You in Reverse

Latest from Doug Martsch and co. marks the first steps of an unexpected third chapter in the group's saga, casting off the usual meticulous guitar overdubs and studio polish in favor of a less refined, more spontaneous approach.

Spy magazine once appropriated the term "refusenik" to describe entertainers who take themselves so seriously that they cease to entertain, and for a while, it looked like Built To Spill frontman Doug Martsch was going to become a refusenik first-class. After a string of bright, inventive Built To Spill…

Check out our album review of Artist's You In Reverse on Rolling Stone.com.

Built to Spill haven't released an album for five years, and the time off seems to have rejuvenated the band -- You in Reverse is full of fire and energy.

Friends of Built to Spill, both old and new, take comfort in the familiar.

I have a theory that a person's favorite Built to Spill record is usually the first one they ever heard.

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Built to Spill - You in Reverse review: A good, but flawed entry into the Built to Spill canon.