Spoon

That's the way they get by

'"I think they were dead on," begins Spoon mastermind Brit Daniel, when asked about how the critics placed "Kill the Moonlight," the band's most recent album, in the top 10 of 2002.

"It's the best and most varied sounding record we've made. I listened to it the other day. People should get enjoyment from their records. You should make it for yourself. If you can't listen to it, that's a bad sign."

Austin, Texas-based Spoon is gearing up for a tour and will most likely be taking their impressive catalogue of works on the road with them for van listening sessions.

"Rock band," Daniel continues, in an effort to punctiliously describe the band's sound. If a vague and somewhat simple sounding generic characterization is what he's going for, then that bland phrase is what he'll get.

"It sounds like twelve little monkeys picking bugs off each other's backs."

Daniel has been spending off-tour time writing new songs, as Spoon's "other half" Jim Eno gallivants across the country assisting in numerous musical projects.