Transference

Spin7/ 10

“Rarely going beyond three chords, Transference is an aural Zen garden: minimalist lines and meticulously rendered patterns anchored by Daniel’s brittle cool”

Drowned in Sound

“Spoon are equally as enjoyable, and perhaps that bit more intriguing, when they are a little bit harder to fathom. Plus, to put it simply, there ain’t a duff track to be found here”

“What’s missing is an immediacy, an underlying urgency, that infiltrated earlier studio efforts”

“The bulk of Transference is a provocative blast, a union of Daniel’s art-pop ambitions and his band’s total-pop strengths”

The Quietus

“...perhaps the cult of consistency that surrounds Spoon is nothing more than just a celebration of the technically proficient but entirely mundane. And is that really something worth shouting about?”

“Transference offers up several solid additions to the Spoon canon and setlist, but narrowly misses living up to its pedigree”

NME7/ 10

“...might be one of their best, with the band and leader Britt Daniel sounding as energised and playful as a puppy”

“These songs could’ve easily strayed into the arena-anthem territory regularly mined by the Snow Patrols of the world, but in Spoon’s capable hands, these songs hit home without straining for effect”

“Transference may not reach the same dizzying heights as Kill the Moonlight or Gimme Fiction did, but it’s still better than half the indie-rock music that’s out there today”