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  Spoon Reveal Very Spoon-Like Song Titles From New Album

  May 6, 2013 – Britt Daniel's been busy with a pair of side-projects lately — a thing called Divine Fits and another named Spl:t S:ngle — but the Texan frontman is finally at work on the next Spoon album. "We've been hanging out at [drummer/producer Jim Eno's] a lot in the past couple months and we're still in the writing stages," the band revealed in a newsletter (via Pitchfork). …
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  Britt Daniel on Divine Fits, Spoon's Next LP, and Hating Axl Rose

  April 1, 2013 – With the sharp edges, evocative spaces, and terse lyrics of Spoon and Divine Fits, Britt Daniel wrings maximum impact out of the minimum sonic elements. Speaking over the phone from his home in Los Angeles, the baritone-voiced singer is every bit as forcefully economical. …
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  Telekinesis Reveals Which Rock Stars Are Aliens, Performs 'Dormarion' Beauties

  March 18, 2013 – "I love straight-ahead rock records," Telekinesis mainman Michael Lerner told SPIN, speaking on the phone during a recent interview, "but I also love records that that took a lot of risks." Those twin affections are in full flower on the band's third full-length album, Dormarion, due April 2 on Merge. …
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• Divine Fits, 'A Thing Called Divine Fits' (Merge)

  August 30, 2012 – Dan Boeckner's musical report card should be emblazoned with the words "Plays well with others." He has shared the spotlight in Wolf Parade (now two years dormant) and the more recently split Handsome Furs (the latter a collaboration with wife Alexei Perry). …
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  Britt Daniel Has Another New Non-Spoon Band: Spl:t S:ngle

  August 6, 2012 – Jason Narducy is an underground-rock lifer. The Evanston, Illinois, native was just a pre-teen when his band Verboten appeared in a Chicago punk-rock documentary called You Weren't There. His band Verbow with cellist Alison Chesley eventually hit the majors, releasing two sadly underappreciated albums of sharply crafted power-pop, 1997's Chronicles and 2000's White Out, before parting ways in 2002. …
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  Divine Fits Play All the Songs They've Got at First Official Gig

  August 2, 2012 – Divine Fits — an indie rock supergroup made up of former Wolf Parader Dan Boeckner, Spoon leader Britt Daniel, drummer Sam Brown of the New Bomb Turks, and keyboardist Alex Fischel — are still learning their places onstage. Thursday morning, at Austin punk dive Beerland, about an hour into their second gig ever, Boeckner and Daniel looked at each other, saw something was off, and switched places and instruments. …
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  Divine Fits Chat About Lame Supergroups and Their Very Real Band

  August 1, 2012 – The members of Divine Fits aren't about to throw a heavenly tantrum at hearing the term "supergroup" used to describe them, but they don't much like it. The fact is, though, that the band, comprised of Spoon frontman Britt Daniel, Wolf Parade/Handsome Furs dynamo Dan Boeckner, drummer Sam Brown of New Bomb Turks, and keyboardist Alex Fischel of Papa have the pedigree to deserve that particular sobriquet. …
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  Britt Daniel's Divine Fits Post Icy First Single 'My Love Is Real'

  June 20, 2012 – Divine Fits, the new collaboration between Spoon's Britt Daniel and former Wolf Parade frontnut Dan Boeckner, announced the release of their first single today. Entitled "My Love Is Real," it's an icy, Boeckner-helmed slice of synth-pop set to occupy the A-side on 7" vinyl due July 31 via Merge as well as recall the latter's recently collapsed Handsome Furs outfit. …
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  How Britt Daniel Gave Us New Indie Supergroup Divine Fits

  May 22, 2012 – In early 2010, Spoon played New York's Radio City Music Hall with openers Deerhunter and Strange Boys. …
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  Kings of Leon Tour, Chili Peppers Album + More

  April 25, 2011 – Kings of Leon will hit the road with Band of Horses for a 29-date summer tour. The trek kicks off July 25 in Orange Beach, AL and wraps up September 12 in Seattle, WA. Tickets for some dates go on-sale starting April 29. [Kings of Leon] Chad Smith says the Red Hot Chili Peppers' forthcoming album will be out by the end of August. …
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