Built To Spill's There Is No Enemy Album Info
Built To Spill's seventh full-length There Is No Enemy is out this October. When Doug Martsch spoke with Jessica in June for a detailed Progress Report he mentioned the collection was fairly collaborative:
While he wrote all the songs on his own, he says the rest of Built to Spill helped the tracks evolve over the recording sessions. Members traded off parts seamlessly, meaning that, if you followed Martsch as well as related Built To Spill bands like Caustic Resin, you might be able to pick out guitar players. At other times, Martsch says he couldn't tell you who was on each guitar. And because BTS edited via ProTools for the first time, Martsch had unlimited tracks and takes to use, making it even harder to pick out individual takes or players.
As far as those other players go, in addition to Martsch & his usual Co., There Is No Enemy includes guest spots from Sam Coomes, ex-Treepeople co-guitarist/vocalist Scott Schmaljohn, Butthole Surfer Paul Leary, Roger Manning, etc. Take a look at the kind of blue album art and downcast-seeming tracklist and try to imagine what this is going to sound like.
The tracklist:
01 "Aisle 13"
02 "Hindsight"
03 "Nowhere Lullaby"
04 "Good Ol' Boredom"
05 "Life's A Dream"
06 "Oh Yeah"
07 "Pat"
08 "Done"
09 "Planting Seeds"
10 "Things Fall Apart"
11 "Tomorrow"
There Is No Enemy is out 10/6 via Warner Bros. Until then (and beyond):
08/20 - Troutdale, OR @ Edge Field
08/22 - Santa Barbara, CA @ Velvet Jones
08/23 - Los Angeles, CA @ Sunset Junction Street Fair
08/24 - San Diego, CA @ The Casbah
08/25 - Santa Ana, CA @ Galaxy Concert Theatre
08/26 - Solana Beach, CA @ Belly Up Tavern
08/28 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/29 - Arcata, CA @ Humboldt State University
09/18 - Boise, ID @ Hyde Park Street Fair
09/19 - Murray, UT @ Murray Theater
09/20 - Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater
09/21 - Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
09/23 - Omaha, NE @ Slowdown
09/24 - Minneapolis, MN @ First Avene
09/25 - Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
09/26 - Chicago, IL @ Vic Theatre
09/27 - Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom
09/28 - Bloomington, IN @ Bluebird Nightclub
09/29 - St. Louis, MO @ The Peageant
10/01 - Columbus, OH @ Newport Music Hall
10/02 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House
10/03 - Royal Oak, MI @ Royal Oak Music Theatre
10/04 - Cleveland, OH @ Grog Shop
10/06 - Toronto, ON @ Lee's Place
10/08 - Ithaca, NY @ State Theater
10/09 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
10/10 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
10/11 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
10/12 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/13 - New York, NY @ Webster Hall
10/14 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/15 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
10/16 - Philadelphia, PA @ Trocadero
10/18 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
10/20 - Athens, GA @ 40 Watt Club
10/21 - Memphis, TN @ Minglewood Hall
10/22 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater #
10/23 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live #
10/24 - Austin, TX @ Stubb's #
10/25 - Oklahoma City, OK @ Diamond Ballroom #
10/27 - Albuquerque, NM @ Sunshine Theatre
10/28 - Tucson, AZ @ Dry River
11/15 - Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
11/17 - Bellingham, WA @ The Nightlight
11/18 - Vancouver, BC @ Commodore Ballroom
11/19 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
11/20 - Seattle, WA @ Showbox at the Market
11/21 - Spokane, WA @ Big Easy
# = w/ Dinosaur Jr.
Posted at 12:42 PM by brandon in Album Art, Tour Dates
Tags: Built To Spill
I love that album cover... I don't know why it just fits it well. Love Built To Spill. I was also wondering, I wasn't sure where to put this, but the tiesto collab with Tegan and Sara? Thats going up today right? I hope so...
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That is pretty poetic that no stereogum readers are interested in Built to Spill.
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17 comments for Raditude and 2 for this? Why is our culture so obsessed with bad music?
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no shit, sometimes i feel like i'm the only built to spill fan left. i must be getting old at 24. anyway, this will probably be my favorite album of the year
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Are you kidding, I love Built to Spill and I'm 51. I work at a University and I've turned college kids on to them.
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Color me excited, ya'll.
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"Take a look at the kind of blue album art and downcast-seeming tracklist and try to imagine what this is going to sound like."
Imagination: This album will sound awesome.
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Built to Spill fucking rule.
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I don't think they've put out a bad album. I'm excited for some new stuff finally.
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I wish there was a preview track.
I've never been let down by a Built to Spill album, though, so it's not like I'm worried about it or anything.
And those shows with Dinosaur Jr. -- Wish I was somewhere near TX or OK
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they really need a new designer for their album covers. srsly.
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Yeah, I absolutely love Built To Spill and have no doubt that this album will kick ass, but that cover looks like a late 90's nu-metal album. It's giving me Korn flashbacks.
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I have had the pleasure of hearing them play Oh Yeah, and I liked it as much as anything on Perfect From Now On. This could be one of the year's best. Love the album cover by the way...
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"no shit, sometimes i feel like i'm the only built to spill fan left."
But Milhouse is my name!
I thought I was the only one!
Built To Spill fuckin' yes.
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Soooooooooooooo fucking excited. Built to Spill are absolute legends. I've never seen them live, do you think they will tour in Australia? It does';t look like it. So sad if they don't.
Coming out in the same month as Sainthood (I think). October is going to be epic win.
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Suddenly, Handsome Furs is shaking in their boots that they won't hold onto Steelydwill's top album of 2009 honors.
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Why does no one ever stop in nashville anymore? Its NOT a city ONLy for country and bluegrass....GD. i love built to spill. Also i agree with whoever said they havent put out a bad album, very true.
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There are surprisingly a lot of Built to Spill fans around. Especially among the kids at my college, there seems to be a cult BTS following forming.
Built to Spill has always been true to their music, and long after bands like The Jonas Brothers and Hannah Montana have given up trying to find a new image and new people to write songs for them, Built to Spill will still retain the same fan base they have had from the start. They will never die.
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Make sure you check out the recent work that Doug performed for the Songs from the Big Top soundtrack, too!
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10/17 - Washington, DC - 930 Club
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When everyone has let you down, there will always be Built To Spill. I have a feeling this will be my pick for best album of the year.
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YAAAAAY!!!!! finally again! thats the ALBUM COVER OF THE YEAR...pretty sure they are well aware of that 90s artwork...and im pretty sure they dont give a shit cause dougs a chillin' dooobie blazer in nike high tops and a bald head and full of the prettiest most epic twinkling indie rock jams on the planet! real jams...not some blog one-hit-wonders...FUCK EM! CONSISTENCY REIGNS! NO MORE IRONY!
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I must confess that I only discovered Built To Spill this year, but they are now already one of my favorite bands. 'Keep It Like A Secret' and 'There's Nothing Wrong With Love' have to be two of the best albums of the 90's.
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Just doing my part to get this great band at the top of the most commented on this site. Built to Spill went into beast mode for this album.
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Just the best.
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That cover just seems off course, their previous art looked so much different and original, but the sound will overpower the look of the silly little cover anyway.. Is it just me or does this art seem to fit BTS perfectly? http://www.msieben.com
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BTS is the great. get album!
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Whoah, so exited for the new album, I'm sure it'll take a few listens to sink in, as their past albums (and most anything worth a shit) did.
Does anyone know anything about the "bonus" CD from the Vinyl edition? Is it simply the album, or some additional tracks? I want this album, like, yesterday, but would prefer that beautiful art on shiny vinyl, especially if there's bonus muzak. Also, how in the world did they earn a "parental advisory: explicit content" sticker? Crazy.
Strange that many seem anti-this album art, I personally loved it on first glance, and seems like it fits the "feel" of BtS so well. Although I agree with LandonP, that art would be cool on a shirt or single...
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I'm really enjoying the album, in much the same way I'm enjoying the new Yo La Tengo: it's not a departure, but I don't need to depart from guitar playing and songwriting like that.
I am among those who like the cover art. Anyone know who the artist is?
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