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Suspiria stands apart from any of his other work

It's an apposite curtain-raiser for an album that can encompass pounding techno (Human Touch)

The group’s second single “Your Love Is Too Cold” is a stomper that blends the groovy soul drumming of early Motown records with guitar that could have been lifted from a James Bond score and has been getting heavy spins across the globe at soul parties and on radio shows

SPOON - HOT THOUGHTS Vinyl LP africa or a mirror holding theHot Thoughts is the bravest, most sonically inventive work of Spoons career. With all due respect to earlier efforts that have made the quintet both critically acclaimed and a commercial contender, preconceptions about this band are about to be obliterated. Thats not to say Hot Thoughts doesnt have a requisite supply of infectious earworms but theres a lyrical bent thats as carnal as its crafty, and a newfound sense of sonic exploration that results