Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s newest record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Today, Britt Daniel sits down to chat with Rain about the band's upcoming tour, how music found him, recording their new album and even some 4 track nostalgia! Stay tuned till the end as Britt launches Andrew Cashen and discusses their recent collaborations. 

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• [01:00] Britt talks about recording Spoon’s new album, Lucifer on the Sofa
• [07:00] Rain and Britt chat the upcoming tour for their new album
• [09:00] Britt’s journey with music starting at a young age and learning the bass
• [16:00] Rain and Britt discuss the recording process and editing 
• [20:00] Britt introduces artist Andrew Cashen

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SPOON LINKS:

• https://spoontheband.com 
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spoon_(band)
• https://www.instagram.com/spoontheband/ 
• https://twitter.com/spoontheband 
• https://www.facebook.com/spoontheband 
• https://www.youtube.com/user/spoontheband 
• https://soundcloud.com/spoontheband

ANDREW CASHEN LINKS:

• https://www.agiantdog.com/newwp/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Giant_Dog
• https://www.instagram.com/agiantdog/ ; https://www.instagram.com/andrewcashen/ 
• https://www.facebook.com/agiantdog ; https://www.facebook.com/andrewcashenmusic/
• https://twitter.com/agiantdog ; https://twitter.com/andrewcashen 
• https://agiantdog.bandcamp.com ; https://andrewcashen.bandcamp.com

BIO:

Spoon’s tenth album, Lucifer on the Sofa, is the band’s purest rock ’n roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in its hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Written and recorded over the last two years – both in and out of lockdown – these songs mark a shift toward something louder, wilder, and more full-color.

From the detuned guitars anchoring “The Hardest Cut,” to the urgency of “Wild," to the band’s blown-out cover of the Smog classic “Held,” Lucifer on the Sofa bottles the physical thrill of a band tearing up a packed room. It’s an album of intensity and intimacy, where the music’s harshest edges feel as vivid as the directions quietly murmured into the mic on the first-take. According to frontman Britt Daniel, “It’s the sound of classic rock as written by a guy who never did get Eric Clapton.” 

While Spoon’s last album, Hot Thoughts (2017), bristled with drum machines, synths, and astral moods, the nonstop touring that followed in its wake tugged the band back toward a stripped-down sound. “I liked where we’d gone on Hot Thoughts – it had a specific style and it covered new ground for us – but we kept noticing on the road that the live versions of the songs were beating the album versions,” says Daniel. “And it got us thinking”.

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