Telephono

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Telephono
Studio album by Spoon
Released	April 23, 1996
Recorded	Spring 1995
Genre	Indie rock alternative rock
Length	35:07
Label	Matador
Producer	John Croslin
Spoon chronology
Nefarious (1994) Telephono (1996) Soft Effects (1997)

Telephono is the debut studio album by the indie rock band Spoon. It was released on April 23, 1996, by Matador, then re-released in a two-disc package with the Soft Effects EP in 2006 by Merge Records. The album was produced by John Croslin, who had been one of the leaders of Austin's the Reivers, recording in Croslin's garage studio on a budget of $3,000.^[1]

"Idiot Driver" had previously appeared in an "alternate mix" form on the Peek-A-Boo Records November 1995 compilation album Bicycle Rodeo.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork Media	7.5/10[3]
Rolling Stone	[4]
Tom Hull – on the Web	A−[5]

The album drew mainly positive critical attention, and in particular many comparisons to the Pixies.^[6][7][8] Texas Monthly called it "a snarling, devious suite of ultra-catchy songs that are simultaneously vivid and opaque."^[9] Initially, Telephono sold only a few thousand copies on LP,^[1] but later interest prompted a CD reissue.

1. ^ ^{a b} Raoul Hernandez, "Drake Tungsten and His Boy Skellington", The Austin Chronicle, January 22, 1999.
2. ^ Telephono at AllMusic
3. ^ Pitchfork review
4. ^ Rolling Stone review
5. ^ Hull, Tom (March 29, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
6. ^ Brad Jones, "Spoon Tunes" Archived 2014-09-11 at the Wayback Machine, Westword, April 25, 1996.
7. ^ Perry Gettelman, "The Word Has Gotten Around About Spoon", Orlando Sentinel, June 7, 1996.
8. ^ Shannon Zimmerman, "Lone Stars", Washington City Paper, February 16, 2001.
9. ^ Cohen, Jason (April 1996). "Hot CDs". Texas Monthly. Vol. 24, no. 4. p. 26.
10. ^ "Spoon". Billboard. Retrieved June 8, 2024.

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