Spoon - Lucifer On the Moon [LP]

Format: LP
Catalogue No.: OLE1876LP
Barcode: 0191401187619
Release Date: 04 Nov 2022
Genre: Indie/Alternative

 ‘Lucifer On The Moon’ is the anti-gravity companion to Spoon’s ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’. A top-to-bottom rework of the Austin band’s tenth album, it was created by On-U Sound founder and UK dub icon, Adrian Sherwood.
 ‘Lucifer On The Moon’ first took shape as a few heady remixes for the singles from ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’. Frontman Britt Daniel offered Sherwood two suggestions: “Avoid things that would not be possible on tape,” and “Add whatever you want to add, the less modern the better.” The collaboration shouldn't come as a surprise: dub-inspired production is wound through Spoon’s classic tracks, from ‘Finer Feelings’ to ‘Inside Out’. Sherwood is a proven collaborator whose resume includes partnerships with seminal artists like The Fall, Jah Wobble, and Mark Stewart.
 The initial results pleased both parties and Sherwood was invited to work on additional songs. And then a few more. “I got into the melody and the thoughts it evoked in me,” the producer explains. “It just evolved and we eventually found ourselves with a whole album.”
 ‘Lucifer On The Moon’ flips ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’’s rhythm tracks inside-out, and often rebuilds them wholesale. Sherwood supplied extensive additional instrumentation via On-U’s extended family of session players, including bassist Doug Wimbish and drummer Keith LeBlanc (both of whom performed in Sugarhill Records’ early 80s in-house rhythm section). He dug deep into the album’s multi-tracks, surfacing forgotten details and elements not present in the final album mixes.
 The result airlifts Spoon’s trademark melodies into lush alien terrain, replete with vibrant echo and rumbling low-end. “It wasn’t just a thing where you pick apart this and that and you stay on the grid and you add a delay,” explains Daniel. “He added so much more instrumentation to the tracks that they
became completely different versions of the songs. Not just remixes, but companion pieces. A ‘Part II’.”
 Released in February, ‘Lucifer On The Sofa’ is Spoon’s purest rock ‘n’ roll record to date. Texas-made, it is the first set of songs that the quintet has put to tape in their hometown of Austin in more than a decade. Written and recorded over the last two years - both in and out of lockdown - the songs mark a shift toward something louder, wilder, and more full-colour. “It’s the best thing they’ve ever done,” wrote Rolling Stone. “More than exceeding their usual quotient of fire guitars, killer choruses, and crafty rock-history updates.”
 The band have hit the road hard this year and recently wrapped a coast-to-coast co-headline US tour with Interpol. NJ.com called Spoon’s Asbury Park performance a “70-minute foil of raw emotion and bounding humanity.”

Tracklisting
My Babe
On the Radio
Held
The Devile & Mister Jones
Lucifer on the Sofa
Astral Jacket
Feels Alright
Wild
The Hardest Cut
Satellite