Brooklyn Vegan — Spoon @ FFF Fest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Spoon, who have a new album (on a new label) out this August, are in NYC for Governors Ball where they'll play on Saturday (6/7). While in town, they'll tape a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Spoon have announced their first new album in four years, They Want My Soul, which will be out August 5 on new label home Loma Vista after more than a decade being on Merge. The album was produced by... more info

Stereogum — When Spoon announced that they had something mysterious called “R.I.P.” coming next week, we didn’t know what it meant; it seemed entirely possible that they could pull a Beyoncé on us and just drop a new album out of the blue. Well, we still ... more info

Stereogum — Spoon have a new album coming sometime in the nearby, undefined future, and they’ve promised something called “R.I.P.” one week from today, though we don’t know what that is. This past weekend, the band played Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Fe... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday we reported that Spoon have signed with Universal-distributed Loma Vista Records for their eighth album, which was completed in March. The band’s manager recently told Rolling Stone that the album “coincides” with their summer tour, a... more info

Stereogum — Spoon were once a ’90s-era major-label cautionary tale, but they’ve found a steady home at Merge Records ever since 2000, where they’ve released five albums and gradually become indie stars. But now they’re trying out the major-label world ag... more info

Stereogum — We learned the lineup for the Philadelphia edition of Jay Z’s Made In America Festival — including headliners Kanye West and Kings Of Leon plus the National, Pharrell, Girl Talk, Spoon, Chromeo, J. Cole, Grimes, De La Soul, Danny Brown, YG, Holy ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — As previously mentioned, Jay Z is throwing his Budweiser Made In America Festival in Philly and LA this year, simultaneously on August 30-31. The lineup for Philly has just been announced and includes Kanye West, The National, Kings of... more info

Stereogum — It’s been four years (!) since Spoon’s last album, Transference, and while there’s no confirmation they’re releasing a new one in 2014, all signs point to “Yes.” They just dropped a video previewing a new song, “They Want My Soul,” to... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2014 edition of Portland's MusicFestNW happens August 16 & 17 at the city's Waterfront Park. This year's line-up has been revealed and includes Spoon, Fucked Up, Future Islands, Haim, Phantogram, The Antlers, Girl Talk, tUnE-yArDs, EMA and more..... more info