Gimme Fiction
by Spoon
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: May 10, 2005
User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 130 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 120 out of 130
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 130
  3. Negative: 5 out of 130

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  1. haydenr
    May 10, 2005
    10
    Fantastic! One of the best of the year.
  2. RichT.
    May 10, 2005
    10
    Varied is the word. From the surprising Scissor Sisters-esque sound of 'I Turn My Camera On', through to the minimal, but wonderful, 'I Summon You', and the more conventional Spoon tunes, like 'Sister Jack' & 'The Beast & Dragon, Adored', this album will surprise and delight.
  3. EricW
    May 10, 2005
    10
    Great follow up to Kill the Moonlight
  4. JuanZ
    May 10, 2005
    10
    Indie masterpiece. "I turn my camera on" and "My mathematical mind" the highlights. Prepare to listen 3-4 of the best Spoon's songs ever.
  5. FrankW
    May 13, 2005
    10
    The starkness of Kill the Moonlight, the warm, smooth beats of Girls Can Tell, the pure energy of A Series of Sneaks have impossibly combined to form Spoon's most complete album and the best album released so far this year.
  6. JackPot
    May 17, 2005
    10
    Gimme Fiction's first four songs are as good as the first four songs on any album in recent memory. This is the sound of a band at the top of its game.
  7. Jules
    May 27, 2005
    10
    This is simply the most satisfying album released in 2005 - so much going on in the corners of the songs, the twisted and oblique lyrics that make more sense everyday - to those finding these intricate moody puzzles lacking urgency or form - look closer! There is nothing tired or old here - just concentrated emotion and intellect! Viva la spoon.
  8. Ana
    May 31, 2005
    10
    It took a few listens, but as soon as you're familiar enough with the music to notice the tiny pieces that make up the whole, it sinks in deep through your skin and takes you by force. I fell in love with kill the moonlight, but rather than being disappointed in a less-than-superb sequel I'm equally impressed and entranced. Britt Daniel is an incredible songwriter-- more like It took a few listens, but as soon as you're familiar enough with the music to notice the tiny pieces that make up the whole, it sinks in deep through your skin and takes you by force. I fell in love with kill the moonlight, but rather than being disappointed in a less-than-superb sequel I'm equally impressed and entranced. Britt Daniel is an incredible songwriter-- more like song sculptor-- and Spoon is a simply incredible band.… Expand
  9. DanS
    May 9, 2005
    10
    Another masterpiece from Britt Daniel!
  10. TravisB
    Jul 1, 2005
    10
    best record of the year
  11. RyanL
    Jul 7, 2005
    10
    Loved the entire thing
  12. TylerV
    Jan 2, 2006
    10
    excellent album- simply addictive
  13. jakeh
    Mar 14, 2006
    10
    extremely simple, yet complex, yet perfect in its matter. One of the best albums out right now. Gimme Fiction is less but more an amazing album to say the least
  14. PatickR
    Mar 20, 2006
    10
    The best album of 2005. Keep 'em coming Spoon.
  15. Ross
    Apr 26, 2006
    10
    Spoon is the best band in the world, since At the Drive-In called it quits.
  16. AndyK
    May 11, 2005
    10
    This album is increadible on so many levels. Though Spoon consitently creates albums with no filler, this time around they have created an album with a perfect flow. It has ups and downs, evoking a wide range of emotions, and somehow being serious and honest while maintaining Spoon's trademark playfulness. In all this is a perfect album and I Summon You is perhaps one of the most This album is increadible on so many levels. Though Spoon consitently creates albums with no filler, this time around they have created an album with a perfect flow. It has ups and downs, evoking a wide range of emotions, and somehow being serious and honest while maintaining Spoon's trademark playfulness. In all this is a perfect album and I Summon You is perhaps one of the most chilingly beautiful songs I have ever heard.… Expand
  17. AshleyM
    May 10, 2005
    10
    This album is destined to be a classic. I was expecting more of Kill The Moonlight but this album overshadows all of their earlier efforts. It sounds like Revolver!
  18. mikes
    May 11, 2005
    10
    Like all spoon albums, its a keeper....not quite kill the moonlight but almost there.
  19. AaronS
    May 12, 2005
    10
    Yet another great disc from Spoon. Very highly recommended!!
  20. MichaelB
    May 13, 2005
    10
    This album might at first seem like a disappointment, but let it sit with you -- or, like all Spoon albums, it will lodge itself in your brain and not let you forget it. This definitely deserves its place among the brilliant series of albums started with A Series of Sneaks, and for the first half, blows even those away. Denser, darker, and more solid than Kill the Moonlight, this one will This album might at first seem like a disappointment, but let it sit with you -- or, like all Spoon albums, it will lodge itself in your brain and not let you forget it. This definitely deserves its place among the brilliant series of albums started with A Series of Sneaks, and for the first half, blows even those away. Denser, darker, and more solid than Kill the Moonlight, this one will be looked on as their true classic.… Expand
  21. JamesM
    May 26, 2005
    10
    Solid album from my favourite American band
  22. JackP
    May 9, 2005
    10
    It's always seemed to me absurd to rank bands' records relative to each other, but what the heck: this is very possibly Spoon's best record yet. Fantastic.
  23. RussP.
    Jun 28, 2005
    10
    This album blew me away. I loved every song, especially Two Sides/Monsieur Valentine. Spoon managed to put 11 excellent tracks in a row in this album.
  24. GraceL
    Apr 15, 2007
    10
    It completely enamourmed me on my first listen. It just struck me as so raw and indefinably perfect.
  25. PaulN
    May 11, 2005
    10
    Critics just don't get Spoon, but I do, and they're my favorite band. One Spoon song is worth 100 Fiery Furnaces songs to me.
  26. ChelseaD
    May 11, 2005
    10
    AMAZING album. This is a band that just get better and better with every release.
  27. WarrenP
    May 14, 2005
    10
    Spoon is awesome!
  28. BrittDaniel
    Jun 21, 2005
    10
    Competing heavily with Face the Truth for album of the first half of this year.....simply astonishing.
  29. amishj
    Mar 14, 2006
    10
    very sexy
  30. mbagely
    Oct 3, 2010
    10
    I go through phases with this album, but the last few months it has been fantastic. 'Infinite Pet' is unfortunately filler and deadly boring, 'was it you?' meanders and never finds itself - the same could be said about 'never got you' but the hand-claps at the end are irresistible. 'My mathematical mind' and 'the beast, the dragon, adored' build to satisfying rocky fuzz conclusions. pianoI go through phases with this album, but the last few months it has been fantastic. 'Infinite Pet' is unfortunately filler and deadly boring, 'was it you?' meanders and never finds itself - the same could be said about 'never got you' but the hand-claps at the end are irresistible. 'My mathematical mind' and 'the beast, the dragon, adored' build to satisfying rocky fuzz conclusions. piano and drum loops in 'Merchants of soul' are catchy, and who can ignore the guitar romps of 'sister jack' and 'turn my camera on' that are typical of the album, and highlights of both the record and spoons whole discography… Expand
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Awards & Rankings

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#28 Best Album of 2005
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#49 Most Discussed Album of 2005
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#85 Most Shared Album of 2005

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Metascore
84

Universal acclaim - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Rolling Stone
    70
    The overall effect can be vaguely schizo -- many of these tracks seem more like cool fragments than true songs.
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  2. Under The Radar
    70
    There is no "The Way We Get By" on this record, as this is far more an album of interlocking pieces than an album of singles that neither makes a naked grab for the turnstiles nor an uprecedented reach for reinvention. [#9]
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    100
    It is phenomenal.
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