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Built to Spill
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Ancient Melodies of the Future

Caustic Resin

Keep it Like a Secret

The Normal Years This album is a beautiful mess. At least that's what BTS would like you to believe. In the crazy like a fox kind of way these guys make music, this messiness is just a side-effect of genius. Indie pop songs that feature quirky lyrics, cool, simple production and guitar work that never gets old after years of play. This is the stuff that made me fall in love with Built to Spill. I know maturation is supposed to be the earmark of a good band--and many would consider their later work their true work--but I just love the looseness of this album, and the fun rock ruckus that they bring.

Perfect from Now On

There's Nothing Wrong with Love "In the Morning," the song that starts off this album, is just one of those great first tracks that leads perfectly into "Reasons," which then goes into "Big Dipper," forming almost a perfect opening trifecta indie pop goodness. This is honestly one of my favorite albums of all time. I remember listening to it on repeat in my windowless, brick-lined room on Third Ave. in Manhattan thanking god that this thing has been recorded to tape and preserved for future generations to enjoy. I'm not foolish enough to think that people still give a crap about this record, but I'll do my damndest to keep it alive. I know it's not necessarily one of Built to Spill's critically acclaimed classics, but to hell with what everyone else says. It's almost a perfect shamble of an album, running its way through gem after gem.

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