Telephono is the first album from 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...

 indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 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 April 23, 1996 by Matador

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

, then re-released in a two-disc package with the Soft Effects

Soft Effects

Soft Effects is an EP from Austin, Texas indie rock band Spoon. It was released on January 21, 1997 by Matador, then re-released with Telephono in 2006 by Merge Records.-Track listing:# "Mountain to Sound" – 3:50...

EP in 2006 by Merge Records

Merge Records

Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1989 by Laura Ballance and Mac McCaughan. It began as a way to release music from their band Superchunk and music created by friends, and has expanded to include artists from around the world and records...

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"Idiot Driver" had previously appeared in an "alternate mix" form on the Peek-A-Boo Records

Peek-A-Boo Records

Peek-A-Boo Records is an Austin, Texas based independent record label, self-proclaimed as a small but enthusiastic record label dedicated to independent music in Texas.- Alumni :* The 1-4-5s* Black Lipstick* Drake Tungsten...

 November 1995 compilation album Bicycle Rodeo.

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...

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1. "Don't Buy the Realistic" – 3:54
2. "Not Turning Off" – 3:08
3. "All the Negatives Have Been Destroyed" – 2:37
4. "Cvantez" – 2:45
5. "Nefarious" – 2:47
6. "Claws Tracking" (Daniel, Andy Maguire) – 2:32
7. "Dismember" – 1:45
8. "Idiot Driver" – 1:39
9. "Towner" (aMiniature) – 3:05
10. "Wanted to Be Your" – 1:52
11. "Theme to Wendel Stivers" – 1:58
12. "Primary" – 1:10
13. "The Government Darling" – 2:23
14. "Plastic Mylar" – 3:27

Album

Year	Chart	Position
2006	Billboard Top Independent Albums	35