Stereogum — When we told you about the January release of Spoon's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga followup Transference (1/26, Merge) and revealed the 11-song tracklist, we included links to live versions of three of the tunes we've already heard along with a little teaser. B... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — OMG new Spoon. Yeah that is what I screamed too! A new song just hit surfaced above the murkey internet waters, and it is “The Mystery Zone”. It is the 3rd track off of their upcoming new album Transference. After one listen, I am digging this. ... more info

411 Mania — Transference will arrive in January... more info

Live Daily — Spoon [ tickets ]'s new album, "Transference," will be released in the US on Jan. 26, according to a press release. The album is the band's first full length release since 2007's "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga." In related news, the band's first four albums--"Te... more info

Live Daily — Despite his former band members quitting on him mid-tour last month, garage/punk rocker Jay Reatard [ tickets ] will return to the tour circuit later this month for a round of US club shows. Reatard, who just kicked off a 17-date European run yest... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Spoon give us a 44 second tease of their upcoming album Transference! Watch it: Apparently the song used in the trailer is called “Written In Reverse”, which is the 5th track on the album. You can watch a live performance of the song below: Trans... more info

Rollo & Grady — 1. Sufjan Stevens: Illinois 2. Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 3. Arcade Fire: Funeral 4. Radiohead: Kid A 5. Bright Eyes: I’m Wide Awake, It’s Morning 6. The White Stripes: Elephant 7. Gillian Welch: Time (the Revelator) 8. OutKast: Stanko... more info

Rolling Stone — Lil Wayne’s legal troubles are mounting: a man named Thomas Marasciullo is suing the MC along with Birdman, claiming the pair used lyrics from some Italian spoken-word recordings he did for them without permission. Marasciullo says his words appear... more info

Rawkblog — Live: Rose Melberg — my hero, Rose Melberg (left; photo by David Greenwald) — played two rare, intimate shows in Los Angeles. News: It was a real Vampire Weekend as the band hit Los Angeles for Halloween; release dates for long-awaited albums fro... more info

NME — 'Transference' will be released on January 25 more info