It could be completely inappropriate to toss Spoon in the “throwback” category because they were a huge game changer on the indie front and as far as I’m concerned, they are timeless. They are an absolute essential; I still find a way to sneak a Spoon song onto most CDs I make even now. Truth be told, I’ll probably raise my kids on their music. Seven really strong albums, I find it pretty difficult to argue with anything they’ve released. Their 1998 release “A Series of Sneaks” makes its way onto our throwback post today because somehow this album, in my opinion, managed to go by relatively unnoticed, which is odd to me because it is genius. It shouldn’t have been so easy to overlook or to forget about. Regardless of where this album stands in your heart or if you’ve even heard of it all, it is one that should be recalled. Here’s to old memories and new ones and everything in between.

The Minor Tough
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/album%20reviews/spooon/02%20The%20Minor%20Tough.mp3]
Reservations
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/album%20reviews/spooon/04%20Reservations.mp3]
No You’re Not
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/album%20reviews/spooon/12%20No%20You%27re%20Not.mp3]
Advance Cassette
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/album%20reviews/spooon/14%20Advance%20Cassette.mp3]
The Agony of Laffitte
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/album%20reviews/spooon/16%20The%20Agony%20Of%20Laffitte.mp3]

Xtra Throbax

You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/album%20reviews/spooon/03%20You%20Got%20Yr.%20Cherry%20Bomb.mp3]
Eddie’s Ragga
[audio:https://controlaltdelight.com/album%20reviews/spooon/06%20Eddie%27s%20Ragga.mp3]