Built to Spill’s ‘Keep It Like a Secret’ Still Surprises at 25
Has any songwriter used the words “things” and “sounds” and made small matters seem more significant and full of possibility as much as Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch?
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Built to Spill Pick Up Where They Left Off with ‘When the Wind Forgets Your Name’
Their first LP for Sub Pop, Built to Spill’s When the Wind Forgets Your Name ends a seven-year vacancy of original, guitar-tempered indie rock.
The Most Memorable Albums of 1999 (Part 1)
PopMatters is 20 this year -- until October when we are 21 -- and a 2009 special section celebrates the popular music that defined the year of our birth. Today we kick things off with albums from January through March, highlighted by Eminem's debut and stellar pop from XTC and Blur.
Built to Spill’s Daniel Johnston Homage Is Too Plain for Its Own Good
Built to Spill offer up a so-so guitar-based, power-pop tribute to outsider artist Daniel Johnston that doesn't live up to the eclectic 2004 Johnston covers LP.
Cymbals Eat Guitars: Pretty Years
With Pretty Years , Cymbals Eat Guitars have delivered their richest and most accessible music yet.
2015 Nelsonville Music Festival – 28-31 May, 2015 (Photos)
Merle Haggard, St. Vincent, and the Flaming Lips headed up another eclectic year at Ohio's Nelsonville Music Festival.
Still Built to Spill: An Interview with Doug Martsch
Doug Martsch and Built to Spill march on. Despite a core lineup shift, they never plan to slow down.
Built to Spill: Untethered Moon
Built to Spill's guitar-driven sound is the indie-rock equivalent of comfort food, indulgent and satisfying in how familiar it is.
An Indie Christmas Music List
A list of some Christmas-themed music by indie artists for your lonesome holiday nights.
Various Artists: Bob Dylan in the ’80s: Volume One
If you're unfamiliar with Bob Dylan's work in the 1980s, this album is no place to start.
Special Explosion: The Art of Mothering EP
If Special Explosion wants to progress and build its sound, it’ll have to do more grunt work in the songwriting department than mere carbon paper copying of Built to Spill.