Spoon

Spoon lives in the middle ground — 34 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 1 quiet anchor and

The character of Spoon

Across the 35 Spoon songs we've measured, intensity averages 48/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from I Summon You (the calmest here, 28) to You Got Yr Cherry Bomb (the most charged, 61), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1999–2017.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Sister Jack.

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The controlled burn

Lines in the Suit moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999
Anything You Want moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
Jonathan Fisk moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2001
Stay Don't Go moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2002
The Way We Get By moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2002
Fitted Shirt moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
I Summon You moderate
smooth texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2005
I Turn My Camera On moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2005
Knock Knock Knock moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
My Mathematical Mind moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005
Sister Jack moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2005
Don't Make Me a Target moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007
The Underdog moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2007
You Got Yr Cherry Bomb moderate
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 7 · 2007
Don't You Evah moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2008
Who Makes Your Money moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2009
Got Nuffin moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2010
I Saw the Light moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2010
Trouble Comes Running moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2010
Written in Reverse moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2010
Do I Have to Talk You Into It moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Do You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
No Bullets Spent moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Out Go the Lights moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Pink Up moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Rent I Pay moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2014
Rental Car moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Small Stakes moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
They Want My Soul moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Utilitarian moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Was It You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2014
Black Like Me moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Can I Sit Next to You moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2017
Hot Thoughts moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7 · 2017

The quiet ones

Frequently asked about Spoon

Answered from our measurements of every song above.

What is the most intense Spoon song?

Of the 35 Spoon songs we've measured, “You Got Yr Cherry Bomb” scores highest at 61/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.

What is the calmest Spoon song?

“I Summon You” measures gentlest at 28/100. It runs 110 BPM. The songs here span 28–61 on our 0–100 intensity scale.

How intense is Spoon overall?

Spoon averages 48/100 intensity across 35 measured songs — right at our 46/100 catalog average.

What is the average tempo of Spoon?

The Spoon songs we've measured average about 120 BPM — upbeat.

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