Ten albums and nearly three decades in, Spoon still sound fresh, with swing and swagger – and there isn’t a dull moment.
The band's 10th album is as adventurous and forward-looking as ever.
Lucifer on the Sofa is a solid reminder that even the worst of times deserve a great soundtrack, and that music — like the band itself — will never go out of style.
Leaving listeners longing for more, at ten tracks Spoon has imprinted their worth and integral place in the world once again with Lucifer On The Sofa.
A consistently excellent band takes it to a new level by getting back to basics.
Lucifer on the Sofa is a once-in-a-lifetime album, that succeeds in resuscitating moribund aesthetics in the best possible way.
Lucifer on the Sofa stands as proof that Spoon are one of the most reliable and entertaining rock bands around.
They take a detour on Lucifer on the Sofa, which manages to feel fresh while incorporating the Spoon style we all know and love.
It’s the sound of a band in peak form who are pushing to get better, go further and resist any temptation to slack off.
Lucifer on the Sofa could be considered a more straight-ahead, minimalist affair. That said, it also retains Spoon's ability to reshape classic rock sounds and color outside the lines.
Arch art-rockers Spoon have come to realise that the devil has all the best tunes.
Once again, Spoon show there's still plenty of mystery left in classic sounds, and they're still experts at revealing it.
Whether Lucifer On The Sofa will go down as the default “best Spoon album” is up in the air, but the fact that it’s even in the conversation is quite an accomplishment for a band nearly three decades old.
Spoon's still Spoon after almost 30 years, which is to say they can craft a solid rock record.
Spoon’s Lucifer on the Sofa gestures toward breaking free of old habits, but it doesn’t present any new ones.
Everyone wants spoon or fork, but why cant we just settle on spork?
AHH okay. So Spoon is a very special band to me for a number of reasons. I grew up with them, and I heard a ton of their stuff from my dad. My dad actually has a great music taste and this was the band we bonded over the most. So they are special to me in that regard, but they also just bring the this huge nostalgia factor. Listening to Girls Can Tell, or Gimme Fiction honestly just makes me happy, and it bring me to good ... read more
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I get the vibe that this probably shouldn’t have been my introduction to Spoon, but regardless this is a solid indie rock record. It doesn’t rise to anything much greater, but sometimes you just need some good tunes, and I’d say they delivered. Check this out if you haven’t!
Now, if you excuse me, Lucifer and I are gonna spoon on the sofa.
I'm sorry, but this is boring. It sucks me saying that, cause the first 4 tracks are actually pretty damn great indie rock tracks with some really damn great explosive moments. But immediately after "Wild", the album just dips in quality and is just so damn mediocre for the rest of the album. I was so fucking bored with these tracks that I literally started folding laundry with the rest of this album in the background, and tbh, it was p much the same quality as if I were fully paying ... read more
Britt Daniel’s storytelling is just vague enough to disguise its lack of depth, and his surface-level lyricism primarily serves to sound nice alongside these instrumentals. Fortunately they do, as his mildly gravelly voice pairs well with their country-tinged indie rock, which is packed with catchy, memorable guitar riffs.
However, their simplicity often gets the best of them, except when they fully embrace it like on the gentle “Astral Jacket,” and the overall lack of ... read more
Lucifer on the Sofa seems expand on the vibe of Hot Thoughts (2017) by generating more of the toe tapping coffee sipping vibes that Spoon seems to navigate in. Always cool and collected, the band has seemed to dial in on a sweet spot.
1 | Held 4:44 | 81 |
2 | The Hardest Cut 3:13 | 83 |
3 | The Devil & Mister Jones 4:36 | 80 |
4 | Wild 3:13 | 86 |
5 | My Babe 3:47 | 74 |
6 | Feels Alright 2:56 | 74 |
7 | On the Radio 3:19 | 76 |
8 | Astral Jacket 3:46 | 68 |
9 | Satellite 3:45 | 74 |
10 | Lucifer On The Sofa 5:09 | 80 |