Alternative
United States
Spoon
More albums from Spoon
Spoon's Popular Music Videos
About Spoon
Hometown
Austin, TX, United States
Formed
1993
Genre
Alternative
Founded in 1993, Spoon is an indie band from Austin, Texas, that takes inspiration from New Wave, power pop, and soul-influenced rock.
∙ Their early 2000s breakthrough came with such personal songs as “The Fitted Shirt,” which frontman Britt Daniel wrote after buying a dress shirt for his grandfather’s funeral.
∙ Praised for its minimalist arrangements, 2002’s Kill the Moonlight was included in Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Albums of the Decade and Pitchfork’s 200 Top Albums of the 2000s.
∙ Britt Daniel and composer Brian Reitzell created the soundtrack for Will Ferrell’s 2006 movie Stranger Than Fiction, which used the band’s “The Way We Get By” in the opening scene.
∙ In 2010, reviews aggregator Metacritic named Spoon the “top overall artist of the decade,” due to the number of positive reviews for the band’s work.
∙ The group has had four albums reach the Top 20 on the Billboard 200, with both 2010’s Transference and 2014’s They Want My Soul peaking at No. 4.
∙ In addition to producing multiple Spoon records, cofounder/drummer Jim Eno has also helmed releases for dance-rock group !!!, indie-pop act Future Islands, and jam band Blues Traveler.
Musical InfluencesSpoon's musical influences include The Velvet Underground, The Beatles, Pixies and more.
Influenced by SpoonSpoon has influenced the music of Steven Bamidele, Mal Fantome, The Sarandons and more.
Similar to: Spoon
Discover more music and artists similar to Spoon, like Divine Fits, Wilco, Beck
