On March 17, 2017, “Matador Records” label released “Hot Thoughts”, the ninth Spoon studio album. It was recorded in 2016, at “Tarbox Road Studios” in Cassadaga, New York, “Public Hi-Fi” in Austin, Texas, “Catacomb Recording Company” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Dave Fridmann, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Alex Fischel and Rob Pope.
Personnel:
- Britt Daniel– vocals, guitars, keys, piano, percussion, bass, design
- Alex Fischel – keyboards, piano, guitars, percussion
- Rob Pope– bass, percussion
- Jim Eno– drums, percussion, keys
- Stephen Patterson – extra drums
- Brad Shenfeld – darbuka, saz
- Ted Taforo – saxophone
- Sharon Van Etten– vocals
- Sabrina Ellis – vocals
- Sara Houser – vocals
- Blair Robbins – vocals
- Dave Fridmann– recording, mixing
- Brad Bell – engineer
- Matt Gerhard – engineer
- Mike Fridmann – engineer
- Max Lorenzen – engineer
- Grant Eppley – engineer
- Howie Weinberg– mastering
- Gentry Studer – mastering
- Janet Weiss– song sequencing
- Christine Messersmith – cover image
- Alan Hynes – design
Track listing:
All tracks by Britt Daniel, except where noted.
- Hot Thoughts – Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen
- WhisperI’lllistentohearit
- Do I Have to Talk You Into It
- First Caress – Britt Daniel, Alex Fischel
- Pink Up
- Can I Sit Next to You
- I Ain’t the One
- Tear It Down – Britt Daniel, Laura Pergolizzi
- Shotgun – Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen
- Us – Britt Daniel, Ted Taforo
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