Spoon is an American indie rock band formed in Austin, Texas in 1993 around Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno, named after the Can song. Three decades of lean, tense, perfectly edited rock followed — Kill the Moonlight (2002) and Gimme Fiction (2005) are the classic entry points. Browse Spoon vinyl, CDs, and reissues at Wax Trax Records.
Spoon formed in Austin, Texas in 1993 around Britt Daniel (born April 14, 1971, Temple, Texas) and Jim Eno (drums). The band's name was derived from the Can song Spoon (1971). They are widely cited as one of the most distinctive contemporary American indie rock bands. They signed with Matador Records and released their debut Telephono (1996). They subsequently moved through Elektra Records, Merge Records, and Loma Vista Recordings across their multi-decade catalog. Their 2005 album Gimme Fiction established their commercial breakthrough. They have continued releasing material across multiple decades. Daniel had parallel work with the Divine Fits (with Wolf Parade's Dan Boeckner and the Pope's Sam Brown, 2011-2014, with A Thing Called Divine Fits 2012). Their foundational influence on contemporary indie rock is widely cited.
Spoon's sound combines indie rock, post-punk, art rock, alternative rock, indie pop, and minimalist rock with Daniel's distinctive vocal delivery, virtuosic guitar work (use of distinctive tense, atmospheric phrasing), Eno's drumming approach, and varied compositional approaches across their multi-decade career.
Original Matador, Elektra, Merge, and Loma Vista pressings of the Spoon catalog are foundational items in contemporary indie rock collecting.
Listeners new to Spoon typically start with Gimme Fiction (2005) or Kill the Moonlight (2002).
