Dressed in all black, ‘s Britt Daniels channelled Johnny Cash on Thursday night — in fashion sense, that is — as the band performed two tracks off its new album on Jimmy Kimmel.
Maybe Daniels’ other project, Divine Fits, has given him some inspiration, taking new Spoon material to assertive grounds. Not nearly as melodic as “Transference,” material off the upcoming “They Want My Soul” is commanding, and Daniels appears more animated while performing it live. On Thursday, the band took late night viewers through the first single off the new album, “Rent I Pay,” and “Rainy Taxi.” Spoon plays Telluride’s Ride Festival on July 12 — it’s only Colorado date planned for this year.
Watch the band play “Rent I Pay” above and “Rainy Taxi” below.
Spoon tour dates
06-26-28 Las Vegas, NV – Brooklyn Bowl Las Vegas
07-12-13 Telluride, CO – The Ride Festival
07-18 Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07-25-27 Seattle, WA – Capitol Hill Block Party
08-01 Chicago, IL – Metro
08-02 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08-05 San Diego, CA – Sleep Train Amphitheatre at Chula Vista *
08-08 Los Angeles, CA – The Fairbanks Lawn of the Hollywood Forever Cemetery
08-10 San Francisco, CA – Outside Lands
08-17 Portland, OR – Musicfest NW
08-30 Montreal, Quebec – Parc Jean Drapeau *
08-30-31 Philadelphia, PA – Made In America Festival
09-02 Washington, DC – Lincoln Theatre +
09-05 Raleigh, NC – Hopscotch Music Festival
09-06 Norfolk, VA – Norva +
09-07 Boston, MA – Boston Calling Music Festival
09-10 New York, NY – Central Park Summer Stage
09-11 Pittsburgh, PA – Carnegie Music Hall of Homestead +
09-12 Indianapolis, IN – Egyptian Room +
09-13 Hamilton, Ontario – Supercrawl Festival
09-14 Royal Oak, MI – Royal Oak Theatre +
09-16 Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre ^
09-17 Milwaukee, WI – Riverside Theatre ^
09-18 Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre ^
09-19 Minneapolis, MN – State Theatre ^
09-20 St. Louis, MO – Pageant ^
09-21 Lawrence, KS – Liberty Hall ^
09-23 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom ^
10-03-05 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
10-10-12 Austin, TX – Austin City Limits Music Festival
11-01 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Paradiso
11-02 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefarlich
11-03 Basel, Switzerland – Kaserne Reithalle
11-04 Cologne, Denmark – Luxor
11-05 Gent, Belgium – Vooruit
11-06 Paris, France – La Trabendo
11-07 London, England – O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire
* supporting Arcade Fire
+ with Hamilton Leithauser
^ with EMA
See photos of Spoon at Governors Ball below:
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Julio Enriquez is a Denver writer and photographer, editor of the blog and a regular contributor to Reverb
