Outlier

Album: They Want My Soul (2014)
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  • This was the first song written by Spoon after taking four years off to let each member explore other projects. Frontman Britt Daniel recalled to Q magazine: "I brought us back together. I called them to find out whether there would write some music, which I would sing on top of. They came out with an amazing song, 'Outlier' which I just loved from the beginning."

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