Spoon serves up a big portion of ‘creative freedom’ with ‘Hot Thoughts’

Review-aggregate website Metacritic dubbed Austin-based indie-rockers Spoon the most critically acclaimed band of the aughts.Story after story refers to the group as “one of the most consistent bands out there,” whatever that means.Given that the group’s latest offering, “Hot Thoughts,” sees the guitars turned way down and the synths way up, it certainly isn’t some misguided testament to album-to-album sonic fidelity.Keyboardist/guitarist Alex Fischel wouldn&r