Spencer Gets It Lit is a studio album by Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers. It was released on April 1, 2022, via Bronzerat/Shove Records. Production was handled by Bill Skibbe and Jon Spencer at Key Club Recording Company in Benton Harbor, Michigan on July – August 2021.
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| Studio album by Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers | ||||
| Released | April 1, 2022 | |||
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Critical reception
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| Metacritic | 76/100[1] |
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
| Classic Rock | [3] |
| Mojo | [4] |
| Uncut | 8/10[5] |
| Under The Radar |   [6] |
Spencer Gets It Lit was met with generally favorable reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on five reviews, which indicates "generally positive reviews".[1]
Rob Hughes of Classic Rock claimed that the album "feels like the work of a man who's rediscovered his mojo".[3] Andrew Perry of Mojo found the album "hugely entertaining".[4] Erin Osmon of Uncut stated that the album "is the strongest recorded offering from the rocker since the Blues Explosion's 2012 album, Meat + Bone".[5] Mark Deming of AllMusic wrote: "keep your expectations properly adjusted and Spencer Gets It Lit will be an effective soundtrack to all manner of wild good times".[2]
In a mixed review, Anthony Mark Happel of Under the Radar wrote: "it's as if all of these songs are the equivalent of a nutty tossed-off filler track that might close side one of an album as a joke. None of the songs are developed beyond the point of cartoonish posturing and none have much to recommend them musically".[6]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Jon Spencer
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Junk Man" | 2:21 |
| 2. | "Get It Right Now" | 2:24 |
| 3. | "Death Ray" | 3:54 |
| 4. | "The Worst Facts" | 3:08 |
| 5. | "Primary Baby" | 2:23 |
| 6. | "Worm Town" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Bruise" | 2:26 |
| 8. | "Layabout Trap" | 2:50 |
| 9. | "Push Comes to Shove" | 1:58 |
| 10. | "My Hit Parade" | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Rotting Money" | 2:44 |
| 12. | "Strike 3" | 2:14 |
| 13. | "Get Up & Do It" | 2:25 |
| 14. | "Germ Vs. Jerk" | 2:55 |
| 15. | "The Devil's Ice Age" | 3:02 |
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| 16. | "Wilderness" (Live) | 2:24 |
| 17. | "Fake" (Live) | 2:45 |
| 18. | "Time 2 Be Bad" (Live) | 3:36 |
| 19. | "Tough Times in Plastic Land" (Live) | 3:13 |
| 20. | "New Breed" (Live) | 1:44 |
| 21. | "Hornet" (Live) | 2:53 |
| 22. | "Can't Polish a Turd" (Live) | 3:17 |
Personnel
edit- Jon Spencer – lyrics, lead vocals, guitar, producer, mixing
- Sam Coomes – vocals, synth
- M. Sord – drums
- Bob Bert – percussion
- Bill Skibbe – producer, mixing
- Brian Fox – assistant producer
- Dave Gardner – mastering
- Katie Skelly – artwork
- Michael Lavine – photography
- Bob Coscarelli – photography
Release history
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| United States | March 31, 2022 | Standard | CD |
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| Japan | May 10, 2022 | CD |
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| United States | August 2022 | Standard | LP |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Critic Reviews for Spencer Gets It Lit – Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Deming, Mark. "Jon Spencer & the Hitmakers, Jon Spencer – Spencer Gets It Lit Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Hughes, Rob (April 1, 2022). "Still stoking rock'n'roll's golden fire, Jon Spencer has rediscovered his mojo". Classic Rock. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Perry, Andrew (June 2022). "Filter". MOJO. p. 91. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Osmon, Erin (May 2022). "New Albums". Uncut. p. 37. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
- ^ a b Happel, Anthony Mark (May 16, 2022). "Get It Lit". Under The Radar. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
External links
edit- Spencer Gets It Lit at Discogs (list of releases)