Built to spill

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Built to spill
Built to Spill (2003)
Built to Spill (2003)
General information
origin Boise , United States
Genre (s) Indie rock
founding 1992
Website www.builttospill.com
Current occupation
Doug Martsch
Brett Nelson
Scott Plouf
Jim Roth

Built to Spill is an American indie rock - band from Boise , Idaho . Before the band was founded in 1992 by Doug Martsch, Brett Nelson and Ralf Youtz, Martsch was the singer and guitarist of the band Treepeople . Scott Plouf was the drummer on Beck's first album, One Foot in the Grave .

history

Doug Martsch, Primavera Sound Festival

In 1993, Ultimate Alternative Wavers was the band's first studio album. Since then, the line-up of Built to Spill has changed several times. Only Doug Martsch, who is considered to be the head of the group, is a permanent member of the band. In October 2009, There Is No Enemy , the band's seventh album, was released.

The group's sound was significantly influenced by Dinosaur Jr. , Pavement and Neil Young . Doug Martsch founded the band Halo Benders in collaboration with singer and label founder Calvin Johnson .

Discography

Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
Keep It Like a Secret
  US 120 03/13/1999 (1 week)
Ancient Melodies of the Future
  US 94 07/28/2001 (2 weeks)
You in reverse
  US 63 04/29/2006 (3 weeks)
There is no enemy
  US 50 October 24, 2009 (3 weeks)
Untethered moon
  US 96 05/09/2015 (1 week)
  • Ultimate Alternative Wavers (1993)
  • There's Nothing Wrong with Love (1994)
  • The Normal Years (1996)
  • Perfect from Now On (1997)
  • Keep It Like a Secret (1999)
  • Live (2000)
  • Ancient Melodies of the Future (2001)
  • You in Reverse (2006)
  • There Is No Enemy (2009)
  • Untethered Moon (2015)

Web links

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  1. ↑ Built to Spill in the US Charts (Billboard)