#5
Spoon – Transference
Release Date – January 15, 2010
My Rating: 9.2/10
Pitchfork Rating: 7.8/10
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Gimme Fiction. Got Nuffin. Don't You Evah. Rhthm and Soul. Most of you who read these previous sentences are either cringing at the spelling of these words or are upset with me for even posting something of this nonsense. But, to those of you who appreciate Austin, Texas's band Spoon like myself, you get over the atrocious spelling and see the beauty in these albums / songs. My first Spoon album was Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and I fell in love with Spoon's upbeat tempo, slick production, and catchy lyrics in songs like Don't You Evah, You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb, and The Underdog. Since I was enamored with the previous Spoon album, I was excited to see what direction they would go from the commercial success of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga in 2010 when they would release Transference. To my surprise, everything that made their previous album so good was completely scrapped from the new album. My first listen stunned me and made me confused. Whether it was the Mystery Zone's abrupt ending (which caught me off guard, so I played it multiple times to see if my iTunes was working correctly), Written in Reverse's false ending to only be built up into the chorus again, or Nobody Gets Me But You's random piano / guitar background noises, I realized that Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga's slick production and catchy lyrics were replaced with a more raw sound and indecipherable lyrics. Still, even with this drastic change, this album has really grown on me and has turned out to be a wonderfully confusing listen. I love the fact that Spoon has gone such a different direction and that they would create an album like this in a day where most albums feature songs that are slick and similar. Spoon is a band that uplifts you in the weirdest way, and Transference definitely is one of those albums that does that to me. Thus, anyone who desires an enjoyable abum that not only uplifts you but leaves you in confusion as well, Spoon's Transference will be right up your alley.
Key Tracks: Written in Reverse, Got Nuffin, Trouble Comes Running, Out Go the Lights
Written in Reverse: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYWlg9iHHlY
Got Nuffin: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhS7OS1WcmU
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