Transference

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

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…

Spoon strips down—a little—on seventh album

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

Given Spoon’s reputation for consistency, it’s not a surprise that Transference is good.

Transference is sparser than Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, but it’s no less melancholic.

When you remove the layers of hype, walk away from the number of

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

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