Spoon’s music has an aspect that sets them apart from other Indie bands today. It is their ability to write songs that each have a different sound while maintaining a universal sound that gives their songs a thumbprint.
Their new album, Transference, continues this trend in their music.
Transference contains catchy songs for you to tap your hands on your steeling wheel to. Lead singer Britt Daniel has a very unique raspy voice that is easy to like.
Spoon first became well known when their song ‘The Way We Get By’ was used in The O. C.'s first season. The song has a snappy piano part, some light tambourine, fun lyrics to sing along to, and an overall fun beat. Spoon kept things pretty simple.
Transference is a bit different from their past albums. They strayed away from main stream tunes to more experimental music. They are definitely leaning more towards a heavier rock sound on a few songs such as ‘Written in Reverse’ and ‘Got Nuffin’. A hint of techno influence can be heard on ‘Nobody Gets Me but You’.
“I got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows, got nothing to lose but bitterness and patterns,” Daniel sings very heavily on ‘Got Nuffin’.
If you've liked Spoon's past albums, Transference may take a little getting used to as long as you're patient with their experimentation.
2 and a half out of 4 stars; Labels: Merge; Release Date: January 19, 2010; 43:07; available on iTunes, Amazon, and where CD’s are sold
