Granted, I realize that it’s pretty much a Pitchfork mandate for their writers to utilize blogger uber-hyperbole when writing Forkcast posts, but Amy, with regard to your recent Spoon post, about “The Underdog?” Where you say, “2007, meet your ‘Float On?’” Sorry, but I’ve just got to say… um, no.

It’s a good song, it’s nicely Jon Brion’d out, and I’m sure this will become the band’s most popular album yet, and win them many, many new fans. But I’m just sayin: this song is no “Float On.” I have loved Spoon for a long time, and I like this song quite a lot, but frankly, it’s just too easy for me to imagine Molly Ringwald dancing her dance to this song, and any song that would inspire dance in Molly Ringwald would not inspire dance in a thousand drunken fratboys, shouting in unison while spilling their Meister-Braus down your back.

::: Spoon – The Underdog :::

Hey, when I mentioned Okkervil River’s upcoming The Stage Names before, did I mention that it comes in both regular and deluxe editions? What makes it deluxe, you may ask? It’s a 2-disc version featuring a bonus disc of solo demos of each of the songs from the album. The deluxe version is a “limited” edition of 5000. I use quotes on the ‘limited’ because I can assure you, in today’s market, 5000 is not, by any means, limited. I’m not being a hater, I’m just saying. 500 “Limited?” Yes. 1000 “Limited?” Maybe. 5000 “Limited?” Uh-uh.

Oh, and Pitchfork has an interview with Will Sheff about the new album up right now, by the way.

I think I’m gonna have to stop using the term “thoughtful” to describe the Moviola reviews, because it looks like they’re all gonna be thoughtful. I think it’s probably because the only people who are writing about the disc are people that actually *give a shit,* and that’s definitely fine by me!

Kevin Elliott just posted his review, and quite eloquently points out that Dead Knowledge “…connect[s] the dots between Big Pink, the Grand Ole Opry, Haight Ashbury, Laurel Canyon, [and] Muscle Shoals…”

And the Columbus Alive says Dead Knowledge is “…a showcase for Moviola’s graceful maturation, a rich, beautiful collection of understated tunes that demand — and reward — attentive ears.”

Those bonus DVD versions aren’t going to last forever.

(PS, running quite a bit behind this week– a new mix should be up in the next few days.)