Idolator

Spoon rules

That is all

Now that is a great way to start the week...

I'll probably be alone in hating this.

Sounds like someone's been listening to his Steve Reich and Philip Glass.

This is what the fuck i am talking about.

@brasstax: I dig it, but I can easily see why someone could hate it.

@Aquemini: That's nice. So what the fuck are you talking about?

.....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.