Nefarious
Four tracks of jagged, lo-fi post-punk recorded before the polish set in. Raw, urgent, and dripping with analog grit.
Four tracks of jagged, lo-fi post-punk recorded before the polish set in. Raw, urgent, and dripping with analog grit.
Before they were the kings of clean indie rock, Spoon was a noisy, basement-dwelling post-punk band, and this EP is the proof.
A restless, high-tension burst of raw 90s indie rock energy.
The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.
“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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