ABOVE: Built to Spill at Coney Island for the 2009 Siren Music Festival.
Fresh off of a week headlining big summer music festivals in Chicago (Pitchfork Music Festival) and Brooklyn (Siren Music Festival), Built to Spill is already adding dates to its 2009 tour, including shows with the Flaming Lips and four New York concerts that go on sale today at noon.
The bearded Idaho band’s latest album, You in Reverse, is in stores now. Slated for release later this year, the anticipated new album, There is No Enemy, is likely to reflect the band’s continued move away from simple song structures toward more free-flowing, almost jamband-like, movements-a sound that makes for hit-or-miss live shows that walk the line between rock concert and meandering jams. Hippie music for indie hipsters? Yeah, sort of.
BELOW: Elliott Smith covers a Built to Spill classic.
Built to Spill 2009 Tour Dates:
Jul 24, 2009 @ Capitol Hill Block Party Seattle, Washington
Aug 20, 2009 @ Edge Field Troutdale, Oregon (With The Flaming Lips)
Aug 23, 2009 @ Sunset Junction Los Angeles, California
Aug 24, 2009 @ The Casbah San Diego, California
Aug 25, 2009 @ Galaxy Concert Theatre Santa Ana, California
Aug 26, 2009 @ Belly UP Tavern Solana Beach, California
Aug 28, 2009 @ Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA
October 12, 2009 @ Webster Hall NY
October 13, 2009 @ Webster Hall NY
October 14, 2009 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg NY
October 15, 2009 @ Music Hall of Williamsburg NY
MP3: Elliott Smith covers “Car” by Built to Spill (download or listen)
Jason says...
07.24.09 10:09 am
Based on their performance at Siren, I think I like the jammy direction they’re going in… looking forward to the new album!