Matt 1Please Tell Me You Bought This Album in 2007 (Part 1 of 10): Spoon - Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
January 8th 2008 14:52
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga isn't Gimme Fiction, Kill the Moonlight or Girls Can Tell but nor does it pretend to be.
It makes clear that it isn't as radio-friendly as Kill the Moonlight and it tonnes more instrumental than predecessor Gimme Fiction. The Texans, led by Britt Daniel yet again produce a charming blend of songs for your ears only.
While "Don't Make Me a Target" could have been a left-over from their 2005 release, the pounding piano throughout "The Ghost of You Lingers" haunts the listener unlike any other Spoon song before it. Humming, echoed vocals, tight verses and a lack of typical song direction add up to a perfectly-crafted tune. You can't sing along to it like many of the band's hits but this is just as special. "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" and "The Underdog" have more hooks than a fisherman, showing that Spoon have lost none of their charming pop sensibility that made songs such as "The Way We Get By" so instantly accessible. "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case" is the closest the band may have come to replicating Rubber Soul-era Beatles, while "Rhythm & Soul" has a groovy, sound that brings back "Satisfaction"-era Stones. "Eddie's Ragga", however, has more of a Manchester-via-London feel about it then anything on the album, with echoed voices in the background and a certain, even chorus evoking Gallagher-led Britpop. "Black Like Me" allows the journey to end with something similar to a ballad - an acoustic guitar and a piano makes a ballad doesn't it!? It sounds straight off of the Beatles classic Abbey Road release, which isn't exactly a bad thing.
But at the end of the album, the remarkable creativity through an array of instruments and non-traditional lyric arrangements are what shines through, alongside their usual, fun indie-rock. It may be slightly top-heavy, with the first three songs three of the better tracks but it is well worth listening to and very different to their previous releases.
The Critic's Choice = "The Ghost of You Lingers"
It makes clear that it isn't as radio-friendly as Kill the Moonlight and it tonnes more instrumental than predecessor Gimme Fiction. The Texans, led by Britt Daniel yet again produce a charming blend of songs for your ears only.
While "Don't Make Me a Target" could have been a left-over from their 2005 release, the pounding piano throughout "The Ghost of You Lingers" haunts the listener unlike any other Spoon song before it. Humming, echoed vocals, tight verses and a lack of typical song direction add up to a perfectly-crafted tune. You can't sing along to it like many of the band's hits but this is just as special. "You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" and "The Underdog" have more hooks than a fisherman, showing that Spoon have lost none of their charming pop sensibility that made songs such as "The Way We Get By" so instantly accessible. "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case" is the closest the band may have come to replicating Rubber Soul-era Beatles, while "Rhythm & Soul" has a groovy, sound that brings back "Satisfaction"-era Stones. "Eddie's Ragga", however, has more of a Manchester-via-London feel about it then anything on the album, with echoed voices in the background and a certain, even chorus evoking Gallagher-led Britpop. "Black Like Me" allows the journey to end with something similar to a ballad - an acoustic guitar and a piano makes a ballad doesn't it!? It sounds straight off of the Beatles classic Abbey Road release, which isn't exactly a bad thing.
But at the end of the album, the remarkable creativity through an array of instruments and non-traditional lyric arrangements are what shines through, alongside their usual, fun indie-rock. It may be slightly top-heavy, with the first three songs three of the better tracks but it is well worth listening to and very different to their previous releases.
The Critic's Choice = "The Ghost of You Lingers"
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