Kill the Moonlight by Spoon (CD, Aug-2002, Merge)

Album Features
UPC:	036172951529
Artist:	Spoon
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2002
Record Label:	Merge
Genre:	Alternative, Rock & Pop

Track Listing
1. Small Stakes
2. Way We Get By, The
3. Something to Look Forward To
4. Stay Don't Go
5. Jonathon Fisk
6. Paper Tiger
7. Someone Something
8. Don't Let It Get You Down
9. All the Pretty Girls Go to the City
10. You Gotta Feel It
11. Back to the Life
12. Vittorio E.

Details
Distributor:	Alternative Dis. Alliance
Recording Type:	Studio
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Spoon: Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar); Mike McCarthy (12-String guitar); Matt Brown (saxophone); Eggo Johanson (piano, keyboards, tambourine); Joshua Zarbo, John Clayton (bass); Jim Eno (drums); Brad Shenfield (dabouke).Producers: Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Mike McCarthy.Personnel: Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar); Mike McCarthy (12-string guitar); Matt Brown (saxophone); Joshua Zarbo, John Clayton, Roman Kuebler (bass guitar); Jim Eno (drums).Audio Mixers: Jim Eno; Mike McCarthy; Britt Daniel.Recording information: The Catacomb (01/2002-04/2002); The Garage (01/2002-04/2002).Editor: J.J. Golden.Photographer: Ben Dickey.Building on the momentum of 2001's critically acclaimed GIRLS CAN TELL, Spoon unveiled KILL THE MOONLIGHT the following year. The Austin, Texas-based band's second outing for Merge Records finds frontman Britt Daniel and company settling comfortably into a mutually advantageous relationship with the revered indie label, resulting in a confident and creative album. The group reins in its blatant Pavement-isms, opting for a more stripped-down approach that relies on straightforward beats, minimal keyboard lines and guitar riffs, and smart melodies. Daniel hits a detached falsetto on the heavily looped, Krautrock-like "Stay Don't Go" (foreshadowing GIMME FICTION's "I Turn My Camera On"), while "Jonathan Fisk" is a garagey, no-frills rock tune that wouldn't have been out of place on the Strokes' debut. Keeping things spare, yet surprisingly eclectic, is what elevates KILL THE MOONLIGHT above similarly conceived underground albums, and, not surprisingly, this quality helped to make it one of 2002's most lauded indie-rock releases.

Editorial Reviews
7 out of 10 - ...Spoon rehouse '70s glam rock in a post-grunge setting...as a nifty demonstration of how to balance eggheaded art-indie cred with genuine thrills, this takes some beating.
NME

Ranked #8 on CMJ's Top 10 of 2002
CMJ (20021230)

4 stars out of 5 - ...expand(s) on the strengths of (their) breakthrough third LP...They make you happy, and remind you why you're sad: the perfect high.
Uncut (20021001)

Ranked #42 in Uncut's 100 Best Albums of the Year
Uncut (20030101)

Ranked #38 on Spin's list of 2002's Albums of the Year - ...Austin, Texas' finest massage the Kinks out of their taut indie rock, hammering on pianos, synths, and drum machines...
Spin (20030101)

3 stars out of 5 - ...Spoon balance cool mechanical noise with analog warmth...offering midtempo ditties and carefully layered rhythms...
Rolling Stone (20020905)

Included in Rolling Stone's 50 Best Albums of 2002
Rolling Stone (20021226)