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Rare and Unreleased Songs from Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Bright Eyes, James Mercer, Modest Mouse, Wilco, and much more
Jul 19, 2011
By Mark Redfern
Last week Under the Radar premiered an unreleased Ryan Adams song, "Shine Through the Dark," and now we're pleased to premiere a full stream of the album it's taken from
—the 64-track charity compilation Live From Nowhere Near You: Volume Two, which is out today via Greyday Records. The album features rare and unreleased tracks from the likes of Elliott Smith, Bright Eyes (featuring Spoon's Britt Daniel), The Shins' James Mercer, Modest Mouse, Wilco, Daniel Johnston, The Helio Sequence, Blue Giant (featuring members of Sleater-Kinney, The Decemberists, and Viva Voce), and much more. More
Need a Spoon Prayer Candle? They’ve Got That Too!
Dec 01, 2010
By Laura Studarus
While Spoon may be known for their down and dirty sound, their particular brand of effortless cool takes a bit of doing to get right. Like a magician revealing his secrets, the band recently released a demos collection called (appropriately enough) Bonus Tracks 2008-2009. More
Video was shot in an afternoon at New York’s Cake Shop.
Nov 15, 2010
By Lauren Barbato
New York venue Cake Shop and its distorted recording equipment became the focal point for Spoon's newest video, "Nobody Gets Me But You." More
Currently on Tour Including Dates with Arcade Fire
Aug 04, 2010
By Hong Le
Last night, Spoon performed their single "Nobody Gets Me But You" with the Roots on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. The band is currently on tour promoting their seventh studio album, Transference, which includes dates with Arcade Fire and an appearance at Lollapalooza. Check out the video and full tour dates. More
Dirty Projectors, Arcade Fire, Spoon, and The National to Keep Him Company
Jul 13, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Violinist turned orchestral pop maestro Owen Pallet is heading out on tour. Pallett may perform with little more than a looping pedal and a distinctive chuckle, but he won’t be alone. He’ll be meeting up (and supporting)Dirty Projectors, Arcade Fire, Spoon, and The National. We have the dates. More
Other “Attendees” Include Pavement, Sonic Youth, Bell & Sebastian, and Cat Power
Jun 30, 2010
By Laura Studarus
In the grand tradition of 21-year-olds everywhere, Matador Records is heading to Las Vegas to celebrate their 21st birthday October 1-3rd. We have the impressive birthday concert lineup. More
First Tour in 3 Years, Labelmates Spoon as Support On Select Dates
Jun 01, 2010
By John Everhart
To fill the arena-sized hole in your heart left by U2's recent cancellations, Arcade Fire have announced their first U.S. headlining tour since 2007's Neon Bible trek. The dates coincide with the August 3rd release of their third LP Suburbs on Merge Records, and feature their labelmates Spoon as main support on the Philly, NYC, Columbia, and Atlanta shows. More
Yeasayer, Spoon, Vampire Weekend, and Monsters of Folk, Among Others, Set to Play
May 18, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Festival fans rejoice, the lineup for 2010’s Austin City Limits has been announced. Lineup includes Muse, Flaming Lips, LCD Soundsystem, Spoon, and Vampire Weekend, among others. We have the full details. More
At Least $2.00 off Most Back Issues
May 13, 2010
By Laura Studarus
Sad but true, sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Well, sad for us that is. Swamped with back issues—which I’m all sure we can agree is a good thing—Under the Radar is passing them on to you with a sale on selected issues. The question is, can you have too much of a good thing? We're offering two dollars off most available back issues! More
Plus: Phoenix, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, and others
Apr 20, 2010
By Mark Redfern
Day three of Coachella 2010 more than made up for a lackluster day two, with set after set of strong artists and ending with perhaps the three best performances of the whole festival, all in a row: Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. It would have been nice if the wealth of great artists had been spread out a little bit more over the three days, but then again, Sunday wouldn't have been so strong if they had scheduled it that way. Here's what I saw on the last day of Coachella: Local Natives, Owen Pallett, Mayer Hawthorne, Deerhunter, Florence and the Machine, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Jonsi, Spoon, Phoenix, Pavement, Thom Yorke, and Gorillaz. More
Also A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Casiokids, Everything Everything, and more
Mar 20, 2010
By Mark Redfern
Staff photographer and Under the Radar's Co-Publisher/Co-Founder, Wendy Lynch Redfern, was down in Austin, Texas for SXSW 2010. Check out a gallery of her photos from the first day of the music portion of SXSW 2010. The gallery includes photos of Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, A Sunny Day in Glasgow, Casiokids, Everything Everything, Findlay Brown, Oh No Ono, The Walkmen, and Spoon. More
Check Out the Performance of "Got Nuffin" From Last Night's Late Night
Mar 05, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
It's sorta funny when David Letterman calls Spoon a "fine young band" but anyone that watches the show semi-regularly will notice he says that for just about any band CBS books for his late-night slot. Last night, said fine young band played "Got Nuffin" for the veteran comedian's rapt audience. We've got the video. More
Transference is Out Now on Merge Records
Feb 05, 2010
By Kyle Lemmon
Spoon's seventh studio LP, Transference, is out now on Merge. Now we've got this back-in-white clip for the single, "Written in Reverse." The Austin, Texas indie rockers are literally reversed as they jam through the larynx-shredding song in front of a huge mirror. More
Plus Check Out the Transference Cover
Nov 30, 2009
By Kyle Lemmon
Update: Hear Transference's first single, "Written In Reverse," over at NPR Music now.
Spoon's seventh studio LP, Transference, arrives January 19th in North America (via Merge) and the day before in Europe (via Anti-). We already showed you the tracklist and now you can oggle the album's plush sleeve art. (via Stereogum) More
Transference Out January 19th 2010, First Single Announced
Nov 23, 2009
By Laura Studarus
Spoon has announced the first dates for a planned world tour in support of their seventh album, Transference. While the only confirmed United States date is a one New Years Eve gig at the Riverside Theater in Milwaukee Wisconsin, the band has announced six U.K. and European dates. The release date for Transference has also been pushed up from January 26th to January 19th and the album's first single has been announced. More
The Band's New Effort Transference to Come Out in January
Oct 30, 2009
By Michele Yamamoto
A new Spoon album has been announced for early 2010, and they've let loose a tracklist as well! More
Merge XX to go down in North Carolina in July
Apr 08, 2009
By Mark Redfern
In honor of their 20th anniversary, the seminal indie label Merge Records will be presenting a five-day festival in North Carolina entitled XX Merge. More
Reviews
Treasure Island Music Festival in San Francisco, CA
Sep 14, 2007
By J. Pace
Treasure Island. There it sits in the middle of San Francisco bay. To most of us it's rarely set foot upon, simply driven through, the halfway point on the Bay Bridge. It was built and pirate- and/or Stevenson-named in 1939 as the site of the World's Fair-esque “Golden Gate International Exposition." Since then it's been a lot of things, among them a naval base and site of the Battlebots television show, in which machines battled to a fiery death. Apparently, people live there, too. More
