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Girls Can Tell  Hear it Now

RS: Not Rated Average User Rating: 4.5of 5 Stars

2001

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Austin's favorite trio dishes out eleven helpings of diverse alt-pop on what may wind up being the finest record of its ilk all year. Charged by song sculptor/frontman Britt Daniel, this start-to-finish triumph never underachieves even if it has an effortless aura at times. The dually twangy and jazzy heartbreaker "Everything Hits at Once" ("Don't say a word/The last one's still stinging") is a song worth obsessing over, but there's similar merit in the edgy punk blues of "Believing Is Art" and the bass-thumping, snare-snapping rhythms of "Take the Fifth." Recalling the Pixies and Pavement at their accessible best on "Anything You Want," kneeling at the altar of Big Star for the acoustic charmer "1020 AM" and revisiting new wave on both "Take a Walk" and "Lines in the Suit," Spoon's instant classic has something to offer every hook-starved indie rock worshipper.

JOHN D. LUERSSEN

(Posted: Feb 21, 2001)

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rvm2112 writes:

5of 5 Stars


Less is more. At least that's what Spoon's Britt Daniel seems to believe on their 2001 effort "Girls Can Tell". These songs creep into the listener's subconcious in a way that is very refreshing in a world where every rock singer feels the need to scream about their "misery" in your face. Britt Daniel is the songsmith of the band, but just as the songs do deserve their credit, just as much should be given to the production of the record as well. You can hear the guitars, the drums, the bass, the keyboards, and the vocals with all their nuance. It's so good to hear a record with songs as sharp as these and feel like you are in the room with the artist. Understated and still true, the ideas expressed on "Girls Can Tell" are romantic and still fresh after all these years. Here's hoping Spoon can make a good run at records like this for years to come.

Nov 14, 2007 20:08:08

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