Leader Britt Daniel is a master of economy, writing songs to sparse and clipped arrangements, says <strong>Michael Hann</strong></p>