# Album Review: Spoon – ‘Lucifer on the Sofa’

- Link: https://indierockcafe.com/2022/02/album-review-spoon-lucifer-on-the-sofa/
- Published: 2022-02-17T06:02:55-05:00
- Author: GuestBlogger

In considering the 10th studio album by Spoon, we take a moment to appreciate what
kind of an underappreciated milestone that represents.

Among bands that can be considered part of the first- or second-generation American
indie rock cohort, there are plenty of heroes (Pavement, Modest Mouse, the White
Stripes, Death Cab for Cutie) who either couldn’t keep it together long enough or
have seen their output slowed to a crawl.

Lucifer on the Sofa finds Spoon joining the double-digit club (waddup Sonic Youth,
Sleater-Kinney, Guided by Voices, Flaming Lips) in full control of the distinct 
talents and trademarks that have become familiar on the nine previous LPs – this
one distinctly more driving and aggressive than predecessor Hot Thoughts, where 
synths and atmosphere were the ruling order.

The album’s bookended by its two longest songs and two of the more ruminative tracks,
leading off with a faithful cover of Smog’s “Held” and closing with the title track
that begins by showcasing moody, scene-setting saxophones for a late-night travelogue
through Lavaca Street, West Avenue, thoughts about Dale Watson, and an unnamed someone
who has left the narrator to deal with remnants that include records, cassette tapes,
letters, pictures, and what lead man Britt Daniel paints to be a small fortune in
cigarettes.
  [Continue reading review at The Austin Chronicle](https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2022-02-04/spoon-album-review/)

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