Spoon • Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga

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Who out there is making better multi-layered rock music than Spoon? In my estimation, nobody. Following in the substantially large footsteps of 2005’s Gimme Fiction, Ga Ga is 10 tracks of syrupy sweet, Motown-loving goodness. Its almost as if Phil Spector took a break from his trial (almost) and brought his jew-fro over to the recording studio to help Britt Daniels throw these tracks down. The keyboards, horns, and some of the light guitar work smack of doowop, and it does the heart good, you just wish there was more than the 36 minute running time.

The album hits hard from the start with the rocker Don’t Make Me A Target, but flows easily into The Ghost of You Lingers. You Got Yr. Cherry Bomb really shows off the doowop, and The Underdog is currently riding the top of my playlist. Finer Feelings closes up the album softly. I still don’t think Ga Ga reaches the heights of Gimme Fiction, but you aren’t gonna find a better disc around this year.