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[INDIE] The story of Austin, Texas indie-rock band Spoon is a story of perseverance, patience, and happy accidents. In fact, the band has always been on the hunt for happy accidents, whether it be in the trajectory of their career in general, or just the way a wonky guitar effect turns out. ”We were always looking for some kind of accidental thing to happen,” said Spoon’s Britt Daniel about the band’s use of guitar effects on early tracks like “I Could See the Dude,” in an interview with Pitchfork last year—shortly before the release of the band’s latest critically acclaimed studio album, They Want My Soul. Throughout the interview Daniel continually talks about the happy accidents he’s experienced in recording the band’s eight full length records. In retrospect, he even contemplates whether being dropped from Elektra Records after the release of their second album, A Series of Sneaks was a happy accident too. They followed that up with 2002’s Kill The Moonlight, widely considered their most creative record, a favorite of fans and critics alike, and their best-selling record. Daniel even credits fate for his affection for one of his inspirations, The Kinks—which he says was made possible due to a flaw in the ordering system of a certain CD club he was a member of. It could be that Daniels isn’t giving himself—or his band—the credit they deserve, though. Perhaps at least some of these happy accidents have been due to the band’s uncanny knack for making the most of the situations they find themselves in. After all, isn’t that what creativity really is? In what might seem like some kind of divine flaw in the system, Spoon comes to Buffalo this Thursday to play a free concert at Canalside.