“The Ghost Of You Lingers” is the first track to emerge from Spoon’s forthcoming Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, and it’s a tightly wound number featuring little more than a relentless piano progression and Britt Daniel’s echoing vocal lines. Best experienced with the headphones on–or, in Daniel’s case, a giant pair of Buggles-inspired sunglasses:
Spoon – The Ghost Of You Lingers [MP3, link expired]
Spoon [MySpace]
…..At first I was thinking “Chopsticks.” It’s a fairly nicely-recorded piano sound, though. And a great chord progression, with some unexpected suspensions! I loved the panned vocals, although they nicked the breathy-enhancement trick from Jeff Lynne. Nothing wrong with a bit of borrowing, especially in an era where 30-year-old samples are regularly the basis for hit songs…
…..Great stuff!
@brasstax
Don’t worry, I hate it too. And I like Spoon.
More importantly, will those glasses make the new Manson cd sound any better?
I mean, if you’re going to leak a track to the internet, at least pick the one that isn’t the most zzzz-inducing. There’s nothing tight nor wound about this number either, Idolators — check yo’ descriptive language!
As a diehard Spoon fan, leaking a shitty track is the worst way to start the week. I can’t believe I’m even writing this.
The Phillip Glass reference is a nice catch – I bet you are correct on that one.
To me, it is hard to judge a song like this one on its own. The first time I heard Small Stakes it was as a download off the Spoon site and I hated it. After hearing it in the context of Kill the Moonlight – I got it. Small Stakes is a great opening track for that record.
Oh, I love this. Surprised.
maybe this is Britt’s “When Doves Cry” moment…can we expect the video to have him crawling naked across a flower peddled floor?
First listen: what the shit is this?
Second listen: ummmmm….so how about that Ukrainian Eurovision entry?
Third listen: Say, I have the new Blue Scholars and Polyphonic Spree albums to entertain me.
Fourth listen: OK, now I get it…doesn’t mean I like it though.
@cerulgalactus:
Yeah, but you like the Polyphonic Spree, so we won’t listen to you.
zaky and brasstax:
Agree 100%.
Keep moving, folks…nothing to listen to here.
Wow, this may be the first time a Spoon song is too minimal for my tastes. Then again, this’ll be one of those things where I love the song in the context of the album. That happens for all Spoon songs.
Wow, well — this won’t be a shock to anyone, but I think this is fantastic. I’m already totally lovin’ this phase of the Spoon sound; say what you will, they’ll never make a record that sounds exactly like the last one!
Mmmm, Spoon swoon. Britt Daniel’s furtive sexiness confuses me in the best way. I hope the whole album is half as hot as this song.