Girls Can Tell is the third studio album by Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon

Spoon (band)

Spoon is an American rock band formed in Austin, Texas. The band is composed of Britt Daniel ; Jim Eno ; Rob Pope and Eric Harvey .-History:...

. It was released on February 20, 2001.

The track "Me and the Bean" is a cover of a mid-90's Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

 band called The Sidehackers. The songwriter of The Sidehackers, John Clayton, appears on Kill the Moonlight

Kill the Moonlight

Kill the Moonlight is the fourth album from Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon, released on August 20, 2002 to a great deal of critical acclaim.Kill the Moonlight has sold roughly 153,000 copies, as of December 2009, according to Nielsen Soundscan...

, contributing bass to the album.

Girls Can Tell, as of December 2009, has sold slightly less than 100,000 copies, according to Nielsen Soundscan.

Reception

Online music magazine

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 Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media

Pitchfork Media, usually known simply as Pitchfork or P4k, is a Chicago-based daily Internet publication established in 1995 that is devoted to music criticism and commentary, music news, and artist interviews. Its focus is on underground and independent music, especially indie rock...

 placed Girls Can Tell at number 96 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.

Track listing

All songs written by Britt Daniel

Britt Daniel

John Britt Daniel is the co-founder, lead singer and guitarist of the Austin, Texas, rock band Spoon.-Biography:Britt Daniel was born in Galveston, Texas, and grew up in Temple, Texas, in a household of five children...

, except for where noted.

1. "Everything Hits at Once" – 4:04
2. "Believing Is Art" – 4:19
3. "Me and the Bean" (John Clayton) – 3:33
4. "Lines in the Suit" – 3:47
5. "The Fitted Shirt" – 3:12
6. "Anything You Want" – 2:16
7. "Take a Walk" – 2:26
8. "1020 AM" – 2:10
9. "Take the Fifth" – 3:56
10. "This Book Is a Movie" – 3:33
11. "Chicago at Night" – 2:47

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2002	Billboard Top Independent Albums	46