3.8 - I like seeing Matador records represented — an important influence on my 90’s indie music diet. Jon Spencer was another act in my periphery. He always struck me as more of a showman, the kind of performer who’d jam out on stage dawning an Evil Kneivel-type jumpsuit. He and Jack White have this schtick, this sort of traveling bluesman persona — there’s lots of swagger, and smooth talkin’ jive. But behind the facade, Jon Spencer is an artist with an array of sludgy, gnarly guitar sounds that twist and bend and groan to create dark and colorful tunes. “Fuck Shit Up” is my favorite.