Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon

Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon is a greatest hits compilation album by American rock band Spoon. It was released on July 26, 2019, through Matador Records. The compilation was announced on June 19, 2019, coinciding with the release of new single "No Bullets Spent."[10]

Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon
Physical release cover art
Greatest hits album by
ReleasedJuly 26, 2019
Recorded2000 – Spring 2019
StudioVarious
Genre
Length45:39
LabelMatador
Producer
Spoon chronology
Hot Thoughts
(2017)
Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon
(2019)
All the Weird Kids Up Front
(2020)
Singles from Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon
  1. "No Bullets Spent"
    Released: June 19, 2019
Alternative cover
Digital release cover art
Digital release cover art
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic84/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Austin Chronicle[3]
Exclaim!8/10[4]
The Independent[5]
The Line of Best Fit10/10[6]
Popmatters8/10[7]
Rolling Stone[8]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+ ((3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention))[9]

The album was conceived and compiled by Spoon lead singer Britt Daniel, who chose the track list to act as an introduction to the band for new listeners.[11] Other tracks, such as "My Mathematical Mind" from Gimme Fiction and selections from A Series of Sneaks, were considered by Daniel but were cut due to time constraints.[11] Although greatest hits compilations were uncommon by the late 2010s, Daniel chose to create Everything Hits at Once based on his fondness for such compilations, in particular Standing on a Beach by The Cure and Substance 1987 by New Order, which had introduced him to those artists in his youth.[11]

A companion compilation, titled All the Weird Kids Up Front, was released in August 2020 and featured a track list selected by Spoon fans.

Track listing

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No.TitleProducersLength
1."I Turn My Camera On" (Gimme Fiction, 2005)3:13
2."Do You" (They Want My Soul, 2014)3:33
3."Don't You Evah" (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, 2007)
  • Daniel
  • Eno
  • McCarthy
3:33
4."Inside Out" (They Want My Soul, 2014)5:03
5."The Way We Get By" (Kill the Moonlight, 2002)
  • Daniel
  • Eno
  • McCarthy
2:39
6."The Underdog" (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, 2007)3:39
7."Hot Thoughts" (Hot Thoughts, 2017)
  • Fridmann
  • Spoon
3:40
8."I Summon You" (Gimme Fiction, 2005)
  • Daniel
  • Eno
  • McCarthy
3:37
9."Rent I Pay" (They Want My Soul, 2014)
  • Fridmann
  • Spoon
3:09
10."You Got Yr Cherry Bomb" (Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, 2007)
  • Daniel
  • Eno
  • McCarthy
2:50
11."Got Nuffin" (Transference, 2010)
  • Daniel
  • Eno
3:42
12."Everything Hits at Once" (Girls Can Tell, 2001)
  • Daniel
  • Eno
  • McCarthy
3:21
13."No Bullets Spent" (Newly recorded track, 2019)3:40
Total length:45:39

Personnel

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  • Britt Daniel – lead vocals (all tracks), guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
  • Jim Eno − drums, percussion (all tracks)
  • Rob Pope – bass, guitar, keyboards (2-4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 13)
  • Alex Fischel – keyboards, guitar (2, 4, 7, 9, 13)
  • Joshua Zarbo – bass (5, 12)
  • Eric Harvey – piano, keyboards (3, 6, 9, 10), guitar (2, 4)
  • Gerardo Larios – bass, percussion (13).[12]

Charts

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Chart (2019) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 86
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[14] 15
US Vinyl Albums (Billboard)[15] 13

References

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  1. ^ "Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon by Spoon" – via www.metacritic.com.
  2. ^ "Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon - Spoon | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Spoon: Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon Album Review". www.austinchronicle.com.
  4. ^ "Spoon Everything Hits at Once: The Best of Spoon | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  5. ^ "Album reviews: Kaiser Chiefs – Duck, Mini Mansions – Guy Walks into a Bar and Spoon – Everything Hits at Once". The Independent. July 25, 2019.
  6. ^ "Spoon's Everything Hits At Once offers a fascinating snapshot of one of our premier rock bands". The Line of Best Fit.
  7. ^ "Indie Rockers Spoon Issue a Greatest Hits Collection, PopMatters". 29 July 2019.
  8. ^ Grow, Kory (July 29, 2019). "Spoon's New 'Best Of' Album Collects Their Greatest Songs, But There's So Many More". Rolling Stone.
  9. ^ Hull, Tom (March 29, 2021). "Music Week". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
  10. ^ Matozzo, Marissa. "Spoon Announce Greatest Hits Album, Release New Single "No Bullets Spent"". Paste Magazine. Archived from the original on 26 December 2019. Retrieved 19 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b c Perpetua, Matthew. "Everything Hits: Spoon Releases An Old School Greatest Hits Album Into A Digital Age". NPR.org. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
  12. ^ "No Bullets Spent - NEW SONG OUT NOW / Pre-order the Best of Spoon / Tour dates". spoon.cmail20.com.
  13. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  14. ^ "Spoon Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  15. ^ "Spoon Chart History (Vinyl Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2019.