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This cover of Sam Cooke's "Bring It On Home To Me" by Spoon's Britt Daniel, originally released on a Portland-centric compilation, is almost a year old at this point, but Mr. Matos returned it it to my attention in light of the alarming news that adenoidal thespian Colin Meloy of the Decemberists is planning an EP of Sam Cooke covers. It's so good it's kinda like Daniel put Meloy over his bony knee and spanked him for in advance for the very idea. (A friend also notes it fits quite well on a playlist following the new ?uestlove-produced Al Green join that leaked a few weeks back.) [Jonk Music]

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No. 38: Britt Daniel Beats The Odds Too bad the person who makes a surprise appearance at the end of the video for No. 38 didn't enjoy a similar fate.

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Spoon Sets Off A Bomb In Studio 8H

Spoon's first song on this weekend's Saturday Night Live, "The Underdog," was torpedoed a bit by the Chronic Problem Bands Have On TV—namely, that the sound engineers couldn't figure out how to mix the horn-augmented band so that it sounded good to the viewers at home, and not just the people in the studio—but Britt Daniel and company recovered nicely on the crunchy "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb." If only they'd performed a third song; then the world could have been spared that superindulgent, straight-outta-college-comedy-night sketch where Andy Samberg borked it up as the Swedish Chef. (Dude, when you're stealing your jokes from jokey versions of Google, it's time to step back and re-evaluate. Just saying.)

11:15 AM on Mon Oct 8 2007
By mjohnston
973 views, 10 comments

Latest by MrStarhead: The best part of that sketch was Bill Hader as Animal. Hader's a comic genius. Samberg? Not so much. more »

Cindy Adams is clearly irritated with her intern's indie-rock-chattiness: "I am full of - now, watch your mouths - information about heavy-duty music makers. Spoon, the indie band out of Austin, Texas? Well, they got a lead singer. Whatever his name is he was at a free South Street Seaport concert . . ." Aw, no mention of Britt Daniel's name, even? That intern is so fired. [NYP via extrawack!]

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Good morning, Idolator faithful. I'm Paul, but you may know me as brasstax. I'm not a "journalist" or a "critic," so go ahead and engage your disappointment (or elation) sensors right now. I'll be here all day. More importantly, though, it's finally July 10—a huuuge new record release day! I solemnly swear right now to do my best in making Idolator a Spoon, Interpol, Justice and Smashing Pumpkins-free zone between now and 5pm (though I really have no control over Maura). You've been reading about all those records ad nauseam in every corner of the internet for weeks. There is one legitimately important release today, however, and it's this. Buy it now and thank me later.

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17 Dots counts down the 20 best Spoon songs in anticipation of Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga. If there was a list of good records with bad album titles, I bet this one would be near the top. Seriously, have you actually said this title out loud? Seriously. [17 Dots]

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Indie Labels Try To Challenge Early Leakers

Today's Chicago Tribune takes a look at the efforts being taken by indie labels to maintain sales in this time of early leaks and .zip-happy fans. As an incentive to fans who aren't really into the whole "paying for music" deal, two of this summer's (relatively) biggest releases—the New Pornographers' Challengers and Spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga—are being gussied up with extensive add-on tracks and/or packaging, and the New Pornos' approach is particularly ambitious: Matador is offering an "executive edition" box set that comes with 4,124 additional songs (approximately), and the label has set some high SoundScan expectations for the record: More »

11:51 AM on Wed Jun 20 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,073 views, 5 comments

Latest by nffcnnr: "Challengers" is a weak album. Full of flavorless songs that pale in comparison to their previous 3 excellent LP's. Good try, New Pornos, maybe next time. Good luck moving those quarter million units, though. ppfffth more »

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Stuck On Repeat: Spoon Drops A Bomb

Spoon's forthcoming Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (not be be confused with this) has been on the internet for so long, you've probably already grown tired of yaying or naying it, and have already moved on to the next Spoon album. We're still playing it quite a bit, and while the background coughs and caught-on-tape mistakes are a bit cringe-inducing (that sort of "authenticity" always seems a bit forced), we can't say enough good things about "You Got Yr Cherry Bomb," which is a perfectly fine piece of white-boy boogie, thanks in part to those way-down-in-the-mix horns: More »

10:10 AM on Fri Jun 8 2007
By Brian Raftery
1,075 views, 14 comments

Latest by Moonshine Mike: @nonce: Worked for me. more »

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Stuck On Repeat: The New Spoon Song Will Linger With You For A Long Time

"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: More »

12:18 PM on Mon May 14 2007
By Brian Raftery
6,049 views, 20 comments