- rock, indie rock
- 33 min
- 14 tracks
- Elektra
A Series of Sneaks is the second studio album by the indie band Spoon, released by Elektra Records in April 1998. Despite being overlooked critically and commercially upon its release, the album has since attained cult status.
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Character
Spare, classical in form, character-led and cool.
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
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- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The Austin Chronicle4/5 ★
- Music Story3.5/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.4/10
- Q4/5 ★
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
- Stylus MagazineA
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Tracks
- 1Utilitarian1:51
- 2The Minor Tough2:43
- 3The Guestlist/The Execution2:03
- 4Reservations2:36
- 530 Gallon Tank4:01
- 6Car Radio1:30
- 7Metal Detektor3:38
- 8June’s Foreign Spell3:01
- 9Chloroform1:09
- 10Metal School2:53
- 11Staring at the Board0:55
- 12No You’re Not1:42
- 13Quincy Punk Episode2:18
- 14Advance Cassette2:52
14 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Spoon
- Label
- Elektra
- Released
- April 28, 1998
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- US
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