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Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon
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  • Summary: The 13-track best-of compilation for the indie rock band features one new song.
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  1. The Line of Best Fit
    Aug 1, 2019
    100
    EHAO is about as good a compilation of modern rock songs as you’re likely to find, but one can’t help but wish they’d had the devilish urge to include some of their most adventurous cuts in the place of their already well-known and mildly overexposed tracks. ... The only new track included here is the rather wonderful “No Bullets Spent”.
  2. AllMusic
    Jul 29, 2019
    80
    [Everything Hits at Once] proves there are few bands more adept at giving the venerable best-of compilation a refresh.
  3. Exclaim
    Jul 29, 2019
    80
    In the end, Everything Hits at Once may not be the most necessary thing. But, like most of Spoon's material, it is a well-crafted, admirable work — a pleasurable end unto itself.
  4. Rolling Stone
    Jul 29, 2019
    80
    The gem here is the new song, “No Bullets Spent,” which is about praying for the end of some existential anguish (“What we need now’s an accident/No one to blame and no bullets spent”). It could be about politics, it could be about a bad day frontman Britt Daniel had waiting for his number to be called at the DMV. Regardless, it’s another catchy, taut, perfectly restrained rocker that belongs in a collection like this.
  5. PopMatters
    Jul 29, 2019
    80
    Established fans of Spoon aren't going to get too much fresh out of Everything Hits at Once, but if the tracklisting looks appealing, then it's worth a listen. "No Bullets Spent" is worth a spin on its own. As for new listeners, this is a very good overview of the band.
  6. The Independent (UK)
    Jul 29, 2019
    80
    On Everything Hits at Once, the Austin-formed indie veterans have compiled a glimmering collection of songs that date back to 2001’s Girls Can Tell, or are as recent as to come from 2017’s Hot Thoughts. There’s also a brand-new song, closer “No Bullets Spent” (built using parts from “Dracula’s Cigarette” of their Get Nice! EP), which is a low-simmering take on power and corruption.
  7. Austin Chronicle
    Sep 5, 2019
    78
    Daniel recently told the Chronicle he intended the band's new compilation for folks with a "passing familiarity" of the band, and that's where it hits its mark. Here's your gateway LP to Spoon, not a comprehensive overview.

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