Biography

Who would have guessed that one of the more influential indie rock bands of the 1990s would emerge from Boise, Idaho? That's exactly what happened in the case of Built To Spill, who started out as a somewhat ragged, lo-fi outfit. By '97, though, they had graduated to the majors and adopted a drastically more sophisticated sound incorporating a strong '60s influence. Concurrently, leader Doug Martsch also worked with Beat Happening's Calvin Johnson in the Halo Benders. Martsch released his first solo album in 2002, by which time Built To Spill had inspired tons of younger alt-rock and emo bands.

Top Tracks

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• Car

• Conventional Wisdom

• Cortez The Killer

• Girl

• Goin' Against Your Mind

• Good Ol' Boredom

• Happiness

• Hindsight

• In The Morning

• Joyride

• Life's A Dream

• Nowhere Nothin' Fuckup

• Randy Described Eternity

• Singing Sores Make Perfect Swords

• Terrible/perfect

• The Plan

• The Wait

• The Weather

• Time Trap

• Trimmed And Burning

• Twin Falls

• Untrustable/part 2 (about Someone Else)

• Velvet Waltz

• You Were Right

Discography

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• There Is No Enemy

  Warner Bros.

  2009

• You in Reverse

  Warner Bros.

  2006

• Ancient Melodies of the Future

  Warner Bros.

  2001

• Live

  Warner Bros.

  2000

• Keep It Like a Secret

  Warner Bros.

  1999

• Perfect from Now On

  Warner Bros.

  1997

• There's Nothing Wrong with Love

  Up

  1994