photo by Sharon Alagna

Spoon announced last month that they would be putting out Hot Thoughts, their first new album since 2014’s They Want My Soul. Now Spoon has shared a new black-and-white video single from their upcoming album Hot Thoughts which arrives March 17 via Matador. The single titled “Can I Sit Next to You,” was directed by Marcel Dzama and is meant to evoke an eerie deja vu “glitch in the matrix” vibe amongst its listeners. According to the press release:

“If the new Spoon single ‘Can I Sit Next To You’ feels eerily familiar, like something that’s been playing in the background of your life for the last few months, there’s actually a good chance it has: For the last few months, a campaign of subliminal placements of ‘Can I Sit Next To You’ has seen the unreleased, unidentifiable track being played at various clubs and venues, as American Airlines boarding music, even by the house bands of the ‘Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ and ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live.’”

In addition to the new single, the band has also announced new tour dates in the United States and Europe. Spoon’s first U.S. date is set for March 6th at the Observatory in Santa Ana, California, followed by an appearance at South by Southwest beginning on March 14th. In addition to SXSW, Spoon will play a number of festivals, including Louisville, Kentucky’s Forecastle, Birmingham, Alabama’s Sloss Festival, and New York’s Panorama. The band has also recently partnered with Spotify for an interesting album art concept called “Aura Reader” which allows fans to generate custom artwork based on their favorite Spoon songs.

Hot Thoughts Tracklist
1. Hot Thoughts
2. WhisperI’lllistentohearit
3. Do I Have To Talk You Into It
4. First Caress
5. Pink Up
6. Can I Sit Next To You
7. I Ain’t The One
8. Tear It Down
9. Shotgun
10. Us

Spoon Tour Dates
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03/22: Sydney, AU – Red Eye Records
03/23: Sydney, AU – Metro Theatre
03/24: Fitzroy, AU – Polyester Records
03/25: Thornbury, AU – The Croxton Bandroom
04/27: Mobile, AL – Soul Kitchen
04/28: Oxford, MS – The Lyric
04/29: Baton Rouge, LA – Varsity Theatre
05/01: Tampa, FL – The Ritz Ybor
05/02: Lake Buena Vista, FL – House of Blues
05/03: Athens, GA – Georgia Theater
05/05: Charleston, SC – Music Farm
05/06: Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel %
05/07: Raleigh, NC – The Ritz
05/09: Knoxville, TN – The Mill & Mine
05/11: Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall
06/17: Berlin, DE – Festaal Kreuzberg
06/18: Mannheim, DE – Maifeld Derby Festival
06/19: Munich, DE – Technikum
06/20: Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefahrlich
06/22: Oslo, NO – Piknik i Parken
06/24: Copenhagen, DK – Amager Bio
06/25: Ewjik, NL – Down the Rabbit Hole
06/27: Manchester, UK – Gorilla
06/28: Glasgow, UK – The Arts School
06/30: London, UK – O2 Forum
07/02: Arras, FR – Main Square Festival
07/03: Bilbao, ES – Bilbao BBK Live
07/07: Madrid, ES – Mad Cool Festival
07/08: Lisbon, PT – NOS Alive Festival
07/14: Louisville, KY – Forecastle Festival
07/15: Birmingham, AL – Sloss Festival
07/18: Charlotte, NC – Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/19: Charlottesville, VA – Sprint Pavilion &
07/21: Boston, MA – Blue Hills Bank Pavilion
07/22: Portland, ME – State Theatre &
07/23: Montreal, QC – Metropolis &
07/25: Toronto, ON – Massey Hall #
07/26: Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE &
07/28: New York, NY – Panorama Festival
07/29: Camden, NJ – BB&T Pavilion
07/30: Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion ^*
08/01: Detroit, MI – The Fillmore #
08/03: Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza
08/06: Hollywood, CA – Hollywood Bowl ^
08/08: Aspen, CO – Belly Up Aspen
08/09: Bellvue, CO – Mishawaka Amphitheatre
08/19: New Orleans, LA – House Of Blues
08/20: Jacksonville, FL – Mavericks
08/22: Savannah, GA – Lucas Theater for the Arts
08/23: Columbia, SC – Music Farm
08/28: Spokane, WA – Knitting Factory
08/30: Edmonton, AB – Winspear Centre
08/31: Calgary, AB – MacEwan Hall
09/02: Vancouver, BC – Malkin Bowl
09/05: Boise, ID – Knitting Factory
09/06: Salt Lake City, UT – The Depot
09/08: Omaha, NE – Sokol Auditorium
09/10: Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theatre
09/13: Milwaukee, WI – Pabst Theater
09/14: Madison, WI – Orpheum Theatre
09/15: Saint Paul, MN – Palace Theater

^ = w/ Belle & Sebastian
* = w/ Andrew Bird
% = w/ Tennis
& = w/ The New Pornographers
# = w/ Cherry Glazerr