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Spoon — named for a song by the German experimental band Can — in 1993 along with drummer Jim Eno, guitarist Greg Wilson and bassist Andy McGuire. The following year, the band released a seven-inch EP, Nafarious, on the small indie label Fluffer Records. Spoon caught the attention of the larger indie label Matador Records, on which the band released its first full-length disc, Telephono, in 1996. Hailed by critics, the effort garnered the band major label attention and they soon signed with Elektra, but after their major label debut, A Series of Sneaks, did not sell fast enough, they were subsequently dropped. Daniel and Eno continued to write songs, however, and in 2001 the band signed with North Carolina indie label Merge Records. Spoon's first Merge album, Girls Can Tell, reached number 46 on the charts and was named one of the Top Independent Albums in 2001. Its follow-up, Kill the Moonlight, peaked at number 23 on the charts and was also named to the Top Independent Album list of 2002. Both LPs outsold the band's previous two discs and when one of Moonlight's tracks, "The Way We Get By," appeared in the popular teen TV show The O.C., Spoon hit the big time.



Their next album, Gimme Fiction, was released in May 2005, and debuted at number 44 on the Billboard 200, selling more than 160,000 copies. Following this effort, Daniel collaborated with Brian Reitzell to compose and arrange the soundtrack for the 2006 film Stranger than Fiction, which gave Spoon even broader exposure. This was followed by 2007's Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, which debuted at number 10 on the Billboard 200. With this success, Spoon garnered even more mainstream attention, with their tracks featured on several prime time television programs. They've also performed on late night television, finally reveling in the mainstream attention and respect they worked so hard to achieve.