LargeHeartedBoy — Bookworm interviewed author William T. Vollmann. Tori Amos visited The Current studio for an interview and live performance. The San Francisco Chronicle reviewed Haruki Murakami's new novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage. Paste ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — After more than 20 years of activity, Britt Daniel and his band Spoon have cultivated such a reputation for consistency that it's tempting to overstate any shift in the group's carefully managed ecosystem. more info

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The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Fun Fact:  Britt Daniel made his acting debut in an episode of Veronica Mars.  In the episode, he sang a karaoke version of Elvis Costello's "Veronica." Here are the 11 Best Songs By Spoon: The Two Sides Of Monsieur Valentine (Gimme Fiction)... more info

Stereogum — I recently described They Want My Soul single “Inside Out” as “like looking at a reflection of a Spoon song on the face of the water.” The song’s excellence goes deeper than its floaty, shimmering production, though. Britt Daniel and Jim En... more info

KEXP Seattle — Oh, hey, did you hear there’s a new album out this week from Spoon? KEXP has been, understandably, excited for the latest release from this veteran band (watch an exclusive nine-song set from the band that we aired on The Midday Show on KEXP earlie... more info

KEXP Seattle — Twenty-plus years into a varied and universally celebrated career, Spoon can still surprise and delight us. They Want My Soul, the Austin-based band’s follow-up to 2010′s Transference, has all the Spoon hallmarks you expect: the fiery voice of fr... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Rosebuds' Sand + Silence and Spoon's They Want My Soul are easily my favorite new music releases this week. Angus and Julia Stone's self-titled album, Christopher Denny's If The Roses Don't Kill Us, and Spider Bags' Frozen Letter... more info

Stereogum — Not too many bands can play on a Tonight Show stage and make it look like they’re killing time on a random Monday night, but Spoon are one of the few. Today, the band’s very good new album They Want My Soul finally comes out, and last night, the ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Much of 'They Want My Soul's' success comes from a tension between experimentation and allegiance to form, dueling reflexes highlighted through its two producers, Joe Chiccarelli and Dave Fridmann.Much of 'They Want My Soul's' success comes from a te... more info