There Is No Enemy
There Is No Enemy | ||||
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Studio album by Built to Spill | ||||
Released | October 6, 2009 (USA), February 15, 2010 (Europe, UK) | |||
Recorded | May 2007, Los Angeles, California [1] | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 55:33 | |||
Label | Warner Bros. & ATP Recordings | |||
Producer | Dave Trumfio, Doug Martsch | |||
Built to Spill chronology | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The A. V. Club | (B+) [3] |
BBC | (favorable) [4] |
onethirtybpm | (76%) [5] |
Paste | (77%) [6] |
Pitchfork Media | (7.9/10.0) [7] |
PopMatters | [8] |
Rock Sound | [9] |
Rolling Stone | [10] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [11] |
War on Pop | [12] |
There Is No Enemy is the seventh full-length studio album by indie rock band Built to Spill (their fifth on Warner Bros. Records). The album was released on October 6, 2009, and is the last to feature long-time drummer Scott Plouf and bassist Brett Nelson, who left the group in 2012. It features guest musicians Sam Coomes, cellist John McMahon, Scott Schmaljohn (of Treepeople), Paul Leary, and additional keyboards by Roger Manning.[13]
On September 30, 2009, the band streamed the full album on their official MySpace profile.[14]
On February 15, 2010, ATP Recordings released the album in the UK and Europe with the exclusive, previously unreleased bonus track "Water Sleepers".
Track listing
All songs written by Built To Spill with "some words by Karena Youtz."
- "Aisle 13" - 3:17
- "Hindsight" - 3:38
- "Nowhere Lullaby" - 3:59
- "Good Ol' Boredom" - 6:31
- "Life's a Dream" - 4:53
- "Oh Yeah" - 5:21
- "Pat" - 2:40
- "Done" - 6:53
- "Planting Seeds" - 4:26
- "Things Fall Apart" - 6:15
- "Tomorrow" - 7:40 [15]
Musician
Built To Spill
- Doug Martsch - vocals, guitar
- Brett Nelson - guitar, bass
- Scott Plouf - drums
- Jim Roth - guitar
others
- John McMahon - cello, lap steel
- Roger Manning - organ
- Sam Coomes - mellotron, organ
- Paul Leary, Scott Schmaljohn - guitar
- Danny Levin - horns
References
- ↑ http://stereogum.com/archives/progress-report/progress-report-built-to-spill_073321.html
- ↑ There Is No Enemy at AllMusic
- ↑ A.V Club review
- ↑ BBC review
- ↑ OnThirtyBPM review
- ↑ Paste review
- ↑ Pitchfork review
- ↑ PopMatters review
- ↑ Rock Sound review
- ↑ Rolling Stone review
- ↑ Tiny Mixtapes review
- ↑ War on Pop review
- ↑ http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/07/siren_festival_7.php
- ↑ https://www.myspace.com/builttospill
- ↑ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/08/built-to-spill-reveal-artwork-and-tracklist-for-th.html#comments