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Hometown: Austin, TX (USA)

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Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar); Jim Eno (drums); Rob Pope (bass) and Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals). The band was formed in late 1993 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. The name Spoon was chosen to honor the 1970s German avant-garde band Can whose hit song "Spoon" was the theme song to the movie Das Messer. Eno describes Spoon's music as "rock 'n' roll."

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Spoon

Transference (2010)

Merge

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Kill the Moonlight (2002)

Merge

Media: eMusic loses Merge, Domino, Beggars (Matador, 4AD, Rough Trade)
The New York Times is reporting that three prominent indie labels, Domino Records, Merge Records and the Beggars Group (Matador, 4AD, Rough Trade, XL) have left digital download store eMusic. The paper cited anonymous sources who said the lables pulled out because eMusic was pressuring them to accept lower wholesale rates for downloads. The loss removes…
November 23, 2010

Videos: Spoon: "Nobody Gets Me But You"
Spoon have posted the video for "Nobody Gets Me But You." The song comes from the critically acclaimed band's 2010 album, Transference. You can click Read More for the…
November 15, 2010

Videos: Day two of the Matador 21 livestream right here
Just a reminder. Day 2 of the Matador 21 stream is up now. Like yesterday, the set is a series of live performances celebrating Matador Records' 21st Birthday. Performes include Chavez, Fucked Up,…
October 02, 2010

Videos: Watch the Matador 21 livestream right here
Beginning at 7:30 tonight and running till 1am, and then Saturday and Sunday from 4:40pm to 1am, we'll be hosting a live stream of Matador 21, a series of live performances celebrating Matador Records' 21st Birthday. Chavez, Fucked Up, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Girls, Come, Perfume Genius,…
October 01, 2010

Videos: Matador celebrates drinking age with 6 CD boxset
Matador Records is celebrating their 21st birthday with a new, decade-spanning box set. The limited-edition box contains five CDs documenting the history of the label with remastered songs released from 1989 through 2010, and one CD of unreleased live recordings from the Matador 10th Anniversary concerts in New York City in 1999. All proceeds from the set will go to benefit three charities chosen by the label owners, enumerated at the…
September 22, 2010

Videos: MySpace, Spin name Against Me!, Gaslight Anthem, National, Titus Andronicus as best of 2010 so far
Spin and MySpace have each posted their lists of the Best Records of 2010 (so far). The lists include Gaslight Anthem's American…
July 16, 2010

Videos: Guided By Voices, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Ted Leo, F*cked Up at Matador Anniversary
Guided by Voices will be reunited for the upcoming 21st Anniversary Festival of uber-indie Matador Records. The beloved band will be performing during the festival alongside bands like…
July 01, 2010

Videos: Gaslight Anthem, Mountain Goats, Gogol Bordello, more at Austin City Limits 2010
This year's incarnation of the Austin City Limits festival has been detailed. The shows will take place from October 8-10 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX. Notable acts appearing include Gaslight Anthem, Muse, LCD Soundsystem, Gogol Bordello, Matt and Kim,…
May 28, 2010

Videos: Spoon: "Written in Reverse"
Spoon have posted the video for "Written in Reverse," the first single from their recently released seventh album Transference. The video, directed by Danny Clinch (Tom Waits, Bruce Springsteen, Foo Fighters), documents an actual live performance of the song…
February 09, 2010