built to spill

From Steven Hyden, via Indie Mixtape newsletter:

Before I write anything else about Doug Martsch, I want to state for the record that, yes, he is aware of the meme conflating his band, the long-running indie-rock institution Built To Spill, with the mega-successful K-pop group BTS. And — like so many other middle-aged guys who like indie rock — he also enjoys making his own Built To Spill/BTS jokes. “Even I get fooled,” he says during a recent Zoom call. “I’m looking at my Apple newsfeed and see something about us, and then, aw! Always disappointed.” While the 52-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist might experience the occasional letdown over, say, not having his own McDonald’s meal, he does feel satisfaction regarding Built To Spill enduring as one of the great legacy indie bands of the ’90s. As their peers have navigated various break-ups, reunions, and other miscellaneous peaks and valleys, Built To Spill have chugged steadily along, putting out consistently strong albums and touring regularly. Ahead of the new BTS album, When The Wind Forgets Your Name, I asked Martsch to look back at the other Built To Spill records to chart his path to the latest LP. Read our conversation here.

That's a tough one to follow, but here Hyden and Ian Cohen review new Built To Spill and Afghan Whigs:https://linktr.ee/indiecast?eml=2022September12/5819002/6424941&etsubid=33248291

Huh, he’s only 52?

i was really hyped when they put out "gonna lose" but nothing else on the new album really jumped out at me unfortunately. that song rips though

can somebody please prevent hyden from writing anything else, thanks

"Elements"... wow. I love this band.

xp Yes incl. his thots after DM's own=bridge too far, sorry.

Was finally able to play this and really enjoyed it, it seemed short and that worked for me. I will be playing again and the song that stood out to me was "Understood."

Has anyone seen them recently? They're playing here and thinking about going on Thursday night but have stuff going on, I did see them in the late 90s in San Francisco and they blew out my ears.

it's a completely different lineup now, just him and two other people, but I've heard they are great

I had a blast seeing them earlier this year. The band he has now is super tight and fun to watch.

They’re touring There’s Nothing Wrong With Love (30th Anniversary) this late summer / fall… just bought tix!

who is they- the new band?

I assume the “current lineup” (Doug; Melanie Radford on bass; and Teresa Esguerra on drums)? They say on IG that the “original cello player” from the album is also joining for the tour.

are they performing this?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-LxhaipLPk

As far as I am aware, they've never performed 'Cleo' live before. Might be my favourite track on TNWWL.

I feel like that hidden track was the last time this band exhibited even the smallest indication of having a sense of humor

Buying tickets btw

The Conventional Wisdom video was good for a smile or two.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mFIBwS0GVX0

Untethered Moon album art could have/should have been a funny animal meme template.

isn't there a Simpsons sample on their first album? ha. pretty goofy move.