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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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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. -
Sep 7, 2014
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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.