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The Normal Years [KLP052]

by Built To Spill

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Shortcut 01:29
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Car 03:07
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Girl 02:48
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Joyride 03:37
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Some 04:09
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Sick & Wrong 04:04
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Still Flat 04:30
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This ten song collection has a representation from each line-up of Built to Spill from 1993 to 1995. Included are "Shortcut" from the first album session; the six songs from the November 1993 Dub Narcotic session that yielded the three Olympia area label 45s on Saturnine, Atlas/Face the Music and K ; "Still Flat" from the Built to Spill Caustic Resin session; "Some" recorded live in Chicago with Dave and James, and a cover of Daniel Johnston's "Some things Last a Long Time".

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released July 8, 2015

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Built To Spill Boise, Idaho

Built To Spill wanted to find out what their music was like so they locked themselves in Doug Martsch's garage. Without a tentative conclusion or hypothesis Doug (Treepeople, The Halo Benders), Brett Netson, and Ralf Youtz began to experiment.
The songs are haunting, Doug's lyrics hint at politics or could be personal. Rational thoughts are sacrificed to the metric and melodic needs of the song.
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