Spoon Hot Thoughts [Digipak]

4 stars out of 5 -- "Daniel, still a brilliantly ruthless editor, keeps things taut and antsy, even on the closer 'Us,' a five-minute ambient free-jazz space-out..."
"[I]t's full immaculately constructed rock songs arranged on layers and layers of synthesizers and studio fireworks."
"Spoon's 9th record trades in the band's penchant for riffs and melody for dance grooves and rhythms, incorporating heavy elements of funk, jazz, New Wave, and R&B." -- Grade: A-
"Another North American indie-rock institution, whose admirable singularity and persistence paid dividends in 2017..."
"HOT THOUGHTS itself is about lust, but the album, fun though it is, also burns with anger and tension. It's another way Spoon throws into sharp relief what's there -- and what's not."
3 stars out of 5 -- "True to form, ninth album HOT THOUGHTS is an extension of their slick signature -- a source of envy for any act hoping to combine style with substance. Spoon are studio whizzes of the highest order and they continue to find smart, subtle ways of evolving."
Paste (magazine) - "HOT THOUGHTS succeeds first and foremost as a disarmingly subtle way of taking a meaningful evolutionary step as a band. Even a quick listen reveals that they've taken their sonic palette to its most adventurous conclusion."