Spoons
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Spoons, a Canadian new wave band formed in Burlington, Ontario in 1979, initially consisted of Gordon Deppe, Sandy Horne, Brett Wickens, and Peter Shepherd. Their first single "After the Institution" was released in 1980. In 1981, Spoons released their debut album Stick Figure Neighbourhood, which gained popularity on Canadian university charts. The band's breakthrough came with the 1982 album Arias & Symphonies, featuring hits like "Nova Heart" and "Smiling in Winter". They were nominated for Most Promising Group of the Year at the Juno Awards in 1983. Their subsequent albums included Talkback (1983), produced by Nile Rodgers, which featured the hit "Old Emotions", and Vertigo Tango (1988).. The band disbanded in 1991 but reunited for various shows and released Unexpected Guest At A Cancelled Party in 2007, followed by Static in Transmission in 2011.
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Albums
Top Tracks
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- Star Maps
- Rodeo
- Only for Athletes
- Annita
- Escape With You
- Quiet World
- You Light Up
- The Rhythm
- B Movie
- On the Beach
- Breaking In
- Imperfekt
- Words Will Smash Walls
- Numb
- Closing Credits
- End Of Story
- Bridges Over Borders
- When Time Turns Around
- Sooner Or Later
- Conventional Beliefs
- Shaking The Fear
- Waterline
- Vertigo Tango
- Stick Figure Neighbourhood
