Hot Thoughts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 17, 2017 | |||
Recorded | December 2015 – July 2016 [1] | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:52 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer |
| |||
Spoon chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Hot Thoughts | ||||
|
Hot Thoughts is the ninth studio album by American rock band Spoon. It was released on March 17, 2017, through Matador Records. [3] [4] It is also the first Spoon album since 2002's Kill the Moonlight to not feature multi-instrumentalist Eric Harvey, who quietly left the band after finishing a world tour in support of 2014's They Want My Soul.
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [5] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [9] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [12] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 8/10 [16] |
Hot Thoughts received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 30 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [6]
Jillian Mapes of Pitchfork wrote "Spoon stay in their well-earned lane but tweak the formula just enough on their ninth album, keeping their reliably great songwriting and adding new, electronic textures." [12]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
ABC News | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 3
|
|
Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 9
|
|
Diffuser.fm | Top 25 Albums of 2017 | 4
|
|
Double J | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 14
|
|
Flood Magazine | Top 25 Albums of 2017 | 6
|
|
The Ringer | Top 10 Albums of 2017 | 4
|
|
Spectrum Culture | Top 20 Albums of 2017 | 11
|
|
Time Out | Top 29 Albums of 2017 | 14
|
|
Under the Radar | Top 100 Albums of 2017 | 13
|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Hot Thoughts" | Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen | 3:50 |
2. | "WhisperI'lllistentohearit" | Daniel | 4:20 |
3. | "Do I Have to Talk You Into It" | Daniel | 4:20 |
4. | "First Caress" | Daniel, Alex Fischel | 2:48 |
5. | "Pink Up" | Daniel | 5:56 |
6. | "Can I Sit Next to You" | Daniel | 3:54 |
7. | "I Ain't the One" | Daniel | 3:48 |
8. | "Tear It Down" | Daniel, Laura Pergolizzi | 4:20 |
9. | "Shotgun" | Daniel, Dineen | 3:38 |
10. | "Us" (instrumental) | Daniel, Ted Taforo | 4:56 |
Total length: | 41:52 |
Credits adapted from liner notes for Hot Thoughts [26]
Spoon
Production
Additional musicians
Artwork
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [27] | 21 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [28] | 31 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [29] | 48 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [30] | 194 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [31] | 39 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [32] | 27 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [33] | 192 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [34] | 40 |
Japanese Albums Chart [35] | 171 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums ( RMNZ) [36] | 8 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [37] | 28 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [38] | 62 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [39] | 100 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [40] | 33 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [41] | 76 |
US Billboard 200 [42] | 17 |
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard) [43] | 2 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [44] | 2 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [45] | 2 |
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard) [46] | 1 |
{{
cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
link)
Hot Thoughts | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by | ||||
Released | March 17, 2017 | |||
Recorded | December 2015 – July 2016 [1] | |||
Studio |
| |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 41:52 | |||
Label | Matador | |||
Producer |
| |||
Spoon chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Hot Thoughts | ||||
|
Hot Thoughts is the ninth studio album by American rock band Spoon. It was released on March 17, 2017, through Matador Records. [3] [4] It is also the first Spoon album since 2002's Kill the Moonlight to not feature multi-instrumentalist Eric Harvey, who quietly left the band after finishing a world tour in support of 2014's They Want My Soul.
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.7/10 [5] |
Metacritic | 82/100 [6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Chicago Tribune | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [9] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10 [12] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Times | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Uncut | 8/10 [16] |
Hot Thoughts received acclaim from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 82, based on 30 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". [6]
Jillian Mapes of Pitchfork wrote "Spoon stay in their well-earned lane but tweak the formula just enough on their ninth album, keeping their reliably great songwriting and adding new, electronic textures." [12]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|
ABC News | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 3
|
|
Consequence of Sound | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 9
|
|
Diffuser.fm | Top 25 Albums of 2017 | 4
|
|
Double J | Top 50 Albums of 2017 | 14
|
|
Flood Magazine | Top 25 Albums of 2017 | 6
|
|
The Ringer | Top 10 Albums of 2017 | 4
|
|
Spectrum Culture | Top 20 Albums of 2017 | 11
|
|
Time Out | Top 29 Albums of 2017 | 14
|
|
Under the Radar | Top 100 Albums of 2017 | 13
|
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
1. | "Hot Thoughts" | Britt Daniel, Sean Dineen | 3:50 |
2. | "WhisperI'lllistentohearit" | Daniel | 4:20 |
3. | "Do I Have to Talk You Into It" | Daniel | 4:20 |
4. | "First Caress" | Daniel, Alex Fischel | 2:48 |
5. | "Pink Up" | Daniel | 5:56 |
6. | "Can I Sit Next to You" | Daniel | 3:54 |
7. | "I Ain't the One" | Daniel | 3:48 |
8. | "Tear It Down" | Daniel, Laura Pergolizzi | 4:20 |
9. | "Shotgun" | Daniel, Dineen | 3:38 |
10. | "Us" (instrumental) | Daniel, Ted Taforo | 4:56 |
Total length: | 41:52 |
Credits adapted from liner notes for Hot Thoughts [26]
Spoon
Production
Additional musicians
Artwork
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Albums ( ARIA) [27] | 21 |
Austrian Albums ( Ö3 Austria) [28] | 31 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Flanders) [29] | 48 |
Belgian Albums ( Ultratop Wallonia) [30] | 194 |
Canadian Albums ( Billboard) [31] | 39 |
Dutch Albums ( Album Top 100) [32] | 27 |
French Albums ( SNEP) [33] | 192 |
German Albums ( Offizielle Top 100) [34] | 40 |
Japanese Albums Chart [35] | 171 |
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums ( RMNZ) [36] | 8 |
Portuguese Albums ( AFP) [37] | 28 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [38] | 62 |
Spanish Albums ( PROMUSICAE) [39] | 100 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [40] | 33 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [41] | 76 |
US Billboard 200 [42] | 17 |
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard) [43] | 2 |
US Independent Albums ( Billboard) [44] | 2 |
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard) [45] | 2 |
US Vinyl Albums ( Billboard) [46] | 1 |
{{
cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (
link)