The Independent — On Friday, the most blogged artists of the moment according to The Hype Machine are Swedish pop group jj and Texas band Spoon, in first and second place. In third is South London fourpiece band The xx, whose 2009 debut album xx earned major recognit... more info

Stereogum — If you're in NYC and you love Transference , or any other pitstop along Spoon's reliably banging discog for that matter, you might want to head to Mercury Lounge like three hours ago. The band's playing a show at the 200-capacity E. Houston Stre... more info

Stereogum — Matador co-founder Gerard Cosloy lives in Austin when not taking care of business at the NYC-based label. If you recall, in 2009 his Lindell Avenue home burned down. Sad shit, but less than 12 months after that, he's put together the 19-track Casual ... more info

Guardian Music — Indirectness can be a distinctive charm, as the best indie rock often proves. I don't need to know what every line means to love a songSo who was rock critics' ­favourite act of the last ­decade? Radiohead? Björk? Outkast? According to the w... more info

Topix — In this CD cover image released by Merge, the latest by Spoon, "Transference," is shown. more info

Big Apple Music Scene — One of the best things to come out of Austin, TX, Spoon has just released a new album called Transference. It is quite good. I’ve only heard it a few times and I already have songs stuck in my head. Image: Amazon To celebrate, the band is playing ... more info

The Independent — On Thursday, the most blogged artists of the moment according to music blog aggregator The Hype Machine were Swedish pop group jj, Texas band Spoon, and New York rock group Vampire Weekend. Other bands making the list include American indie duo Beac... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Check out Spoon’s performance last night on Conan. They performed their first single from Transference, “Written In Reverse”. They are able to carry the same raw energy from the studio recording to the live stage, which is why I bought tickets ... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Spoon, "Transference" (Merge) more info

Stereogum — Spoon self-produced Transference and while there's some studio trickery at the heart of some of its arrangements, "Written In Reverse" (and maybe "Mystery Zone") came out of the gates as an example of Spoon being Spoon, knocking out a taut and ... more info