Britt Daniel is a musical McGyver smoker. Give him a greasy guitar line, a baby grand, a snare, and a snorkel, and watch the smoke soar. The titular single from Spoon’s new EP is wrapped with a tension tight as Asclepius’ snakes. Alfred Soto described the solo at the 1:05 minute mark, as “moving like a feather up the soles of my bare feet.” The piano line about fifteen seconds later finds that same feather floating up your spine.
Britt Daniel spits out that he’s “got nothing to lose but darkness and shadows.” His chaotic pop flickers as though it were engineered at the level of the central nervous system. The entire song seems like a gathering storm that fails to burst, but still shifts the tenor of an afternoon. Few bands know what they’re doing more than these guys. Of course, this is something.
Buy: Spoon-Got Nuffin EP
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MP3: Spoon-”Got Nuffin”
3 comments
Disco Vietnam says:
June 29, 2009 at 11:27 am (UTC -7)
I think it’s fair to say Britt Daniel needs a new bag of tricks. I had the same criticism of Ga,Ga,Ga,Ga,Ga and judging from the sound of this he hasn’t found it yet.
Passion of the Weiss says:
June 29, 2009 at 11:32 am (UTC -7)
Maybe he just needs Willie Mays haze.
TimmDawg says:
June 30, 2009 at 10:07 am (UTC -7)
Good…not great.
Been a big fan of Spn for many years. I thought Ga was great and still is. It is still gaining tracktion as more and more songs are getting airplay.
Got Nuffin just doesnt have the hook. It doesnt have the draw that makes you want to sing-a-long or learn to play on the guitar. Thats how I measure its overall appeal.
As in the original review, it just doesnt quit get there.
Timm