Spoon is an American rock band from Austin, Texas. The band was formed in 1993 by lead vocalist Britt Daniel and drummer Jim Eno, who played together in a band called The Alien Beats. According to an article by Tamara Warren in Anthem Magazine, they chose the name Spoon as a reference to the 1970s German avant-garde band Can, whose hit song “Spoon” was the theme song to the 1985 movie Das Messer, or Jagged Edge in English.

The band saw their first official release in 1994, with the publishing of The Nefarious EP, followed by their first full-length project in 1996, Telephono. Up until this point, the band had a very rough, heavy rock sound. However, with the release of their 1997 EP Soft Effects, which featured the more honed, post-punk and pop sound that they are known for today.

Current Members

Britt Daniel (1993-present), lead vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
Jim Eno (1993-present), drums, percussion, and programming
Alex Fischel (2013-present), keyboards, guitar, backing vocals
Gerardo Lairos (2019-present), guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Ben Trokan (2021–present; touring member 2019–2021), bass, keyboards

Former Members

Wendel Stivers (1993-1994), guitar
Andy Maguire (1993-1996), bass
John Croslin (1996), bass
Josh Zarbo (1997-2000, 2002-2007), bass
Roman Keubler (2000-2002), bass
Eric Harvey (2004-2017), keyboard, guitar, percussion, backing vocals
Rob Pope (2006-2019), bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals