Spoon - Girls Can Tell (CD)

There are still echoes of Spoon’s alt-rock heroes here (most notably the Pixies), but Spoon’s third album finds Britt Daniel continuing his surge as a songwriter. This early Spoon essential (2001) intoxicates as the songs move from brooding to bracing: “Everything Hits at Once,” “Me and the Bean,” “Lines in the Suit,” “Chicago at Night,” “Take the Fifth,” “Take a Walk” and more on CD or vinyl! Matador.