Genres: Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock Active: 90's, 2000's Formed: 1992 in Boise, ID
J Mascis, Jimi Hendrix, Guided by Voices, Grifters, Pavement, Sebadoh, Neil Young, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, The Doors, Dinosaur Jr., The Beatles, The Beach Boys The Halo Benders, Mercury Rev, The Ivory Coast, The Helio Sequence, Preston School of Industry, Nik Freitas, Serene, The Roy Owens Jr., Rogue Wave, Slowlands, Octant, The Possibilities, Sebadoh, Superchunk, Radiohead, Beck, Sunny Day Real Estate, Guided by Voices, Modest Mouse Awek, Desert City Soundtrack, Plug Spark Sanjay, Illinois, Dartz!, One for the Team, Wolf Parade, Viva l'American Death Ray Music, Helvetia, The Foundry Field Recordings, Titles, Feral Children, Body or Brain, Aeroplane Pageant, Creeping Weeds, The Golden Revelry, Proud Simon, Sea of Japan, The Sneaks |  |
Built to Spill were one of the most popular indie rock acts of the '90s, finding the middle ground between postmodern, Pavement-style pop and the loose, spacious jamming of Neil Young. From the outset, the band was a vehicle for singer/songwriter/guitarist Doug Martsch, who revived the concept of the indie guitar hero just as Dinosaur Jr.'s J Mascis -- another important influence -- was beginning to fade from the limelight. On record, Martsch the arranger crafted intricate, artfully knotted tangles of guitar; in concert, his rough-edged soloing heroics earned Built to Spill a reputation as an exciting and unpredictable live act.
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Release: October 6, 2009
Label: Warner Bros.
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Release: January 13, 2008
Label: Happy Go Lucky, Rykodisc, Warner Bros., Up
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