There Is No Enemy

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There Is No Enemy
File:There is No Enemy.jpg
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
You In Reverse
(2006)You In Reverse2006		 There Is No Enemy
(2009)		 Untethered Moon
(2015)Untethered Moon2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars [2]
The A. V. Club (B+) [3]
BBC (favorable) [4]
onethirtybpm (76%) [5]
Paste (77%) [6]
Pitchfork Media (7.9/10.0) [7]
PopMatters 7/10 stars [8]
Rock Sound 8/10 stars [9]
Rolling Stone 3.5/5 stars [10]
Tiny Mix Tapes 3/5 stars [11]
War on Pop 7/10 stars [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

  1. "Aisle 13" - 3:17
  2. "Hindsight" - 3:38
  3. "Nowhere Lullaby" - 3:59
  4. "Good Ol' Boredom" - 6:31
  5. "Life's a Dream" - 4:53
  6. "Oh Yeah" - 5:21
  7. "Pat" - 2:40
  8. "Done" - 6:53
  9. "Planting Seeds" - 4:26
  10. "Things Fall Apart" - 6:15
  11. "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

  1. ↑ http://stereogum.com/archives/progress-report/progress-report-built-to-spill_073321.html
  2. ↑ There Is No Enemy at AllMusic
  3. ↑ A.V Club review
  4. ↑ BBC review
  5. ↑ OnThirtyBPM review
  6. ↑ Paste review
  7. ↑ Pitchfork review
  8. ↑ PopMatters review
  9. ↑ Rock Sound review
  10. ↑ Rolling Stone review
  11. ↑ Tiny Mixtapes review
  12. ↑ War on Pop review
  13. ↑ http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/07/siren_festival_7.php
  14. ↑ https://www.myspace.com/builttospill
  15. ↑ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2009/08/built-to-spill-reveal-artwork-and-tracklist-for-th.html#comments
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