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Spoon - Transference
What lurks in the feverish imagination of Britt Daniel this time around? The Spoon frontman is known for crafting cryptic lyrics over jagged guitars, stuttering rhythms and delicious melodies on albums like the Texas band’s 2007 Top 10 breakthrough Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (Spoon also contributed to the Will Ferrell comedy-drama Stranger Than Fiction). Here, Britt offers such fine curios as “The Mystery Zone,” “Is Love Forever” and “Who Makes Your Money,” which stick around like nagging fragments from vivid dreams.
