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The Texas singer-songwriter Britt Daniel has recorded only two songs that are more than five minutes long. He hardly ever plays guitar solos, is a terse interview subject, and would never be photographed wearing an untucked T-shirt. His band, Spoon, which formed in 1994, repeatedly demonstrates the rewards of working within limits and embracing rules. At first, the band aped the work of astringent rock groups like Wire and the Pixies, which wrote songs with gnomic lyrics that were hard to parse and were sung over short, stinging guitar phrases. In July, Spoon will release its sixth album, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga"--its best yet. Daniel's lyrics have become more intelligible, and ...