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Released | January 15, 2010 | |||
Recorded | 2009 | |||
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Length | 43:00 | |||
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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. [3] 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. [4] As of June 2013, it had sold 183,000 copies in United States. [5]
The cover image is an untitled 1970 photograph by the American photographer William Eggleston. [6]
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.2/10 [7] |
Metacritic | 80/100 [8] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The A.V. Club | A− [10] |
Entertainment Weekly | A− [11] |
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MSN Music (Consumer Guide) | A− [14] |
NME | 7/10 [15] |
Pitchfork | 7.8/10 [16] |
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Spin | 7/10 [1] |
Exclaim! placed Transference at number 9 on their list of the Best Pop & Rock Albums of 2010, [18] 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, [19] and Paste Magazine (#36), [20] Spin Magazine (#31), [21] The A.V. Club (#25), [22] PopMatters (#25), [23] and Uncut Magazine (#22) [24] also included it on their year-end lists of the best albums of 2010.
All tracks are written by Britt Daniel.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Before Destruction" | 3:17 |
2. | "Is Love Forever?" | 2:07 |
3. | "The Mystery Zone" | 4:59 |
4. | "Who Makes Your Money" | 3:44 |
5. | "Written in Reverse" | 4:18 |
6. | "I Saw the Light" | 5:32 |
7. | "Trouble Comes Running" | 3:05 |
8. | "Goodnight Laura" | 2:28 |
9. | "Out Go the Lights" | 4:36 |
10. | "Got Nuffin" | 3:58 |
11. | "Nobody Gets Me But You" | 4:56 |
Total length: | 43:00 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Mean Red Spider" | 3:05 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Tweakers" | 3:43 |
13. | "Stroke Their Brains" | 3:32 |
Chart (2017) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA) [25] | 47 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [26] | 20 |
Japanese Albums Chart [27] | 158 |
US Billboard 200 [28] | 4 |
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [29] | 1 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [30] | 2 |
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [31] | 1 |