Lucifer on the Sofa is the tenth studio album by American rock band Spoon, released on February 11, 2022, through Matador Records.
[6] Recording sessions began in late 2019 at drummer Jim Eno's Public Hi-Fi studio in the band's hometown of Austin, Texas.
Band frontman Britt Daniel wanted to record the album in Austin in order to "do a different thing this time, and experience the vibe of a city".
[8] Spoon began recording parts for "Lucifer on the Sofa" in Austin during December 2020 and sent them to Fridmann, who produced the track remotely from his Tarbox Road studio in Fredonia, New York.
The sessions continued until the COVID-19 pandemic began severely impacting the United States in March 2020, forcing band members to shelter at their respective homes due to a nationwide lockdown.
The album's expected completion period continued to be pushed back as the number of cases sharply rose in the country, particularly in Texas, where the band had been recording.
[6] Spoon began teasing the announcement of new material on October 27, 2021, with short clips uploaded to their social media accounts alongside the hashtag "#LOTS".
[15] "Wild" was released as a digital single later on January 11, 2022, accompanied by a music video that paid tribute to Hollywood Western films.
[32][30] In an A− review, Chuck Kerr of Entertainment Weekly called it "Spoon's loosest, liveliest album since 2010's unruly low-fi gem Transference, which combines that LP's spontaneous spirit with the meticulous production and sharp melodic hooks of their most memorable work.
Club wrote, "Lucifer on the Sofa is one of the band's most focused songwriting efforts yet: Every note feels deliberately placed and well-constructed, with crisp arrangements (the piano-sprinkled ballad "My Babe"), piercing hooks (the elastic "The Devil & Mr. Jones") and sweeping dynamics (the melodramatic, glammy art-rock waltz "Satellite").
[31] In a less favorable review, Charles Lyons-Burt of Slant Magazine wrote, "Spoon has hit something of a dead end with Lucifer on the Sofa.