Spoon brought their They Want My Soul tour to the Ed Sullivan Theater last night to perform the excellent “Inside Out” on The Late Show With David Letterman. Britt Daniel took full advantage of singing without a guitar, seizing the opportunity to get all up in your grill on national TV. Letterman was in fine [...]

Britt Daniel’s Chipotle order: Soft tacos with chicken, mild salsa, cheese, and a side of guacamole. Lemonade to drink, but he opts for Coke on the refill. I order a chicken burrito and Diet Coke. It is July, and we are in the West Village. The line is long by Chipotle standards — about a [...]

Not too many bands can play on a Tonight Show stage and make it look like they’re killing time on a random Monday night, but Spoon are one of the few. Today, the band’s very good new album They Want My Soul finally comes out, and last night, the band was on Jimmy Fallon’s show [...]

Spoon say 'They Want My Soul' is inspired by AC/DC

There’s a moment on Spoon’s new song “Outlier” where Britt Daniel sneaks a sharp splinter of film criticism into one of the tough, terse, personal songs that Spoon is so known for: “I remember when you walked out of Garden State / You had taste, you had taste / You had no time to waste.&#8221...