Tynan's Anger

SONGS OF THE DECADE #55

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Spoon - The Underdog (2007)



Spoon was a pop band that was only a flop on a major label because the band was too good in an era when major labels were trained to underestimate people's intelligence. A decade later, they were selling out concert halls as fast as Nirvana, but unlike Nirvana, who were underdogs in their day, they were doing so on an independent label. All those forces were in play in a song that culminated one of the better pop catalogs of the decade, from a pop band that was only called "indie" by default. The flaws of pop soon became apparent as a decidedly humble band all of a sudden became cool, and Spoon has been a lot more serious in their latest live shows now that they're a chart topper (also by default). But this is a masterstroke from a band that took years to get the recognition they deserved, and would have gotten instantly in most any other era.

Labels: 2000s, lists, pop music, songs of the decade, spoon, the underdog