Spoon - The Agony Of Laffitte

This CD single is Britt Daniel's hostile response to betrayal at the hands of Elektra records' alleged A&R man Ron Laffitte. The two tunes here utilize the wonderful technique of mismatching their components' moods; that is to say, the music and melodies are downright beautiful while the lyrics are scathingly angry. They find Daniel wondering aloud about the unscrupulous rascal Laffitte, "it's like I knew/two of you man/the one before and after we shook hands" and "all I want to know/is are you ever honest with anyoneNULL" Gracefully executed and cathartic, The Agony of Laffitte is possibly the best double-cross retaliation single in the history of rock, so effective that it's difficult to want to hear the villainized Laffitte's side of the story. Read More