Artist
Built to Spill is an alternative rock artist from Boise, Idaho, Uinited States formed in 1992. 18 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Alternative Rock · Boise, Idaho, Uinited States · Best alternative rock albums
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You in Reverse
2006
Keep It Like a Secret
1999
Perfect From Now On
1997
Untethered Moon
2015
When the Wind Forgets Your Name
2022
Ancient Melodies of the Future
2001
There's Nothing Wrong With Love
1994
Ultimate Alternative Wavers
1993
Built to Spill Plays the Songs of Daniel Johnston
2020
There Is No Enemy
2009
Live
2000
ATP Recordings Sampler 2010
2010
The Normal Years
1996
Three and a half years in the making, the efforts of writing and recording THERE IS NO ENEMY led Built to Spill founder Doug Martsch to wonder whether this would be the last album he ever makes. As his wife, I watched him work, pouring hour after hour , day after day into writing. Song lyrics were labored over then thrown in the trash, guitar parts revised again (and again). A musician and artist like Doug edits far more than he keeps. For over twenty years, Doug Martsch has been writing and recording music. Built to Spill members Brett Nelson (bass), Scott Plouf (drums) Jim Roth (guitar), and Brett Netson (guitar) have all been musicians for two decades. That adds up to more than a century. Doug’s strong aesthetic combines with the band members’ mix of approaches to create an aural topography. Doug sets course and navigates. Each member of Built to Spill comes to the music with a different set of expectations and ideals. With the complexity and variety of music they have created, Built to Spill endeavors to make songs interesting to themselves and their audience. They hope that the band will remain special and that people will discover the music for themselves. Year after year, ne…
