IN: Math rock
OUT: Rock by formula

Spoon's next release Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga hits on July 10th. Preorder it today and get the accompanying 22-minute extras disc (first pressing only). Buy the LP and a download of the album is included. The first 200 preorders are in line for 7-inches signed by the band.

Not being a big fan of Spoon, listening to this album is a 1-3 star experience for me on an iTunes scale of 5 stars. This means the tracks will be deleted from my limited-capacity Nano. However, as opposed to other 1-3 star songs, I'm listening to these all the way through because no one can deny the solid songwriting, arrangement, and production on these tracks. The track that stood out to me was oddly "My Little Japanese Cigarette Case," because it's snappy and for uses a traditional-sounding instrumentation toward the end.

All the Spoon fans are booing me now because I have finished listening to Ga and I'm not sold on the commercially-brewed 10-track, 36-minute concoction. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't feel free to worship Britt Daniel.

Some Loose Tour Dates:

05-24 San Francisco, CA - Popscene
05-25 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
05-26 Portland, OR - Doug Fir
05-27 George, WA - Gorge Amphitheatre (Sasquatch! Festival)
07-11 New York, NY - Battery Park (River to River)
08-04 Chicago, IL - Grant Park (Lollapalooza)
09-14-16 Austin, TX - Zilker Park (Austin City Limits Festival)