Product Review

Out of print for nearly five years, "Telephono" and "Soft Effects" are presented here re-mastered in one specially priced deluxe package with an added video and beautifully restored artwork. With amped-up acoustic guitars, jumpy song structures, and a punk attitude, "Telephono" (1996) was the shot across the bow from Austin's fledgling rock heroes. The follow-up, "Soft Effects" (1997), features five of Spoon's strongest songs and marks a leap forward in the band's repertoire, signaling the great things to come on subsequent Spoon albums.