Blog: Berkeley Place

When you listen to Transference by Spoon , the most accessible experimental indie band in business today, you might say, "Wow!" Of course, you might also say, "This will be a great album when they finish it." Transference has all the elements you expect: Urgent vocals, metaphysical and/or obtuse lyrics, a driving, pulsating beat, tight musicianship, distortion . . . And yet it's very different from what they've done before. There's no question that Spoon can craft perfect pop songs, but here songs suddenly stop or break left, suddenly and without warning. It reminds [...]

• Spoon - Peace Like a River *
• Spoon - Rocks Off
• Spoon - Who Makes Your Money
• Spoon - Written in Reverse