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- Summary: The Austin, Tex. indie rockers return with their fourth album, following 2001's critically acclaimed 'Girls Can Tell.'
- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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The Way We Get By | |
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We get high in back seats of cars We break into mobile homes We go to sleep to shake appeal Never wake up on our own And that's the way we get... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Positive: 20 out of 21
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Mixed: 1 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Meticulously choppy and frequently free of inherent genre boundaries, it's an askew masterpiece of brains, brawn, heart, and soul.
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Entertainment WeeklyCould be the Strokes in 10 years--if they work hard. [Listen 2 This Supplement, Aug 2002, p.14]
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If this isnt a breakthrough album for them that takes them to the top of the heap, seeing them showered with money, women and limos, well, then the consumer and music fan is not doing their job.
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Even the album's sparest moments feature Spoon's much-heralded knack with catchy melodies and hooks, even if songs such as "Don't Let It Get You Down" would be even more memorable with a slightly more fleshed-out approach.
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BlenderSinger-songwriter Britt Daniel's gift for obtuse yet engaging melody is now where it ought to be: up front. [#9, p.155]
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The arrangements, referencing indie-rock more than participating in it, pile on heft to the small-life tragedies: Matt Brown's sax toughens up Spoon's welterweight ranking, while [Eggo] Johanson's piano gives it roots, rag, and bonus rhythm.
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With Kill the moonlight, Spoon complete their transformation from ragtag rockers into beat-driven post-punks.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 24 out of 26
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Mixed: 1 out of 26
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Negative: 1 out of 26
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Aug 16, 2015
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mikepFeb 23, 2005Its great i skate to this music
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JeremyLAug 5, 2006Man, is this album awesome A brilliant masterpiece and Spoon at the top of their form
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JulianE.Sep 5, 2002
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HügoTMay 8, 2007
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JacquesDMay 26, 2005One of the most elemental and sparse records out there. And what a voice on Daniel. Not post-punk, just plain old rock and roll.
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JimEJul 10, 2006a waste of money
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