Built to Spill
Built to Spill is an indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho, United States. … Read Full Bio ↴Built to Spill is an indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho, United States. The band is best known for its catchy guitar hooks and the unique voice of frontman Doug Martsch.
Former Treepeople frontman Doug Martsch formed Built to Spill in 1992 with Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz as the band's original members. In an interview with Spin magazine, Martsch stated that he intended to change the band's lineup for every album, with Martsch being the only permanent member. After the band's first album, Ultimate Alternative Wavers (1993), the lineup changing idea held true, as both Netson and Youtz were replaced by Brett Nelson (not Netson) and Andy Capps for 1994's There's Nothing Wrong With Love. A compilation album called The Normal Years, consisting of recordings by both the first and second trios, was released in 1996. Between recording albums in 1995, the band gained notoriety by playing on the Lollapalooza tour.
Martsch signed Built To Spill to the Warner Brothers label in 1995. Unlike many artists signed to major labels, however, the deal the band brokered with Warner allowed it to retain a large degree of creative control over future albums. Built to Spill produced its first major label release in 1997 with Perfect From Now On. By this time, the band consisted of Martsch, Nelson, Netson, and Scott Plouf. Perfect From Now On met with critical success and caused Built To Spill to become one of the United States' most recognizable indie rock bands. Before releasing another album, Martsch made Nelson and Plouf permanent members of the band. In 1999, the band released Keep It Like a Secret to continued critical success, and for the first time, significant commercial success. In response to fan requests, the Live album was released in 2000. The band's fifth studio album, Ancient Melodies of the Future, was released in 2001. Martsch also released Now You Know, a solo album with both blues and folk elements, in 2002. After 2002, Warner Bros. records signed the band to another album.
Built To Spill did not tour as a band in 2002 although Doug Martsch performed numerous solo concerts in support of his solo album. From 2003 to 2005, Built To Spill toured extensively with over 150 live performances, playing new songs live as early as 2004. In 2004, the band confirmed rumors that they had recorded another studio album in Portland, OR, titled You In Reverse. The album was not released in 2005 due to difficulties associated with the use of a new recording facility, inefficiencies associated with self-producing the album and time constraints. You In Reverse, the first studio album in five years, was released on April 11, 2006. The band's official lineup for the album featured Martsch, Nelson, Plouf, and Jim Roth, who was formerly a touring guitarist only. Former band member Brett Netson provided guitar work on several songs, Quasi's Sam Coomes provided keyboard work and Steve Lobdell, the owner of the Portland studio, plays on almost every song for the album including guitar, piano, vibes and percussion. Netson rejoined Built To Spill as an official member in 2006 after touring with the band in 2005.
The band announced an April/May 2006 tour in February 2006 in support of the new album. In late March 2006, however, frontman Doug Martsch suffered a detached retina that required surgery, causing the band to cancel its appearance at the South by Southwest music festival and postpone several of their tour dates. The band rescheduled the April and May tour dates in the fall, but most June dates on the West were not postponed. At their June 3, 2006 show, their first of the 2006 tour, Built to Spill played four unreleased songs that were not included on You In Reverse. This show also included the dedication of the song "Car" to former band member Andy Capps who had passed away a few weeks earlier that would continue throughout the tour.
In July 2007, Built To Spill released a new 12" vinyl single with two reggae-esque tracks, "They Got Away" and "Re-Arrange". According to Doug Martsch, BTS is not becoming a reggae band, they just "love to play it".
In 2009 Nelson replayed and recorded one song off of each full length Built To Spill album in ""New Wave circa 1982" style with analogue synthesizers and a drum machine having Martsch resing all of the songs and released it July 2010 through CDBABY,Itunes and Junketboy as The Electronic Anthology Project.Nelson's son (Nicholas) did the art/layout with the titles reworked as anagrams by his wife (Stephanie) he plans on future projects under the same moniker redoing other bands music.
Doug Martsch and original BTS drummer Ralf Youtz are also founding members of the much-loved, but short-lived, band the Halo Benders, with Calvin Johnson.
Youtz and Martsch are also brothers-in-law. (Martsch is married to Youtz's sister).
Ralf Youtz was leader of the Portland, Oregon band Ape Shape. He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in Mathematics.
Bret Netson is leader of the influential art/metal Boise band Caustic Resin, which put out a split 10" with BTS in 1995. That album has two different cover photos because a found photo was used without permission for the original version, but the photographer later found out and objected.
Former Treepeople frontman Doug Martsch formed Built to Spill in 1992 with Brett Netson and Ralf Youtz as the band's original members. In an interview with Spin magazine, Martsch stated that he intended to change the band's lineup for every album, with Martsch being the only permanent member. After the band's first album, Ultimate Alternative Wavers (1993), the lineup changing idea held true, as both Netson and Youtz were replaced by Brett Nelson (not Netson) and Andy Capps for 1994's There's Nothing Wrong With Love. A compilation album called The Normal Years, consisting of recordings by both the first and second trios, was released in 1996. Between recording albums in 1995, the band gained notoriety by playing on the Lollapalooza tour.
Martsch signed Built To Spill to the Warner Brothers label in 1995. Unlike many artists signed to major labels, however, the deal the band brokered with Warner allowed it to retain a large degree of creative control over future albums. Built to Spill produced its first major label release in 1997 with Perfect From Now On. By this time, the band consisted of Martsch, Nelson, Netson, and Scott Plouf. Perfect From Now On met with critical success and caused Built To Spill to become one of the United States' most recognizable indie rock bands. Before releasing another album, Martsch made Nelson and Plouf permanent members of the band. In 1999, the band released Keep It Like a Secret to continued critical success, and for the first time, significant commercial success. In response to fan requests, the Live album was released in 2000. The band's fifth studio album, Ancient Melodies of the Future, was released in 2001. Martsch also released Now You Know, a solo album with both blues and folk elements, in 2002. After 2002, Warner Bros. records signed the band to another album.
Built To Spill did not tour as a band in 2002 although Doug Martsch performed numerous solo concerts in support of his solo album. From 2003 to 2005, Built To Spill toured extensively with over 150 live performances, playing new songs live as early as 2004. In 2004, the band confirmed rumors that they had recorded another studio album in Portland, OR, titled You In Reverse. The album was not released in 2005 due to difficulties associated with the use of a new recording facility, inefficiencies associated with self-producing the album and time constraints. You In Reverse, the first studio album in five years, was released on April 11, 2006. The band's official lineup for the album featured Martsch, Nelson, Plouf, and Jim Roth, who was formerly a touring guitarist only. Former band member Brett Netson provided guitar work on several songs, Quasi's Sam Coomes provided keyboard work and Steve Lobdell, the owner of the Portland studio, plays on almost every song for the album including guitar, piano, vibes and percussion. Netson rejoined Built To Spill as an official member in 2006 after touring with the band in 2005.
The band announced an April/May 2006 tour in February 2006 in support of the new album. In late March 2006, however, frontman Doug Martsch suffered a detached retina that required surgery, causing the band to cancel its appearance at the South by Southwest music festival and postpone several of their tour dates. The band rescheduled the April and May tour dates in the fall, but most June dates on the West were not postponed. At their June 3, 2006 show, their first of the 2006 tour, Built to Spill played four unreleased songs that were not included on You In Reverse. This show also included the dedication of the song "Car" to former band member Andy Capps who had passed away a few weeks earlier that would continue throughout the tour.
In July 2007, Built To Spill released a new 12" vinyl single with two reggae-esque tracks, "They Got Away" and "Re-Arrange". According to Doug Martsch, BTS is not becoming a reggae band, they just "love to play it".
In 2009 Nelson replayed and recorded one song off of each full length Built To Spill album in ""New Wave circa 1982" style with analogue synthesizers and a drum machine having Martsch resing all of the songs and released it July 2010 through CDBABY,Itunes and Junketboy as The Electronic Anthology Project.Nelson's son (Nicholas) did the art/layout with the titles reworked as anagrams by his wife (Stephanie) he plans on future projects under the same moniker redoing other bands music.
Doug Martsch and original BTS drummer Ralf Youtz are also founding members of the much-loved, but short-lived, band the Halo Benders, with Calvin Johnson.
Youtz and Martsch are also brothers-in-law. (Martsch is married to Youtz's sister).
Ralf Youtz was leader of the Portland, Oregon band Ape Shape. He went on to pursue a Ph.D. in Mathematics.
Bret Netson is leader of the influential art/metal Boise band Caustic Resin, which put out a split 10" with BTS in 1995. That album has two different cover photos because a found photo was used without permission for the original version, but the photographer later found out and objected.
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*Stop The Show You don't tell me anything Its not a dream Its not a…
01 Goin' Against Your Mind People think when you don't understand What it takes to outt…
02 I Would Hurt a Fly I can't get that sound you make out of my…
03 Big Dipper Once When I was little someone pointed out to me Some cons…
03-Stop the Show You don't tell me anything Its not a dream Its not a…
03. Big Dipper Once When I was little someone pointed out to me Some cons…
07-Don't Try Your life Last night Make time Alright For I might …
08.Untrustable-Part 2 (About S You can't trust anyone 'Cause you're untrustable How can you…
1 in the morning In the morning Feeling half right If it was more than just…
Aisle 13 Know what good you've done Seems like I'm just done No one…
Alarmed in the hurry of the past i forgot to make it…
All Our Songs You can see right into my mind Try to keep it…
Another Day I can't explain anything to anyone Don't believe that nothi…
Bad Light Never forever What I think is true What I hope to do What…
Big Dipper Once When I was little someone pointed out to me Some conste…
Bloody Rainbow Swirling hypnotic Disrupts the girl And the skull-headed spi…
Broken Chairs Broken Chairs your body conforms to Out beyond the quieted…
Broken_Chairs Broken Chairs your body conforms to Out beyond the quieted…
Built To Spill Built to spill you are pleased precariously momentarily chil…
By the Way OK and by the way I wanna say that I think…
C.R.E.B. Yeah, God don't know Believe me, I believe that's true Eve…
Car You get the car, I'll get the night off You'll get…
Carry the Zero I'm not knocking your want To carry that home Took it with…
Carry The Zero (live @ RKCNDY I'm not knocking your want to carry that home Took it…
Center of the Universe I heard what I said to you, And it was so…
Cleo Wiggly days wiggly nights When it's dark bring in lights so…
Conventional Wisdom Sometimes life surprises Cause you'd never expect it to be t…
Conventional Wisdom (edit) Sometimes life surprises 'Cause you'd never expect it to be …
cortez He came dancing across the water with his stallions and…
Dispotian Dream Girl Can you make it real Make it more than real More than…
Don't Try Your life Last night Make time Alright For I might Look t…
Done Loneliness is getting hard to perceive Seems it never comes …
Dont Try Your life Last night Make time Alright For I might Look t…
Else Finally I don't mind Worthless tries at finding something el…
Fling Since my fling with you Time went from popping off three…
Fly Around I know you're making Accidents and stars for everyone You're…
Fool's Gold I'm gonna keep trying Keep trying I'm gonna keep trying Wel…
Get A Life You can't tell me that you don't know who you…
Girl Sitting at the railway station Reading books about intimidat…
Goin People think when you don't understand What it takes to outt…
Gone Hey, where were you today How did you escape The way no…
Gonna Lose Don't you believe what you wanna see Your mind keeps playing…
Good Ol' Boredom Break out the water Time to celebrate Welcome back Good ol…
Happiness Haven't had a half a hand Its half of what I…
Hazy Hazy just because sometimes you let me know I don't…
Hindsight Hindsight's given me Too much memory There's too much never …
Horizon to Cliff Out on the rise High above the things that really matter T…
I Would Hurt a Fly I can't get that sound you make out of my…
In the Morning In the morning Feeling half right If it was more than just…
In Your Mind The symptoms of our getting older The problems that say we…
Israel's Song A boy becomes normal today Finally breaks away Into freshnes…
Joyride Saturday I jotted down some words I cried All about a…
Just A Habit He's more farce than fodder He's more of a dog than…
Kicked it in the Sun Back washed thoughts and you made me talk No you made…
Liar I would only be a liar No, I would only be…
Lie For A Lie I can see a storm awaiting Quietly anticipating Don't deny…
Life In Vain Don't wanna be free of hope And I'm at the end…
Life's a Dream Dusk 'till dawn, but it feels so dark 'till then Drowns…
Living Zoo We know where we wanna go But we can't tell Alone how…
Made Up Dreams These thoughts are old Let's keep it cold Dry lines on me Dr…
Mess With Time Come on What's to decide Reveal your life Mostly with life R…
Mountain Top On top of a mountain top I stood and thought one…
Never Be The Same Go everywhere you wanna go See everything you wanna see An…
Now & Then Now and then, sometimes when you're thinking About when you…
Nowhere Lullaby Well the stakes of the game seemed fine 'Till you lost…
Nowhere Nothin' Fuck Say a word for Jimmy Brown Been nowhere he's done nothing Pr…
Oh Yeah Ooooh Ooooh Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah Oh yeah And if God Doe…
On the Way On the way to Mars We can reminisce a lot Let's talk…
One Thing there's one thing you've gotta remember there's two kinds …
Out of Site Raised unright So uptight But why blame you You wouldn't be …
Outofsite Raised unright So uptight But why blame you You wouldn't …
Pat What will you do with me? I don't believe this really…
Planting Seeds I'd hand it to time if I knew where the…
Preview Phil Ek here, with a preview of the next Built…
Randy Described Eternity Every thousand years This metal sphere Ten times the size of…
Reasons Come through me You arrive and I'm on fire Subdue me To expl…
Reel Around The Fountain You told yourself something funny the other day You said you…
Revolution I'm killing time Want it all the time Want it to go…
Rocksteady I like waking up Saturday ′Cause I'm all forgetting all my…
Saturday You waited for Saturday And waited for my birthday And most …
Shameful Dread Before I get myself unwound clearcut faith come around docil…
She's Real I could try anything not a smile used to be and…
Shit Brown Eyes I've one thing to tell you before I die just wanted to…
Shortcut Kind of upset when things go smoothly invent problems what's…
Sick & Wrong Put your hands together put your hands together it's time …
Sidewalk Come on break it up It's gone on long enough What has…
Singing Sores Make Perfect Swords So sing Singing sores make perfect swords So sing Singing so…
So Where, where did you go? Why did you leave? What did you…
So & so So & So From Wherever So & So From Wherever Wherever you're a fool for…
Some Some people think he's good looking Other people think he's …
Some Other Song I can't wait to get back home to you Talking about…
Some Things Last A Long Time Your picture Is still On my wall On my wall The colors Are b…
sores So sing Singing sores make perfect swords So sing Singing so…
Spiderweb Started alright in the night Had a few fights with my…
Stab Make it a time Make it anytime Make sure that it's not…
Stange This strange Plan is random at best This strange How mu…
Still Flat And you tell me this and you tell me that No…
Stop the Show You don't tell me anything Its not a dream Its not a…
Strange This strange Plan is random at best This strange How much m…
Temporarily Blind Bet you can't tell I'm Temporarily blind And how much more …
terrible perfect Now it seems so terrible At the time it didn't seem…
The First Song My thoughts are commodities My lies are me My price is a…
The Host They never feel They don't even seem real They never try, so…
The Last Long Song Your picture Is still On my wall On my wall The colors Are b…
The Plan The plan keeps coming up again And the plan mean nothing…
The Show You don't tell me anything Its not a dream Its not a…
The Source Morning comes and I'm up on time again Upon getting up…
The Stab Make it a time Make it anytime Make sure that it's not…
The Wait You wait You wait You wait for summer, Then you wait for…
The Weather Do you want it to be outside in the cool…
Things Fall Apart Came into the darkness from out of the blue I don't…
Three Years Ago Today The other night I dreamt about a sudden realization That eve…
Time Trap It's barely yours on loan What you think you own The place…
Today The other night I dreamt about a sudden realization That eve…
Tomorrow Waiting For our answers This cancer's Common as sand What h…
Traces Daylight can never really hide what's alive I know it's hard…
Trimmed and Burning Take it on and Take it over Take in as much as…
trimmed_and_burning Take it on and Take it over Take in as much as…
Twin Falls Christmas, Twin Falls, Idaho is her oldest memory She was on…
Twin Falls 5 Christmas, Twin Falls, Idaho is her oldest memory She was o…
Understood How can I hear, how can I see When no one…
Untrustable You can't trust anyone 'Cause you're untrustable How can y…
Untrustable / Part 2 You can't trust anyone 'Cause you're untrustable How can you…
Untrustable Part 2 You can't trust anyone 'Cause you're untrustable How can y…
Untrustable/Part 2 You can't trust anyone 'Cause you're untrustable How can you…
Velvet Waltz If there's a word for you It doesn't mean anything I've got…
Virginia Feel around the fountain You told yourself something funny the other day You said you…
When I'm Blind When will I realize when I'm blind? When will I realize…
When Not Being Stupid is Not Enough when not being stupid is not enough when not being wrong …
Wherever You Go Murals make it right, how can that explain Nobody can tell…
You Are Everybody Everybody Everybody Everybody Everybody knows Eve…
You Were Righ You were wrong when you said everything's gonna be alright Y…