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Universal acclaim- based on 145 Ratings
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Positive: 134 out of 145
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Mixed: 5 out of 145
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Negative: 6 out of 145
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Mar 12, 2022**** fantastic stuff right here! It's a modern classic which stands as a testament to their consistency. These songs each sound epic and urgent moving you wherever they want you to go.
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Mar 14, 2020One of my fav album of all times. "Do You" is one of their best ever. Truly can't get enough of this band.
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Feb 16, 2016This is a very solid release. Extremely listenable and with a large amount of replay value, the only thing this record falls victim to is being a tad basic. It's indie rock, but it isn't much more than that. That doesn't have to be a bad thing though, that is what it aims to be, just don't expect an extreme deviation from its genre.
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Aug 16, 2015Catchy enough to grab you at the first listen, with enough substance to keep you coming back for quite some time. Simply put, it's just another fantastic edition to the growing catalogue of great Spoon records. 9.6/10
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Mar 21, 2015What can I say? Catchy, groovy, well-produced, well-performed, energetic. Is that enough adjectives? Yeah, I think so. This album's pretty damn great.
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Oct 15, 2014
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Oct 12, 2014One of Spoon's strongest efforts. While some of the songs fall short of being something great, others are possibly the best songs of Spoon's brilliant career, and the album as a whole is a very good listen. Highlights include Rent I Pay, Do You, They Want My Soul and New York Kiss.
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Sep 14, 2014How do these guys do it album after album? Is there another band this confident and daring? I feel sorry for (or maybe envious, because of the epiphany-like discovery they would have) anyone who likes rock music and hasn't heard Spoon.Easily the best so far this year,
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Sep 13, 2014
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Sep 7, 2014
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Aug 30, 2014
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Aug 30, 2014I was prepared for more of the same from Spoon. While there is that, there are also some very different turns, including the breezy Outlier. the rolling title track and the acoustic-tinged Let Me Be Mine. Britt seems influenced very positively by his Divine Fits collaboration. This could be the best album yet, by a great band.
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Aug 25, 2014Okay, first: anyone who says this is better than Kill the Moonlight or Girls Can Tell needs to have his or her head examined.
I've been listening to Spoon for a long time. At this point in their career they're obviously exploring new territory. To be honest, the strongest tracks on this album are the ones that sound like pre-Transference Spoon. On the whole, this album is forgettable. -
Aug 17, 2014
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Aug 10, 2014
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Aug 7, 2014Some of the criticisms I've seen have been more the result of comparing this album to the other greats Spoon have cranked out. I don't know why anyone would care. The album is very good. Nothing else needs to be considered.
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Aug 6, 2014
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Aug 6, 2014Another predictably excellent album from Spoon. They Want My Soul is packed with tight, catchy, punchy rock and roll songs--but don't think Spoon is playing it safe, they're still pushing their sound into new directions. Don't see this one leaving the turntable for quite some time.
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Aug 5, 2014Some of the tracks on here are a little predictable, but it ultimately doesn't matter considering how well written, well performed, and great these tracks are. This is the culmination of all of their previous work into one masterpiece.
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Aug 5, 2014Spoon's best album to date, even better than Kill The Moonlight. The production is so good and finely tuned on here it's even up there with Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. Every track is catchy and different, and their different production gives them an even better style.
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Aug 5, 2014
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Aug 5, 2014They Want My Soul marries the consistency of Gimme Fiction, the heights of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, and some of the instrumental quirkiness of Transference. What's not to love?
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 17, 2014They Want My Soul has a spiky, timeless quality, and frontman Britt Daniel's sharply wry lyrics add a nicely acidic edge to the sweetness of their melodies. [Oct 2014, p.91]
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Sep 10, 2014The tone is set: They Want My Soul gives pleasures immediate and unlocked, a freshly bitten peach dribbling sweet nectar down your chin.
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Sep 9, 2014On They Want My Soul, Spoon’s most wide-ranging and eclectic album of its career, this isn’t a band who are settling in to their collective stride, but searching for new places entirely.