Britt Daniel at BBC

GREAT BRITT IN GREAT BRITAIN: Spoon auteur Britt Daniel, one of Karen Glauber’s best buds, is also visiting the U.K. this week, and we have the evidence to prove it. Here’s Britt doing an in-studio interview on BBC Radio 6 and offering solo versions of "Rent I Pay" and "Rainy Taxi" from the band’s eighth album, They Want My Soul (Loma Vista, 8/5). It's revealing to hear these new songs stripped down to their essences. Can’t wait to hear the whole enchilada, as we say in the Colonies. (7/4a)