May 19, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Welcome to the 18th Songs of the Week of 2023. We have a strong Top 4 this week, even though it wasn’t the most active seven days for new tracks. More

May 16, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Spoon have announced a new EP, Memory Dust, and shared its first single, “Sugar Babies.” More

Dec 23, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More

Dec 06, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Last night, Spoon made an appearance on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where they performed the song “Wild” from their most recent studio album, Lucifer on the Sofa. More

Nov 15, 2022 By Mark Redfern

The nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards have been announced. Under the Radar favorites Wet Leg got five nominations, including for Best New Artist and Best Alternative Music Album. Other artists we cover to get nominations include Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Björk, Spoon, The War on Drugs, Wilco, Big Thief, Arctic Monkeys, IDLES, Beck, Spiritualized, The Black Keys, and more. More

Sep 21, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have announced a new version of their most recent album, Lucifer on the Sofa. The new version, entitled Lucifer on the Moon, will consist of reworkings of each album track by dub artist Adrian Sherwood. It will be out on November 4 via Matador. The band have also shared a video for a reworked version of the album track “On the Radio.” More

Jun 23, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have shared a video for the track “My Babe” from their newest album, Lucifer on the Sofa. A remix of the song, done by dub artist Adrian Sherwood, has also been shared. More

Mar 29, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Two indie rock titans of the last two decades, Interpol and Spoon, are teaming up for a co-headlining North American tour they are dubbing “Lights, Camera, Factions.” Australian trio The Goon Sax are supporting almost all the dates, making it a Matador triple bill. Metric support in Toronto. More

Mar 23, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have shared a new EP featuring three new versions of the song “Wild” from their most recent album, Lucifer on the Sofa. The EP features a new mix of the track by Jack Antonoff. More

Feb 16, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Spoon released a new album, Lucifer on the Sofa, last week via Matador. Last night they were the musical guest on Jimmy Kimmel Live! where they performed the album’s first single, “The Hardest Cut,” live on the air. They also performed three additional songs as web-exclusives: recent single “Wild,” “Small Stakes” from 2002’s Kill The Moonlight, and “Inside Out” from 2014’s They Want My Soul. More

Feb 14, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Margaret Glaspy has announced the release of a new single, “Love Is Real” b/w “Heart Shape,” which will be out on March 29 via ATO. Glaspy has shared “Love Is Real” ahead of the single’s release. She will also be supporting Spoon for their upcoming tour. More

Feb 11, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the sixth Songs of the Week of 2022. More

Feb 08, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Spoon are releasing a new album, Lucifer on the Sofa, this Friday via Matador. Now they have shared the album’s third and final pre-release single, “My Babe.” They have also shared a video of the band performing the song live from The Teragram in Los Angeles. More

Jan 14, 2022 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)

Welcome to the second Songs of the Week of 2022. It was a spectacular week for new songs, overwhelming almost, with several notable album announcements. So this week we have an oversized Top 14, rather than our regular Top 10. Fourteen songs for January 14! More

Jan 13, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have announced a set of U.S. tour dates in support of their upcoming album, Lucifer on the Sofa. The tour will kick off in early February at the Observatory in Santa Ana and conclude in early June at the Van Buren in Phoenix. Supporting acts include Margaret Glaspy and Geese. More

Jan 11, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have shared a video for their new song “Wild.” It is the latest release from their forthcoming album, Lucifer on the Sofa, which will be out on February 11 via Matador. More

Jan 06, 2022 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have shared their cover of the David Bowie song “I Can’t Give Everything Away,” from his final album, Blackstar. The new cover was recorded as a part of Amazon Music’s month-long [RE]DISCOVER campaign in honor of Bowie’s 75th birthday, coming up this Saturday (January 8). More

Nov 17, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have shared a cover of The Beatles’ 1967 fan club single, “Christmas Time (Is Here Again).” It is the latest release from Spotify Singles as part of their 2021 Holiday Edition. More

Oct 29, 2021 By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)

Welcome to the 41st Songs of the Week of 2021. It may be Halloween on Sunday, but there weren’t any particularly spooky new songs this week. More

Oct 28, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Spoon have announced the release of their 10th studio album, Lucifer on the Sofa, which will be out on February 11, 2022 via Matador. They have also shared a video for the album’s lead single, “The Hardest Cut.” More

Nov 12, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released their first greatest hits record, Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon, back in July via Matador. Now they have shared a demo version of “Inside Out,” a song featured on both the best of and their 2014 album They Want My Soul. The demo is lo-fi and stripped back, with Britt Daniel’s vocals and piano. More

Sep 06, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released their first greatest hits record, Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon, back in July via Matador. The 13-song compilation ends with a brand new song, “No Bullets Spent.” When the song was released as a 7-inch on the B-side was rarity “Shake It Off,” a B-side from the band’s A Series of Sneaks era, and now the band has shared “Shake It Off” digitally. More

Jul 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon are releasing their first greatest hits record, Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon, on July 26 via Matador. Last night Spoon stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform its one new song, “No Bullets Spent,” for the broadcast show. Then there was a web-exclusive live-streamed greatest hits set featuring six additional songs. More

Jun 21, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It’s a supersized edition, with a Top 12 instead of a Top 10. A ton of new albums were announced in the last week and then there were some albums and EPs released today featuring non-single tracks we’ve been dying to share in Songs of the Week. More

Jun 19, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon have a spectacular track record for making one great album after another, so much so that we probably take them for granted. Now they are giving us a chance to re-evaluate their best songs and are releasing their first greatest hits record, Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon, on July 26 via Matador. The 13-song compilation ends with a brand new song, “No Bullets Spent,” and the band has shared that today via a lyric video. More

Feb 11, 2019 By Christopher Roberts

Beck and Cage The Elephant have teamed up for some co-headlining tour dates, with support from Spoon. Other support acts include Sunflower Bean, Wild Belle, and Starcrawler. The tour is dubbed “The Night Running Tour,” the dates happen this July and August, and tickets go on sale to the general public this Friday at 10 a.m. local time. More

Aug 29, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Flip These Houses is a benefit concert on September 28th at the Knockdown Center in Queens, NY. Its purpose is to encourage people to vote Democratic in this November’s midterm elections. More

Mar 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Grizzly Bear released a new album, Painted Ruins, last August via RCA. It was our Album of the Week and the band were on the cover of our summer 2017 print issue. In addition, Painted Ruins was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017. Spoonreleased a new album, Hot Thoughts, back in March 2017 via Matador. It was also one of our Top 100 Albums of 2017. Now the two bands have announced some co-headlining tour dates for this June. More

Feb 05, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

The Sasquatch! Music Festival has revealed the lineup for their 2018 festival, their 17th year. Once again it will be going down Memorial Day Weekend (May 25 - 28) at the Gorge Amphitheater in Quincy, Washington. The lineup includes Bon Iver, The National, Modest Mouse, David Byrne, Spoon, Grizzly Bear, Slowdive, Neko Case, Julien Baker, TV On The Radio, Tune-Yards, Wolf Parade, Japandroids, Big Thief, Perfume Genius, Japanese Breakfast, Benjamin Clementine, Phoebe Bridgers, Algiers, Pond, and others. More

Jan 23, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

Angel Olsen was the guest on the Canadian radio show The Strombo Show, hosted by George Stroumboulopoulos. She did a cover of The Everly Brothers’ “Since You Broke My Heart” and performed two of her songs, “Lonely Universe” (from Half Way Home) and “Some Things Cosmic” (from the Strange Cacti EP). More

Dec 30, 2017 By Mark Redfern

2016 was regarded as a fairly rough year by many, but 2017 was no walk in the park either. 2016 was mired by the deaths of several beloved musical icons (David Bowie, Prince, Leonard Cohen, George Michael, and Sharon Jones among them) and the disappointing and divisive Presidential election, but in 2017 we had to deal with the ramifications of said election (we’d say that roughly 95% of the musicians we interview likely don’t support many, if any, of President Trump’s policies). More

Nov 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released a new album, Hot Thoughts, back in March via Matador. They also recently put out a 10th anniversary reissue of 2007’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on Merge. Last night they stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to perform Hot Thoughts track “Do I Have to Talk You Into It.” More

Oct 23, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released a new album, Hot Thoughts, back in March via Matador. They also just put out a 10th anniversary reissue of 2007’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on Merge. Now the band have shared a new video for Hot Thoughts track “Do I Have to Talk You Into It.” More

Oct 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released a new album, Hot Thoughts, back in March via Matador. They are also putting out a 10th anniversary reissue of 2007’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on Merge on October 20. Now the band have shared a new video for Hot Thoughts track “I Ain’t the One.” More

Sep 12, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released a new album, Hot Thoughts, back in March via Matador. They are also putting out a 10th anniversary reissue of 2007’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga on Merge on October 20. Now the band have announced some new fall tour dates. They include two New Year’s Eve shows to close out 2017. More

Jul 28, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released a new album, Hot Thoughts, back in March via Matador. Previously they shared the album’s first single, title track “Hot Thoughts,” as well as a video for the song and a strange video for “Can I Sit Next to You.” More

May 04, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Austin City Limits have announced the lineup of their 2017 festival to go down in the Texas capitol this October. The event is headlined by Gorillaz, The xx, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Killers, Martin Garrix, and Chance the Rapper. More

Apr 18, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released a new album, Hot Thoughts, last month via Matador. Previously they shared the album’s first single, title track “Hot Thoughts,” as well as a video for the song and a strange video for “Can I Sit Next to You.” More

Apr 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon released a new album, Hot Thoughts, last month via Matador. Previously they shared the album’s first single, title track “Hot Thoughts,” and a strange video for “Can I Sit Next to You.” Now the band has shared a video for “Hot Thoughts.” More

Mar 17, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Here we highlight six albums due out today that we feel are most worth hearing. We have also included Amazon links for each album. If you click through those links and buy the album (or anything else on Amazon once you’ve clicked through) then Amazon rewards us with a sales percentage. More

Mar 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon are releasing a new album, Hot Thoughts, on March 17 via Matador. Previously they shared the album’s first single, title track “Hot Thoughts,” as well as a strange video for “Can I Sit Next to You.” The night before last Spoon stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Hot Thoughts.” More

Mar 09, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon are releasing a new album, Hot Thoughts, on March 17 via Matador. Previously they shared the album’s first single, title track “Hot Thoughts,” as well as a strange video for “Can I Sit Next to You.” Last night Spoon stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Hot Thoughts.” Check out the performance below, followed by the band’s upcoming tour dates. More

Feb 21, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon are releasing a new album, Hot Thoughts, on March 17 via Matador. Now they have shared another track from the album, “Can I Sit Next to You,” via its strange video. They have also announced some new tour dates. More

Jan 17, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon have recently been teasing their new album, performing new songs live, and revealed last week via a radio interview that the album would titled Hot Thoughts and due out March 17. Now a press release confirms that the album is titled Hot Thoughts and the release date is indeed March 17. More

Jan 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon have recently been teasing their new album, performing new songs live and the like. Today the band were interviewed on SiriusXM Volume’s Debatable show and one of the hosts revealed that the follow-up to 2014’s They Want Your Soul will be titled Hot Thoughts. More

Dec 27, 2016 By Matthew Berlyant

Under the Radar’s very first print issue came out in December 2001. In honor of our 15th Anniversary some of our writers are reflecting on some of their favorite albums (and movies and TV shows) from 2001, that are also celebrating their 15th anniversary. More

May 26, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon played a stripped down set in Mexico City at Festival Marvin over the weekend and they performed a new song, “I Ain’t the One,” and also covered David Bowie‘s “I Can’t Give Everything Away” and Prince’s “Under the Cherry Moon.” More

Jan 12, 2016 By Christopher Roberts

Britt Daniel of Spoon has posted an acoustic cover of David Bowie‘s 1987 song “Never Let Me Down” (the title track to an album also released that year) in honor of the musical icons death late Sunday. Daniel has slightly altered the lyrics in tribute to Bowie. Check it out below, followed by the video for Bowie’s original. More

Nov 02, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon have announced a deluxe reissue of their 2005 album Gimme Fiction in honor of its 10th anniversary. It’s due out December 11 via the album’s original label, Merge. Spoon have shared one of the reissue’s bonus tracks, “Was It You? (Home Demo),” which you can listen to below. More

Sep 01, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

SXSW 2015 may have been many months ago, but a video was just posted online of the full “I Wrote That Song” panel. The panel featured from Spoon’s Britt Daniel, Arcade Fire’s Will Butler, Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan, Nada Surf’s Matthew Caws, and Marshall Crenshaw as they all discussed their songwriting process. More

Aug 14, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Spoon have shared a remix of “New York Kiss” by Cody Votolato of the post-hardcore band The Blood Brothers. The original song can be found on last year’s They Want My Soul album. More

Jun 04, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Last night Spoon stopped by Conan, but instead of performing a song from last year’s They Want My Soul album, they did a cover of The Cramps’ “TV Set.” More

May 19, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

While still touting their latest album, They Want My Soul, Spoon have premiered a brand new track that will be featured on the soundtrack on the upcoming remake of the horror classic Poltergeist. More

May 15, 2015 By Christopher Roberts

Austin’s Sweet Spirit are going out on tour with Spoon, opening for the beloved Austin veterans. In honor of that Sweet Spirit are releasing a collaborative 7-inch with Spoon frontman Britt Daniel via Nine Mile Records (you can buy it at their tour dates together). The B-side is a cover of Spoon’s “Paper Tiger,” originally found on their 2002 classic album Kill the Moonlight. More

May 13, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Spoon have premiered a brand new music video featuring “Inside Out,” the standout single from the band’s latest album They Want My Soul. More

Apr 22, 2015 By Trevor Flynn

Ahead of Spoon‘s upcoming remix EP, Spoon: Inside Out Remixes, the band has shared an included take from The Strokes’ drummer Fabrizio Moretti. More

Apr 17, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

In anticipation of his curated Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, taking place in his hometown of Eau Claire, WI, Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon has issued the best kind of promotional video: his own stripped-back piano cover of Spoon‘s “Inside Out.” More

Apr 16, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Spoon‘s Britt Daniel became the latest guest to appear on comedian Marc Maron’s ongoing podcast WTF. More

Mar 18, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

All this week Jimmy Kimmel Live! is broadcasting from Austin, TX during SXSW. More

Feb 06, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

Continuing support for their heavily lauded album They Want My Soul, Spoon have announced plans for a new North American tour. More

Jan 08, 2015 By Laura Studarus

It makes sense that Spoon is stopping by Austin City Limits. More

Jan 06, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

With their latest LP They Want My Soul landing on numerous Best of the Year lists for 2014, Spoon are still out and about touring behind the record. More

Dec 09, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Delivering their latest album They Want My Soul in the back half of the summer, Austin outfit Spoon have already landed on a number of Best of 2014 lists. More

Dec 03, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Spoon returned to their hometown for a taping of PBS’ Austin City Limits, which will air January 3^rd. More

Oct 31, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Throughout the week The Daily Show has been camping out in Austin, TX broadcasting from the capital’s Paramount Theatre for their “Indecision 2014” coverage leading up to the midterm elections. More

Oct 22, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Spoon is hitting the road for a string of dates in support of their recently released album They Want My Soul. More

Sep 18, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Last night, Spoon performed in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. During their set, they performed Jay Reatard tune, “No Time.” More

Sep 09, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Making another appearance on the late night circuit in support of their newest LP They Want My Soul, Spoon was welcomed as the musical guest on Dave Letterman’s Late Show yesterday. More

Aug 05, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Last night Spoon were welcomed as the musical guest on Jimmy Fallon’s Tonight Show. More

Jul 28, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Four years since their 2010 album Transference, next week Spoon will return with their latest LP They Want My Soul. More

Jul 22, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Yesterday Spoon debuted an absurdist apocalyptic scenario for the music video of their They Want My Soul lead single “Do You.” More

Jul 21, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Scheduled to release their latest album The Want My Soul on Aug. 5, Spoon have premiered a brand new music video featuring their lead single “Do You.” More

Jul 03, 2014 By Cody Ray Shafer

Spoon’s Britt Daniel played a short session with BBC Radio 6’s Lauren Laverne yesterday, showcasing acoustic versions of “Rent I Pay” and “Rainy Taxi.” He also talked about how AC/DC may have been a subtle influence on his recent songwriting. More

Jul 01, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

After sharing “Rent I Pay,” and performing a live version of “Rainy Taxi,” Spoon have shared the official lead single from their forthcoming new album They Want My Soul. More

Jun 27, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Poised to release their new album They Want My Soul on Aug. 5, Spoon dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live yesterday where they served as the late night program’s musical guest. More

Jun 10, 2014 By Austin Trunick

The Big Apple’s annual outdoor music festival took place June 6th through 9th, 2014, on Randall’s Island. Jack White, Vampire Weekend, Grimes, Phoenix, Interpol, Spoon, Janelle Monae, Jenny Lewis, and many others played to large, sweaty NYC crowds, and photographer Robert Kidd was there to cover the action.

Check out his photos of day one here, and days two and three here. More

Jun 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

On Aug. 5 Spoon will release They Want My Soul, the follow-up to band’s 2010 LP Transference. More

Jun 05, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Okay, so we still don’t know what Spoon meant the other day when they dropped the cryptic album teaser “R.I.P.” But we now have details about their new album—so maybe some mysteries in life were meant to remain unsolved.

May 28, 2014 By Laura Studarus

Spoon are either planning on dying, or they’re releasing new material on June 10. More

May 06, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Expected to release a brand new record sometime this year, their first since 2010’s Transference, Spoon have announced plans for a new tour kicking off this summer. More

Mar 11, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Somewhere between frontman Britt Daniel working with two other bands, Spoon has managed to cull together enough time in the studio to work on a new album. More

Feb 17, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

In 2012 Spoon frontman Britt Daniel revealed that in addition to his side-project Divine Fits, he was putting together a third musical project, playing bass and backup vocals alongside Jon Wurster (Superchunk/Mountain Goats), and Jason Narducy (Telekinesis/Guided By Voices). More

Aug 03, 2012 By Mike Hilleary

Despite being currently occupied with his new side project Divine Fits, Spoon frontman Britt Daniel has revealed in an interview with Exclaim that he has plans for yet another new band consisting of himself, Jon Wurster (Superchunk/Mountain Goats), and Jason Narducy (Telekinesis/Guided By Voices). More

Jul 19, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Last week Under the Radar premiered an unreleased Ryan Adams song, “Shine Through the Dark,” and now we’re pleased to premiere a full stream of the album it’s taken from —the 64-track charity compilation Live From Nowhere Near You: Volume Two, which is out today via Greyday Records. The album features rare and unreleased tracks from the likes of Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes (featuring Spoon’s Britt Daniel), The Shins’ James Mercer, Modest Mouse, Wilco, Daniel Johnston, The Helio Sequence, Blue Giant (featuring members of Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, and Viva Voce), and much more. More

Dec 01, 2010 By Laura Studarus

While Spoon may be known for their down and dirty sound, their particular brand of effortless cool takes a bit of doing to get right. Like a magician revealing his secrets, the band recently released a demos collection called (appropriately enough) Bonus Tracks 2008-2009. More

Nov 15, 2010 By Lauren Barbato

New York venue Cake Shop and its distorted recording equipment became the focal point for Spoon’s newest video, “Nobody Gets Me But You.” More

Oct 10, 2010 By Wendy Lynch Redfern

Check out photos from Day One of ACL Music Festival in Austin, TX. We sent photographer Robert Redfield down to capture the action. Click here to view the full gallery. More

Aug 04, 2010 By Hong Le

Last night, Spoon performed their single “Nobody Gets Me But You” with the Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The band is currently on tour promoting their seventh studio album, Transference, which includes dates with Arcade Fire and an appearance at Lollapalooza. Check out the video and full tour dates. More

Jul 13, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Violinist turned orchestral pop maestro Owen Pallet is heading out on tour. Pallett may perform with little more than a looping pedal and a distinctive chuckle, but he won’t be alone. He’ll be meeting up (and supporting)Dirty Projectors, Arcade Fire, Spoon, and The National. We have the dates. More

Jun 30, 2010 By Laura Studarus

In the grand tradition of 21-year-olds everywhere, Matador Records is heading to Las Vegas to celebrate their 21st birthday October 1-3rd. We have the impressive birthday concert lineup. More

Jun 01, 2010 By John Everhart

To fill the arena-sized hole in your heart left by U2’s recent cancellations, Arcade Fire have announced their first U.S. headlining tour since 2007’s Neon Bible trek. The dates coincide with the August 3rd release of their third LP Suburbs on Merge Records, and feature their labelmates Spoon as main support on the Philly, NYC, Columbia, and Atlanta shows. More

May 18, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Festival fans rejoice, the lineup for 2010’s Austin City Limits has been announced. Lineup includes Muse, Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, and Vampire Weekend, among others. We have the full details. More

May 14, 2010 By Laura Studarus

Sad but true, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Well, sad for us that is. Swamped with back issues—which I’m all sure we can agree is a good thing—Under the Radar is passing them on to you with a sale on selected issues. The question is, can you have too much of a good thing? We’re offering two dollars off most available back issues! More

Apr 20, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Day three of Coachella 2010 more than made up for a lackluster day two, with set after set of strong artists and ending with perhaps the three best performances of the whole festival, all in a row: Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. It would have been nice if the wealth of great artists had been spread out a little bit more over the three days, but then again, Sunday wouldn’t have been so strong if they had scheduled it that way. Here’s what I saw on the last day of Coachella: Local Natives, Owen Pallett, Mayer Hawthorne, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonsi, Spoon, Phoenix, Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. More

Apr 16, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon

Spoon dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform the Transference cut “Who Makes Your Money.” By the way, perfect song selection for tax day. Tourmate and Deerhunter leader Bradford Cox added some of his guitar skills. More

Mar 21, 2010 By Mark Redfern

Staff photographer and Under the Radar‘s Co-Publisher/Co-Founder, Wendy Lynch Redfern, was down in Austin, Texas for SXSW 2010. Check out a gallery of her photos from the first day of the music portion of SXSW 2010. The gallery includes photos of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Casiokids, Everything Everything, Findlay Brown, Oh No Ono, The Walkmen, and Spoon. More

Mar 05, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon

It’s sorta funny when David Letterman calls Spoon a “fine young band” but anyone that watches the show semi-regularly will notice he says that for just about any band CBS books for his late-night slot. Last night, said fine young band played “Got Nuffin” for the veteran comedian’s rapt audience. We’ve got the video. More

Feb 05, 2010 By Kyle Lemmon

Spoon‘s seventh studio LP, Transference, is out now on Merge. Now we’ve got this back-in-white clip for the single, “Written in Reverse.” The Austin, Texas indie rockers are literally reversed as they jam through the larynx-shredding song in front of a huge mirror. More

Nov 30, 2009 By Kyle Lemmon

Update: Hear Transference‘s first single, “Written In Reverse,” over at NPR Music now.

Spoon‘s seventh studio LP, Transference, arrives January 19th in North America (via Merge) and the day before in Europe (via Anti-). We already showed you the tracklist and now you can oggle the album’s plush sleeve art. (via Stereogum) More

Dec 30, 2014 By Matt Fink

It’s easy to forget now—especially after a decade as one of indie rock’s most critically and commercially successful acts—but Spoon was once synonymous with bad luck. Signed by Matador, their 1996 debut Telephono established them as a band with endless potential but not a lot of listeners, selling only a few thousand copies. More

Feb 11, 2022 By Matt the Raven

Spoon’s upward trajectory to indie rock stardom is as well documented as it is well deserved. More

Mar 17, 2017 By Ed McMenamin

Some ideas are repeated a million times for a good reason. Take, for instance, the line about how easy it is to take a new Spoon album for granted. When a band releases four near-perfect records in a row, from Girls Can Tell in 2001 to Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga in 2007, even an excellent record like 2010’s Transference (which is better than people gave it credit for at the time) can start to suffer due to the band’s remarkable consistency. More

Dec 21, 2015 By Scott Dransfield

Gimme Fiction was a landmark album for Spoon, another big leap in the middle of a career that had already made two or three big ones. Coming three years after Kill the Moonlight, a collection of roughshod soul sounds, Fiction sounded slick and rich, laying down massive piano and bass grooves and riding them through to the three-minute sunset. More

Aug 01, 2014 By Billy Hamilton

With a career spanning almost 20 years, the members of Spoon are gradually emerging as the grand old men of indie rock. For most acts, notching up nearly two decades together tends to coincide with an inevitable decline in quality control, yet so far the Austin ensemble’s star has risen on every release. More

Sep 15, 2007 By J. Pace

Treasure Island. There it sits in the middle of San Francisco bay. To most of us it’s rarely set foot upon, simply driven through, the halfway point on the Bay Bridge. It was built and pirate- and/or Stevenson-named in 1939 as the site of the World’s Fair-esque “Golden Gate International Exposition.” Since then it’s been a lot of things, among them a naval base and site of the Battlebots television show, in which machines battled to a fiery death. Apparently, people live there, too. More