SPOON - TRANSFERENCE
I’ve been looking forward to this seventh offering from Texas rockers Spoon since their contribution to Marc Forster’s Stranger Than Fiction film soundtrack and then Adam Buxton’s spoof video of ‘Don’t Make Me A Target’ from Spoon’s last album ‘Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga’.
Released January 18th 2010 on Spunk Records, Transference is more of the same from the american band fronted by Britt Daniel. Strict rhythms, tight drums, electronic effects and classic electric guitar sounds are all prominent here, topped off by Britt’s powerfully magnificent voice.
The songs are all very different from eachother but seem to flow into eachother well. There are many similarities from the last album such as the instrumentation and style, and I also found a strikingly similar song…track 6 ‘I Saw The Light’ is JUST like ‘Don’t Make Me A Target’ in its chromatic progression and instrumental parts.
Overall, it’s a very well made album with a nice collection of songs from the better side of the american rock spectrum. However, there are one or two that appear empty compared to others. I give it a 7/10.
