BUILT TO SPILL – IN
THE MORNING (CITY SLANG)
Rocking a weird lo-fi
slacker vibe seemingly positioned halfway between Neil Young and Ween, Built To
Spill brings the rock from Boise, Idaho in a most wonderful Pavement like
fashion complete with a They Might Be Giants sense of euphoria and enthusiasm
for life stunningly exhibited in a high-energy chorus. “In The Morning” is the sound of waking up
early and happy, a most pure celebration of odd rock and difficult times.
To be honest it’s a
no-brainer that I should find myself drawn to this band. Things like this are my music
lifeblood. I want my music angular, I
want it to sound weird to third parties, I want silly names, I want wrong
celebration. And if hearing this record
ruins your day, then all the better.
Does that make me fickle and conceited?
Hopefully.
There is something
beautifully sloppy about their music.
The imagery is lazing in the sun and if anything gets accomplished, well
that’ll be a bonus. If you buy into
such a lifestyle worry will not be yours.
The cover features two
chickens, which subtly suggests a dose of cockfighting. There is a darkness implied.
With that things
become rowdier with “So And So So And So From Wherever Wherever” which
wonderfully displays their tempered nonchalance to proceedings with overdriven
distorted guitars laying into proceedings.
It is a gift. Some might say it
sounds like Weezer but this is original Built To Spill through and through.
The single closes with
“Terrible Perfect” which serves like some kind of dense slack campfire
singalong. Once upon a time this is how
music festivals sounded.
Brilliant band,
brilliant tunes.
Thesaurus moment:
lumbering.
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