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Transference – Spoon

Managing to create seven records over a musical career is quite a feat in the industry. And if they bear a hallmark of consistency, it becomes all the more commendable. Spoon, the indie band from Austin has done just that with their latest record “Transference”. In fact, they sound much better this time around. Something to do in large part to the fact that they took to producing the album themselves, making them sound much tighter than previously. The splendid acoustic sound on “Before Destruction” immediately sets you into the groove for what has to follow through the remainder of the album while the spasmodic quality of the guitar “Who Makes Your Money” lulls you into silence, which is topped wonderfully by “Out Go the Lights” which excels with a quality hypnotic enough to bind you as you exit the song with its lengthy exit on minimal instrumentation. Melodic piano accompaniment exudes simplicity into the texture of “Goodnight Laura. But the surprise element comes in the form of the funk bass notes and synthetic drum sounds on “Nobody Gets Me But You”.