Kill the Moonlight

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Kill the Moonlight
Studio album by Spoon
Released	August 20, 2002
Recorded	mid-2002
Genre	Indie Rock
Length	34:50
Label	Merge Records
Producer(s)	Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Mike McCarthy
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork 8/15/2002 Robert Christgau (A) link Rolling Stone 9/5/2002
Spoon chronology
Girls Can Tell (2001)	Kill the Moonlight (2002)	Gimme Fiction (2005)

Kill the Moonlight is an album by the band Spoon. It was released on 20 August 2002 and gained relatively positive reviews from critics and adoration from fans of indie rock. It was rated among Rolling Stone Magazine's top 50 albums of 2002 and it was rated the best album of 2002 by the College Music Journal.

"The Way We Get By" was released as a single, and obtained praise from many critics. It was featured on the show The O.C. and also on a soundtrack from the show.

"The Way We Get By" was also featured on the 2004 film Mean Creek and the 2005 indie film The Puffy Chair.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Small Stakes" – 3:00
2. "The Way We Get By" – 2:38
3. "Something to Look Forward To" – 2:17
4. "Stay Don't Go" – 3:35
5. "Jonathon Fisk" – 3:15
6. "Paper Tiger" – 3:07
7. "Someone Something" – 2:48
8. "Don't Let It Get You Down" – 3:29
9. "All the Pretty Girls Go to the City" – 3:12
10. "You Gotta Feel It" – 1:29
11. "Back to the Life" – 2:21
12. "Vittorio E" – 3:39

[edit] Song appearances

• "The Way We Get By" on television shows The O.C. and Hustle (BBC).
• "The Way We Get By" in movie Stranger Than Fiction (film).

[edit] Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Top Independent Albums	23

Spoon

Britt Daniel | Jim Eno | Rob Pope | Eric Harvey Joshua Zarbo

Discography

Albums: Telephono | A Series of Sneaks | Girls Can Tell | Kill the Moonlight | Gimme Fiction | Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga EPs: Soft Effects | The Agony of Laffitte | Love Ways

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