Built To SpillTheir first album in six years (and eighth overall) finds Boise indie veterans Built To Spill with a new line-up but brandishing a familiar vibe, spotlighting the gorgeously cryptic-yet-thought-provoking sentiment of Doug Martsch’s near inscrutable lyrics and those textured guitars – oh those guitars – plus the vaguely haphazard song structures that you just know are part of some grander plan, songs unfurling and flowering to reward closer scrutiny. Warm and reliable like those old Ugg boots that won’t die, full of fantastic memories but still so much to offer.
