Spoon - Telephono (1996)
Tracklist front / back album covers
1. "Don't Buy the Realistic" 3:54
2. "Not Turning Off" 3:08
3. "All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed" 2:37
4. "Cvantez" 2:45
5. "Nefarious" 2:47
6. "Claws Tracking" (Daniel, Andy Maguire) 2:32
7. "Dismember" 1:45
8. "Idiot Driver" 1:37
9. "Towner" (aMiniature) 3:05
10. "Wanted to Be Your" 1:52
11. "Theme to Wendel Stivers" 1:58
12. "Primary" 1:10
13. "The Government Darling" 2:23
14. "Plastic Mylar" 3:26
Spoon Band Members / Musicians
Britt Daniel - guitar, vocals
Andy Maguire - bass, backing vocals
Jim Eno - drums
Telephono is the debut studio album by the indie rock band Spoon. It was released on April 23, 1996, by Matador, then re-released in a two-disc package with the Soft Effects EP in 2006 by Merge Records.
"Idiot Driver" had previously appeared in an "alternate mix" form on the Peek-A-Boo Records November 1995 compilation album Bicycle Rodeo.
Spoon is an American rock band from Austin, Texas, formed in 1993. The band has seen many lineup changes throughout their history, with Britt Daniel (vocals, guitar) and Jim Eno (drums) serving as its founding members. Alex Fischel (keyboards, guitar), Gerardo Larios (guitar, keyboards) and Ben Trokan (bass, keyboards)[3] are also currently members of the band. Critics have described the band's musical style as rock, pop, art rock, and experimental rock.
Spoon released their debut studio album, Telephono, in 1996 through Matador Records. Their next full-length album, A Series of Sneaks, was released in 1998 through Elektra Records. The band subsequently signed with Merge Records, where Spoon achieved greater commercial and critical prominence with the albums Girls Can Tell (2001), Kill the Moonlight (2002), Gimme Fiction (2005), Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga (2007), and Transference (2010). They signed with Loma Vista Recordings and ANTI- for the release of They Want My Soul (2014). The band later returned to Matador to release their ninth album Hot Thoughts (2017), and tenth album Lucifer on the Sofa (2022).
Spoon Band Members / Musicians
Britt Daniel – lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion (1993–present)
Jim Eno – drums, percussion, programming (1993–present)
Alex Fischel – keyboards, guitar, backing vocals (2013–present)
Gerardo Larios – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2019–present; touring member 2017–2019)[47]
Ben Trokan – bass, keyboards (2021–present; touring member 2019–2021)
Greg Wilson (aka Wendel Stivers) – guitar (1993–1994)
Andy Maguire – bass, backing vocals (1993–1996)
John Croslin – bass (1996)
Scott "Clanky" Adair – bass (1996–1997)
Josh Zarbo – bass (1997–2000; 2002–2007)
Eric Friend – keyboards (2000-2004)
Roman Keubler – bass (2000–2002)
Eric Harvey – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals (2004–2017)
Rob Pope – bass, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2006–2019)
Spoon Discography Full
1996 Telephono
1998 A Series of Sneaks
2001 Girls Can Tell
2002 Kill the Moonlight
2005 Gimme Fiction
2007 Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
2010 Transference
2014 They Want My Soul
2017 Hot Thoughts
2022 Lucifer on the Sofa
