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With amped-up acoustic guitars, jumpy song structures, and a punk attitude,Telephono(1996) was the shot across the bow from Austin, Texas' fledgling rock heroesSpoon. The follow-up,Soft EffectsEP(1997), features five ofSpoon'sstrongest songs and marked a leap forward in the band's repertoire, signaling the great things to come on subsequent albums. Both of these long out of print auspicious early efforts are back on vinylin 2020 courtesy of Matador Records!

1. Mountain to Sound
2. Waiting for the Kid to Come Out
3. I Could See the Dude
4. Get Out the State
5. Loss Leaders