Spoon are on the move again, bringing their Can-influenced indie rock to select cities in Europe and the US. They’ll be repping their upcoming release Transference (TMT News), which comes out January 18 on ANTI- for our European friends and January 19 on Merge Records here in the States (note the new release dates).
At this point, details about further dates are scant, so I thought I’d provide you with the following gem of information related to one of the group’s more recent albums, Gimme Fiction. It’s gleaned from America’s favorite news source, Wikipedia:
"Don't You Evah" and "I Turn My Camera On" have become popular on YouTube as dance soundtracks for the Japanese robot Keepon, accumulating over two million hits.
Did you hear that? A ROBOT!!!! A robot who loves dancing to Spoon. If a non-sentient "being" can get down with these rock jams, you know these guys put on a good show.
12.03.09 - Kansas City, MO - Midland Theatre
12.04.09 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre*
12.11.09 - Portland, OR - Crystal Ballroom**
12.12.09 - La Jolla, CA - RIMAC Arena***
12.31.09 - Milwaukee, WI - Riverside Theatre****
02.14.09 - Glasgow, Scotland - King Tut's
02.15.09 - Manchester, England - Academy 3
02.16.09 - London, England - Electric Ballroom
02.18.09 - Amsterdam, Netherlands - Paradiso
02.19.09 - Cologne, Germany - Luxor
02.20.09 - Berlin, Germany - Frannz Club
*Phoenix, Passion Pit
**Black Joe Lewis
***Vampire Weekend, Phoenix, White Rabbits, Manchester Orchestra
****Jay Reatard