Spoon have recorded a classic with "They Want My Soul"

I was worried Spoon would lose it's sound after the 4 year break and Britt Daniel's other side project. Nothing to worry about here Spoon fans, this album is awesome. I literally have not stopped playing it all day and night. It's been following me around from the car to the house and back.  Thanks guys for bringing back hope for the future of music.   They Want My Soul is a must own if you remotely like music.

The entire album is classic Spoon from front to back. I have nothing remotely negative to say.  It has an aged feeling to it.  All the tracks feel lived in and well thought out. The entire set of songs flows in and out so perfectly with a cohesive message.  Because of that cohesive nature, it's really tough to pick out favorites.  All other musicians releasing music today should take note.  This is how you make a full album and not one with scattered mess of singles.

"New York Kiss" is the albums most toe tapping moment.  It's the only song on the album that doesn't sound like their music from the previous decades.  Somehow, Spoon still manage to make this song fit in perfectly with the rest.  That's the real magic of this album.

"Rainy Taxi" and "They Want My Soul" bring back memories of A Series of Sneaks era Spoon.   Spoon give you a brief walk through their discography with all the songs on this album.  You can find sprinkles of each of their previous albums on They Want My Soul and that's what makes this possibly their best complete album to date.   Girls Can Tell was my previous favorite but I might have found a new one to champion.

"Inside Out" is the Spoon's latest video from They Want My Soul.   It's got a lush dream like vibe.  The song creates a very introspective mood, "I don't got time for holly rollers, but then they wash my feet, and I won't be their soldier."   Preach on Britt, preach on!

Best album of 2014 so far in my book.

Zulu Winter we will miss you and thanks for the parting gift in Stutter

Zulu Winter announced their end on June 5th of this year and in late July gave us an album Stutter with previously unreleased tracks as a parting gift.  It's truly sad for music lovers that a band like this calls it quits so early in the game.  I really hope we see more from them as separate entities in the near future.

There's so much talent and potential in Zulu Winter.   It's really a sad event as a music fan and a huge supporter of this band. I've literally been telling anyone I can about their album Language over the last 2 years.  I think I might have annoyed some friends by constantly dropping that album title.  I do what I can do expose people to good music.

Language is a breakthrough album with little flaws. It's easily one of my favorite full albums to be released in the last decade.  Yes, it's that good.  Some of my friends want to compare them to the original Police albums. I could hear a little similarity there especially with Stings voice but I definitely think these guys had their own sound.   Just check out "Silver Tongue" and you can't help but get sucked in.

Stutter technically is their last album to be released after their break and it's just another reminder of what we will be missing in the future.  "Heavy Rain" was the song picked out to be the single off the album and it's a wise choice.  The song has a brooding and somber backbone with a dream like quality.  If you don't own any Zulu Winter, pick up Language first but then after you're hooked buy this album.  

We will miss you Zulu Winter.  I'm really disappointed I never caught the band live.  Hope to see you all create amazing music in the near future.  Thanks for such a fantastic album in Language.  It's in my top 100 favorite albums of all time. Yeah, I like it that much.