Transference (album)

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Field	Value
name	Transference
type	studio
artist	Spoon
cover	transference.jpg
released
recorded	2009
studio
genre
length	43:00
label
producer
prev_title	Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga
prev_year	2007
next_title	They Want My Soul
next_year	2014
misc	{{Singles
name	Transference
type	album
single1	Written in Reverse
single1date	December 1, 2009
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| name = Transference | type = studio | artist = Spoon | cover = transference.jpg | released = | recorded = 2009 | studio = | genre = | length = 43:00 | label = | producer = | prev_title = Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = They Want My Soul | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{Singles | name = Transference | type = album | single1 = Written in Reverse | single1date = December 1, 2009

Transference is the seventh studio album by the American indie rock band Spoon. It was released on January 18, 2010, in Europe, and on January 19 in North America. In Australia, it was released by Spunk Records on January 15.

The album debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling 53,000 copies in its first week. As of June 2013, it had sold 183,000 copies in United States.

The cover image is an untitled 1970 photograph by the American photographer William Eggleston.

Reception

| MC = 80/100 | ADM = 7.2/10 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = The A.V. Club | rev2Score = A− | rev3 = Entertainment Weekly | rev3Score = A− | rev4 = The Guardian | rev4Score = | rev5 = Los Angeles Times | rev5Score = | rev6 = MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | rev6Score = A− | rev7 = NME | rev7Score = 7/10 | rev8 = Pitchfork | rev8Score = 7.8/10 | rev9 = Rolling Stone | rev9Score = | rev10 = Spin | rev10Score = 7/10

Exclaim! placed Transference at number 9 on their list of the Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2010, with Ben Conoley writing: "With Transference, Spoon took a more minimalist approach than predecessors Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga and Gimme Fiction, demonstrating that great rock music doesn't need more than confidence, swagger and good hooks." Rolling Stone ranked it number 22 on their list of the 30 Best Albums of 2010, and Paste Magazine (No. 36), Spin Magazine (No. 31), The A.V. Club (No. 25), PopMatters (No. 25), and Uncut Magazine (No. 22) also included it on their year-end lists of the best albums of 2010.

Track listing

| all_writing = Britt Daniel | title1 = Before Destruction | length1 = 3:17 | title2 = Is Love Forever? | length2 = 2:07 | title3 = The Mystery Zone | length3 = 4:59 | title4 = Who Makes Your Money | length4 = 3:44 | title5 = Written in Reverse | length5 = 4:18 | title6 = I Saw the Light | length6 = 5:32 | title7 = Trouble Comes Running | length7 = 3:05 | title8 = Goodnight Laura | length8 = 2:28 | title9 = Out Go the Lights | length9 = 4:36 | title10 = Got Nuffin | length10 = 3:58 | title11 = Nobody Gets Me But You | length11 = 4:56 | total_length = 43:00 | headline = European ANTI- edition | title12 = Mean Red Spider | length12 = 3:05 | headline = Japanese release | title12 = Tweakers | length12 = 3:43 | title13 = Stroke Their Brains | length13 = 3:32

;Notes

• "The Mystery Zone" has a track length of 5:50 on the LP edition of the album.

Personnel

Personnel taken from Transference liner notes.

Spoon

• Britt Daniel
• Jim Eno
• Eric Harvey
• Rob Pope

Production

• Britt Daniel – production, recording, artwork, mixing (8)
• Jim Eno – production, additional engineering (6, 9, 11)
• Mike McCarthy – additional production (1, 7, 9), mixing (7)
• Nicolas Vernhes – recording, mixing (2, 3, 5, 6, 9)
• Tom Gloady – assistant engineer
• Jim Vollentine – second engineer (1, 7, 9)
• Brad Bell – additional engineering (6, 9, 11)
• Dave Sardy – mixing (1, 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Ryan Castle – mix engineer (1, 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Cameron Barton – second mix engineer (1, 4, 6, 10, 11)
• Howie Weinberg – mastering
• William Eggleston – cover image
• Matthew Agoglia – sequencing
• Christian Helms – artwork

Charts

::data[format=table] | Chart (2017) | Peak position | Japanese Albums Chart | |---|---|---| | 158 | | | ::

References

References

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4. Nagy, Evie. (28 June 2013). "Superchunk, Merge Records & The State of Independence: Billboard's DIY Issue". Billboard.
5. Spoon: ''Transference'' album credits; ''Transference'' digipak CD sleeve
6. "Reviews for Transference by Spoon". [[Metacritic]].
7. "Transference by Spoon reviews". AnyDecentMusic?.
8. Phares, Heather. "Transference – Spoon". [[AllMusic]].
9. Murray, Noel. (January 19, 2010). "Spoon: Transference". [[The A.V. Club]].
10. Pastorek, Whitney. (January 13, 2010). "Transference".
11. Hann, Michael. (January 14, 2010). "Spoon: Transference". [[The Guardian]].
12. Martens, Todd. (January 18, 2010). "Album review: Spoon's 'Transference'". [[Los Angeles Times]].
13. Christgau, Robert. (March 2010). "Consumer Guide". [[MSN Music]].
14. Pinnock, Tom. (January 22, 2010). "Album review: Spoon – Transference (Anti)". [[NME]].
15. Perpetua, Matthew. (January 19, 2010). "Spoon: Transference". [[Pitchfork (website).
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17. Maerz, Melissa. (January 20, 2010). "Spoon, 'Transference' (Merge)". [[Spin (magazine).
18. "[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/30-best-albums-of-2010-20101213 The 30 Best Albums of 2010]". ''Rolling Stone'' (December 25, 2010). Retrieved 2011-01-18
19. (18 November 2010). "The 50 Best Albums of 2010".
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22. (20 April 2020). "The 70 Best Albums of 2010".
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