Hot Thoughts
Sleek, synth-heavy indie rock drenched in late-night neon. Spoon trades their signature dry minimalism for lush, danceable grooves and futuristic textures.
Sleek, synth-heavy indie rock drenched in late-night neon. Spoon trades their signature dry minimalism for lush, danceable grooves and futuristic textures.
Electronic departure
Neon-soaked synths and slinky, computerized basslines replace the band's trademark dry guitars on this late-night excursion. You are pulled onto a crowded, humid dancefloor where jagged rhythms meet lush, futuristic pop. It feels like driving through a rain-slicked city after midnight, trading raw indie grit for a polished, hypnotic groove.
Sleek, studio polished textures take center stage here, replacing their signature raw minimalism with a gleaming, high-fidelity sheen that sparkles under the club lights.
Critics warmly welcomed the album, praising the band's ability to expand their signature songwriting by integrating subtle electronic elements and a more psychedelic, rhythmic atmosphere. There was broad appreciation for their studio craftsmanship, with reviewers finding this adventurous approach to be a remarkably fresh development so far into their career.
“Spoon is a master of hooky songwriting, but Hot Thoughts seems so bent on undermining it that the band undersells itself”Read review
“Spoon are studio whizzes of the highest order and they continue to find smart, subtle ways of evolving”Read review
“The songs are mostly variations on well-worn themes like desire, dismay and alienation, with only the occasional line bringing a tart, umami edge to the subject. Not bad, but not brilliant”Read review
“Finds Spoon at the peak of their considerable powers, their ninth album effortlessly unfolding and revealing its mysteries as they cement their place in the firmament of undeniably great rock bands”Read review
“At its most appealing when Spoon sticks to what they know how to do best”Read review
“With Flaming Lips producer Dave Fridmann on board, the set is as lushly trippy as it is rhythmically hyped, apropos a band named for a song by psychedelic Seventies beat scientists Can”Read review
“Sometimes taking a risk for pop can sound like no risk at all, especially with a band that sounds as effortless as Spoon”Read review
“May go down as the band’s most polarizing effort - but that was likely the goal: a buildup of anxiety with no release in order to evoke an emotional response”Read review
“Spoon stay in their well-earned lane but tweak the formula just enough on their ninth album, keeping their reliably great songwriting and adding new, electronic textures”Read review
“The album strikes almost the perfect balance between traditional songs and adventurous sounds, which makes it stand out in Spoon’s extensive catalog of great albums”Read review
“They have nothing to prove, but you wouldn’t know that from the 10 songs here: Hot Thoughts is loaded with tunes, invention and adventure”Read review
“Whilst Hot Thoughts may divide fans, it stands as proof that class is permanent”Read review
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