The Singing Spoons sound a little
like what Violent Femmes might have sounded like if they'd tried to be
Husker Du. This is not to say that Singing Spoons always reach
heights so lofty, but they do manage to forge a distinctive sound or
two amid the swirling, fuzzy guitars that dominate their music. (Audio
Bits, March 1990)
Well, Singing Spoons could never
be a big name. Not because the music they made wasn't good, but because
they never took themselves seriously. Judging by their live shows and their
recording sessions to their million cassette releases, I'm sure that
the first they had in mind was to to have a great time and then came
everything else.
The music in 1989's Resin Cabin,
their only "proper" (almost private pressing) release, is no joke at
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