Lucifer on the Sofa
A fierce, live-in-the-room rock record dripping with Texas grit, sharp hooks, and analog warmth. Spoon at their most physical and immediate.
A fierce, live-in-the-room rock record dripping with Texas grit, sharp hooks, and analog warmth. Spoon at their most physical and immediate.
Tactile homecoming
Humming tube amps and the dry heat of an Austin garage fill these tracks. The guitars scrape against the rhythm section like tires on gravel, trading their usual studio polish for a bruised, late-night swagger. You are sitting right in the room, feeling the physical thud of a band rediscovering how to sweat together.
By prioritizing a live recording setup, the band captures the raw, tactile friction of five musicians playing together in a hot Texas room, letting the tracks breathe with tape hiss and natural room resonance.
Critics widely admired the album's lively, gritty energy, praising the band's ability to sound remarkably fresh and swaggering by pairing classic rock sounds with a back-to-basics approach. While most found the record's warm, southern-influenced atmosphere to be highly engaging, some reviewers felt that it ultimately stayed a bit too comfortable within the band's established habits.
“Spoon’s Lucifer on the Sofa gestures toward breaking free of old habits, but it doesn’t present any new ones”Read review
“By pairing their well-honed blues rock temerity with genuine emotional weight, Spoon continue to wring new ideas out of classic sounds without veering into gimmick, staying consistent without getting stale”Read review
“A consistently excellent band takes it to a new level by getting back to basics”Read review
“Two decades into their career, Spoon return with loud, low-down, melodious rock record almost without sacrificing any of their savory nuance and inscrutability”Read review
“Another worthy addition to Spoon’s extensive catalog of fabulous records. It’s great to hear them getting a little loose and rocking out”
“It’s an album fuelled by southern heat, with plenty of grit to boot. Their best yet”Read review
“Ten albums and nearly three decades in, Spoon still sound fresh, with swing and swagger – and there isn’t a dull moment”Read review
“The Austin rockers don’t ease off at all on their first album since 2017”Read review
“The band’s 10th album is as adventurous and forward-looking as ever”Read review
“Once again, Spoon show there’s still plenty of mystery left in classic sounds, and they’re still experts at revealing it”Read review
“Lucifer on the Sofa stands as proof that Spoon are one of the most reliable and entertaining rock bands around”Read review
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