Gimme Fiction

2005's Gimme Fiction dragged the sonic pointillism of Kill the Moonlight further into dub-influenced weirdness as the increasingly confident Spoon went crazy in the studio, experimenting with everything from warped hip-hop samples to horse whinnies. How all this directionless Dylan worship and psychedelic goofing resulted in an album as sharply realized as Gimme Fiction is a testament solely to Spoon's self-assurance and tastefulness. Whatever digging or strange alchemy had to go into it, they only produced more gold. Gimme Fiction deserves special recognition because it's the album where Spoon – backed into a corner – took some crazy leaps, all of them forward. It's a "departure point" for a band that, lucky for us, has never made a real departure. Featuring the hit single "I Turn My Camera On," as well as other tracks included on the recent greatest hits Everything Hits At Once: The Best of Spoon, this new vinyl LP reissue is included in an ongoing campaign highlighting Spoon's expansive catalog.

1. Beast And Dragon, Adored
2. Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine
3. I Turn My Camera On
4. My Mathematical Mind
5. Delicate Place
6. Sister Jack
7. I Summon You
8. Infinite Pet
9. Was It You
10. They Never Got You
11. Merchants Of Soul