Continuing my look at the albums of 2005…
I was surprised to discover I’ve only featured one song from Spoon’s 2005 album Gimme Fiction to date, way back in 2008. This is one of those bands, and one of those albums, that I seldom think about but always enjoy.
Gimme Fiction was my introduction to the Austin-based indie band. It’s their fifth studio album and the first to make a wider splash, with today’s song finding some moderate success on radio.
I never checked out Spoon’s earlier albums, but I did keep up with their next few releases. I like some of those even better than this one, start to finish, but the early tracks on Gimme Fiction will always be among my favorite work by the band.
These songs are lean and mean, riding indelible grooves over waves of coolness. They’re perfect for a mixtape or a movie soundtrack — dropping in, defining the moment, and slipping out the back door before you notice they’re gone.
I cut my fingers on the way
On the way
The way I’m slippin’ away
I turn my feelings off
You made me untouchable for life, yea
And you wasn’t polite
It hit me like a tom
You hit me like a tom
Ooh no, no, no
Ooh yeah
When I turn my feelings on
I turn my feelings on inside, yeah yeah
Feel like I’m gonna ignite
I saw them stars go off
I saw them stars go off at night, ooh yeah
And they’re looking alright
Keep on blowin’ up
Keep on blowin’ em off
Get up, roll it out
Keep on showin’ ’em out
You hit me like a tom
It hit me like a tom
On and on a tom
I turn my camera on
I cut my fingers on the way
On the way (on the way)
I feel me slippin’ away
I wipe my feelings off
You made me untouchable for life (keep on blowin’ up, keep on blowin’ em off)
Ooh yeah, and you wasn’t polite
You hit me like a tom
I don’t know where it’s from
It hit me like a tom (tom)
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah (I turn my camera on)
Ooh yeah (I turn my camera on)
Ooh yeah
Ooh yeah
I turn my camera on (hit me like a tom)
I turn my camera on (hit me like a tom)
I turn my camera on (hit me like a tom)
I turn my camera on (hit me like a tom)
Feel me slip away
Meet Me In Montauk 
I vaguely remember this band, probably from when you featured them in 2008.