Spoon - Telephono

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From AllMusic:
Amped-up acoustic guitars, jumpy song structures, and punk attitude combine in Telephono, the debut album from Austin's Spoon. Their girl-boy harmonies, spiky guitars, and soft-loud dynamic shifts recall the Pixies, and barring Kim Deal and Frank Black's reconciliation, Telephono is the next best thing to a reunion by that group. Short, energetic bursts like "Don't Buy the Realistic" and "Claws Tracking" have a raw, angry attitude missing in most alternative and indie music today, and the group's quieter moments like "Cvantez" and "Towner" have a directness that suits them well. Highlights include "Theme to Wendell Stivers," a fun, space-surf instrumental, and "Plastic Mylar," an entertaining, shiny pop song. While they're not the most original band, Spoon have created an enjoyably raw, punky album that only borrows from the best.

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Sweet! Thanks!

waycool. if i had a picture of the Fonz, I'd post it for ya.

NOICE!! Now I gotta get my hands on A Series of Sneaks

Series of Sneaks > Girls Can Tell

Series of Sneaks > Girls Can Tell >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Telephono >> Kill the Moonlight

Thanks man- this is above and beyond the call.

I don't get it, KTM is the obvious best to me, but I seem to be the only person that thinks that. Is there any specific reason you don't like it?

I don't know Telephono until now, but I agree that Series of Sneaks is clearly their best, but like KTM better than Girls Can Tell. Pretty cool that they appeal to so many people differently.

- lack of hooks
- beatboxing on that one track
- boring songs that don't go anywhere

For me, it's the fact that too many of the songs suffer from "Springsteen-itis," meaning that they simply repeat the title over and over again ad nauseum. The most obvious offenders are "You Gotta Feel It" and "All The Pretty Girls Go To The City."

Just my $.02

This is the correct answer.