Spoon - Gimme Fiction

I know, this is a pretty obvious choice for any "best of the year" list and yeah, I know this band is jocked to no end by every moronic hipster e-rag out there. But damn these guys can write a good pop song. I think it's their simplicity that does it for me. Very basic strumming, well written and engaging lyrics. They're the one indy pop band that has my full attention at the moment. Whilst Architecture In Helsinki annoyed the living hell out of me with their overly enthusiastic, high speed nonsense and Sufjan Stevens' melodramatic whining toyed with my "shut the fuck up" sense. Spoon managed to make a solid and amusing record that briefed their importance to my every day life. When I was riding the train to college, thinking of how tedious my day was going to be, putting this record in my trusty walkman managed to cheer me up just that little bit. When I had a six page essay to write on the importance of narrative in the 1950s film noir "Gilda", throwing on this record made the dirge that little bit more bearable. It's the melody, man, it just does something for me.

The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine
I Summon You

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