With the explosion of popularity that indie rock has seen in the past few years (owing to the recent mainstream success of bands like the
Arctic Monkeys and
Franz Ferdinand), Spoon is just beginning to receive the commercial success they have always deserved. Their last two albums,
Gimmie Fiction (2005) and
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), have made it to the 44th and 10th spot on the mainstream
Billboard 200 index respectively, while singles
"The Underdog",
"I Turn My Camera On", and
"Everything Hits At Once" have begun to receive radio play.
Though the band has not embarked on a major tour in some time (Britt has lived in Portland, Oregon since 2006), Spoon still regularly attends larger music festivals like
Austin City Limits and
SXSW. As of 2008, the Spoon’s latest release is the 8-song EP
Don’t You Evah, which includes six remixes of their latest single
"Don’t You Evah."
From Lastfm:Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in late 1993 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. Current members also include: Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals) and Rob Pope (bass, backing vocals - replaced Joshua Zarbo in 2007).
After releasing their debut LP Telephono on Matador Records, the band signed with Elektra in 1998, but the contract was dropped soon after the band released A Series of Sneaks. In response the band released a two-song single titled The Agony of Laffitte (referring to Elektra A&R man Ron Laffitte). Eventually they signed to Merge Records.
Spoon has been met with widespread critical acclaim. 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. Gimme Fiction was released on May 10, 2005 and continued the trend of increasing popularity for the band.
Britt Daniel wrote much of the soundtrack to the 2006 film Stranger Than Fiction. Four tracks by Spoon are also featured.
The band released their sixth studio album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on July 10, 2007; those who purchased the first pressing also received a bonus disc titled Get Nice!.
Transference is their seventh studio album. It was released on January 18, 2010 in Europe, and on January 19 in North America, to moderately positive reviews.
From Wikipedia:Spoon is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas. They are based in Portland, Oregon. The band is composed of Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar); Jim Eno (drums); Rob Pope (bass, backing vocals) and Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals).