The boys from Spoon kicked off their tour in support of the upcoming album ("Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" or "It's Frightening" depending on who you believe) at Baltimore's Sonar. Maybe they really like the inner harbor, are big Orioles fans, or enjoy the Natty Bo, but odds are they are just tuning up for the big NYC show. If the Sonar show were any indiction, they don't need much work.
Since I haven't been able to find a set list, were going to have to do this from memory, which is always a bit hazy whenever Yuengling is involved. Britt Daniel and the boys announced their return to the road with AC/DC's "Back in Black" and despite some lighting issues rattled off two new songs. The first half of their set was centered around new songs (sorry, no names), with the band working really hard to successfully keep the songs tight. The new songs seemed to rely less on Britt's vocals and worked really well building up and relieving tension.
The second half of Spoon's set focused on "Gimme Fiction" and the high points of "Kill the Moonlight". An energetic Britt gave an inspired performance of "The Beast and Dragon, Adored" and "I Turn My Camera On", while the rest of the band carried the songs with little rust. Another possible technical problem killed some momentum at the beginning on "Paper Tiger", but crowd favorite "The Way We Get By" got things back on track.
After a brief break, Britt returned for the encore and played a solo guitar song, before the rest of the band joined him for "Small Stakes". Spoon ended their Sonar set with "My Mathematical Mind" and absolutely let loose, jamming and distorting to a crescendo and then walking off stage. All in all, an excellent and focused performance that was an introduction to some new songs and a passionate review of some old favorites. Well done Spoon.
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