In a 2020 interview promoting the vinyl reissue, Britt Daniel said that the songs on Soft Effects were originally intended to be b-sides for a single from Telephono. After recording four of the five songs, the people from Matador convinced Spoon to use them for an EP instead, since Telephono hadn't performed well. Daniel adds that, "the gist of it was all of the songs were going to be recorded very much like, you know, 'this is just going to be a b-side, no one's going to hear it'. And it ended up definitely one of the best things we'd done, and still … read more
In a 2020 interview promoting the vinyl reissue, Britt Daniel said that the songs on Soft Effects were originally intended to be b-sides for a single… read more
In a 2020 interview promoting the vinyl reissue, Britt Daniel said that the songs on Soft Effects were originally intended to be b-sides for a single from Telephono. After recording four… read more
Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in late 1993 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. Current members also include: Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals) and Rob Pope (bass, backing vocals - replaced Joshua Zarbo in 2007). After releasing their debut LP Telephono on Matador Records, the band signed with Elektra in 1998, but the contract was dropped soon after the band released A Series of Sneaks. In response the band released a two-song single titled The Agony of Laffitte (referring to Elektra A&… read more
Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in late 1993 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. Current members also include: Eric Harve… read more
Spoon is an American indie rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in late 1993 by lead singer/guitarist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno. Current members also include: Eric Harvey (keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocal… read more