 | Spoon Kill the Moonlight
3.9
excellent
| Ranking: #148 for 2002 | |
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| 2.5 average | Monheim | February 19th 21 |
Like the chipotle of indie music - not bad in a pinch, but I'm never going out of my way to eat a fuckin chipotle burrito bowl
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| 5.0 classic | Crowe | August 7th 11 |
You know, there's a reason this is one of the highest rated, straightforward indie rock albums of the last decade. And that reason is the rolling bass rhythms of "Small Stakes". That reason is the piano ditties and sing-a-long chorus of "That's the Way We Get By". That reason is the pomp and circumstance of "Something to Look Forward to". That reason is the mic sex and general mind-glue nature of "Stay Don't Go". That reason is rock 'n' roll's beautiful yet ambiguous style of storytelling in "Jonathan Fisk". That reason is the creepy brewing of "Paper Tiger". That reason is the Billie Joel spirit of "Someone Something". That reason is one of rock's trademarks of leveling with and picking up the everyday man in "Don't Let It Get You Down". That reason is the third-person pursuit of a girl and do-do-dos of "All the Pretty Girls Go to the City". That reason is the short one-track mind, not a second wasted of "You Gotta Feel It". That reason is the hand-claps and lovely strings of "Back To The Life". That reason is in the perfect closing acoustics and lyrical continuity of life and holding on with "Vittorio E". That reason is all those reasons: Kill The Moonlight is the best album from Texas' Spoon, a band that is known for pure, honest quality, release after release. Mind-blowing.
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| 5.0 classic | teoferrazzi | January 12th 11 |
Spoon's masterpiece. never shall they match it.
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| 4.5 superb | AggravatedYeti | June 24th 09 |
It clocks in at just slightly over 30 minutes, and the band has since become more adventurous with their sound as their budget for albums increases -- but 'Kill The Moonlight' slays. Every song has it's hook and damn do they ever catch, you'll be hard pressed not to get these little indie rock gems stuck in your head. Daniel's lyrics and the song writing are at their peak here, straying from studio tricks and epic inclinations. Songs like 'Small Stakes', 'The Way We Get By', and 'Jonathan Fisk', bring forth your standard verse-chorus-verse structure. But the songs are jam packed with memorable 1 liners, slick guitar riffs, great drumming and keyboard fills. Plus the riffs on 'All The Pretty Girls Go To The City' and 'Something To Look Forward To' are almost too infectious. Spoon came out of the gates swinging with their debut ('Telephono') and continued with a string of great releases. But not until 'Kill The Moonlight', their opus of catchy, concise and intelligent yet accessible rock music, did they understand how to make a complete, fulfilling listen from start to finish -- thankfully they never forgot.
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| 4.0 excellent | mttgry | August 5th 24 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | January 8th 24 |
| 3.0 good | brian | June 21st 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jimmy | March 18th 22 |
| 4.4 superb | Rowan5215 EMERITUS | February 21st 22 |
| 3.5 great | Luna | February 2nd 22 |
| 4.5 superb | bloaf38 | December 7th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | Lucman | April 15th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | fog | May 21st 19 |
| 4.5 superb | Josh | April 27th 19 |
| 3.5 great | Raqinq | November 27th 18 |
| 3.5 great | shekt95 | November 11th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | FelkFg | August 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | NathC4 | May 22nd 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Juanpa | April 19th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Alexxx | March 16th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | kb3984 | December 3rd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Asthurse | November 27th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Brandon | September 9th 17 |
| 3.5 great | wg98 | September 5th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | YayoG1 | September 1st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Miguee7 | September 1st 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Gueero | August 26th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | Jan555 | August 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Nux | April 22nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Winndex | March 22nd 17 |
| 3.5 great | p4p | March 12th 17 |
| 3.0 good | djc20 | February 28th 17 |
| 3.5 great | El Olam | February 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Luisito | January 24th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | anat | January 19th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | hep | January 2nd 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | PaabL | July 17th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | Sunnyvale EMERITUS | May 14th 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | tricky | April 22nd 16 |
| 5.0 classic | XiuXiu | September 25th 15 |
| 3.0 good | OSEL | June 1st 15 |
| 4.5 superb | Scarfo | May 31st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | scheim | March 1st 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | fushiigi | February 25th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | PunkMoon | February 14th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | Willdo | February 4th 15 |
| 4.0 excellent | JJOMan | November 15th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | westing | October 12th 14 |
| 3.5 great | spur55 | October 10th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | nathan69 | September 25th 14 |
| 3.0 good | jmh886 | September 7th 14 |
| 3.5 great | oahmed | August 30th 14 |
| 4.0 excellent | Zilcho | August 19th 14 |
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| 3.5 great | Niklas | April 4th 14 |
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| 4.0 excellent | Scoot | February 15th 14 |
| 3.5 great | Veldin | September 10th 13 |
| 3.5 great | DBrown | August 21st 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | seifer | July 27th 13 |
| 4.0 excellent | Shadow17 | February 26th 13 |
| 3.5 great | dogteal | February 23rd 13 |
| 5.0 classic | kn2985 | December 26th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | KeiRei | December 23rd 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | Peluca | October 11th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | chayka | October 2nd 12 |
| 4.5 superb | teahead | September 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | iGuter | March 6th 12 |
| 4.5 superb | NateT | March 4th 12 |
| 5.0 classic | nwagner | February 10th 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | gvogel | January 1st 12 |
| 4.0 excellent | JPaller | December 27th 11 |
| 3.5 great | ifitz | December 22nd 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | vivapo | December 12th 11 |
| 5.0 classic | 4Train | November 28th 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | divoz | October 19th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | September 24th 11 |
| 2.5 average | zillah | June 28th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | Muzix | May 25th 11 |
| 3.0 good | Dionni | February 6th 11 |
| 4.5 superb | mms540 | February 1st 11 |
| 4.0 excellent | mallen- | January 15th 11 |
| 3.5 great | Oafdog | October 6th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | lfg530 | September 5th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | bab808 | August 3rd 10 |
| 5.0 classic | Arka | June 12th 10 |
| 3.5 great | mppwns | June 11th 10 |
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| 4.0 excellent | tom79 | March 5th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | ebay | February 26th 10 |
| 4.5 superb | Smevin | February 7th 10 |
| 4.0 excellent | Thef | November 21st 09 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matski | October 20th 09 |
| 4.5 superb | Rudy K. EMERITUS | January 3rd 09 |
| 3.5 great | midas | March 21st 08 |
| 4.0 excellent | thecity | February 2nd 08 |
| 3.0 good | Zmev | January 10th 08 |
| 4.5 superb | thebhoy | December 24th 07 |
| 4.5 superb | starla | August 25th 07 |
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