Spoon
By David Downs
Major alternative rock band Spoon flirted with major label stardom but found their groove outside the mainstream, crafting quirky, uncompromising guitar-driven post-punk since 1993 when Britt Daniel (vocals/guitar) joined forces with electrical engineer and drummer Jim Eno in Austin. The liberal, college town and democratic bastion in a the red state has a thriving, often-punishing music scene fed by annual independent musical festivals Austin City Limits and South By Southwest. Their earliest known solo work The Nefarious EP (1994-Fluffer) drew comparisons to Sonic Youth and the Pixies with their short, tight, spare songs. Wire, Can and Suicide were also brought up often in comparison, but Daniel says Julian... Read More
- Genre:
- Rock, Alternative/Indie
- City Of Origin:
- Austin, ,Texas United States
- Formed Date:
- 1993
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