BUILT TO SPILL - Keep It Like A Secret LP jazz The Country

The Country

sounds during that bottomlessly special post-punk moment where the spirit of ‘anything goes’ met the ability to make everything sound good

never maudlin

sloppy fun

BUILT TO SPILL - Keep It Like A Secret LP jazz The CountryIn short, Built to Spill Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson and drummer Scott Plouf make big music out of everyday mess. "Center of the Universe" is a strong narcissism and self pity cocktail ("I heard what I said to you Thought it was all understood") until the chorus, all power chords and elephantine stomp, blows all that sour juice out of the way. Martsch, Nelson and Plouf maintain a creamy pop poise through most of "Carry the Zero," playing an