Spoon guts their last album's full-bodied production, leaving behind only thin membranes of guitar, piano, and Britt Daniel's pointy vocals. But the result is spare, brainy rock'n'roll consistent with some of their best work, if not downright subversive in its barebones construction. The Austin band's post-punk and garage-rock come unadorned, yet, surprisingly, bursts of groove and space still give way to seriously funky moments.
To call this album challenging would be a disservice, especially considering past efforts Kill the Moonlight or Gimme Fiction, and perhaps that sentiment is more of a nod to Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga's polished accessibility. Transference is merely another shift in the band's relentless desire to make intriguing music in what can be a tired genre. Like The White Stripes, Spoon rarely compromises its approach to rockmaking, blasting away at the construction of songs, or in this case, ripping out their heart and stringing the pieces together.
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