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Spoon
has been on the verge of breaking through the indie-rock
clutter for a number of years now, and Gimme Fiction is the
album that might give them their first taste of relative
mainstream success. Hailing from Austin, TX, the band’s
low-fi “slacker” sound, leaves lots of space
in the music, giving each drum beat, keyboard note and guitar
strum a little more meaning, while giving front man Britt
Daniels’ suggestive vocals added emphasis.
Gimme
Fiction continues to showcase Spoon’s post-punk
roots with one notable exception: I Turn My Camera On, which
could almost pass for an alternate version of the Stones’ Emotional
Rescue or something from Jamiroquai. The rest of the more “traditional” Spoon
tracks aren’t without a little eclecticism of their
own, though, and the sounds of tambourines clanging, cellos
brooding and fingers snapping are all heard at some point.
As with some of the band’s earlier albums, this one’s
a grower. But Spoon fans will find Gimme Fiction worthy
of repeated listenings until it’s made an indelible
imprint into the recesses of the mind. Well, hardcore fans
will, anyway. Everyone else can enjoy at their leisure.
Favorite
Track: Track 10, “They Never Got You”
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Roland
Goity is a writer of fiction, non-fiction and
freelance business pieces. His background includes
marketing and promotion in the music industry and an inability
to capably play his guitar no matter how hard
he practices. He can be reached at rolandgoity@sbcglobal.net
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