Built to Spill - "Fool's Gold"

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Indie rock stalwarts Built to Spill have always been a trippy band, but the singles for their upcoming album are a whole new level of trippy. Their latest, "Fool's Gold," continues on the pattern of laid back songs that are fairly straightforward alt-rock songs at a normal length of three to four minutes that are just trippy as hell. "Fool's Gold" plods along seemingly in circles for three minutes, and, as with any Built to Spill song, truly propelled forward by Doug Martsch's epic guitar solos. And, yes, despite the four minute length Martsch does manage to cram two of your favorite guitar solos in the song. Despite a complete line up change, "Fool's Gold" tweaks the classic Built to Spill sound to keep things interesting while keeping everything we long about the band intact.

You can watch the video for "Fool's Gold" below. When the Wind Forgets Your Name is due out September 9 on Sub Pop Records, and can be pre-ordered here. For more on Built to Spill, check out the band's website. Upcoming tour dates are below the video.


Thu. Jun. 23 - Calgary, AB - Sled Island Festival
Sat. Jul. 23 - Carnation, WA - Timber! Festival
Sat. Jul. 30 - Stanley, ID - Sawtooth Family Gathering
Sat. Aug. 06 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon
Sun. Aug. 07 - Happy Valley, OR - Pickathon
Thu. Aug. 11 - Spokane, WA - Lucky You Lounge ^ @
Fri. Aug. 12 - Bozeman, MT - The ELM ^ @
Sat. Aug. 13 - Billings, MT - The Pub Station ^ @
Mon. Aug. 15 - Fargo, ND - The Hall @ FBC ^ @
Tue. Aug. 16 - Minneapolis, MN -  First Avenue ^ @
Wed. Aug. 17 - Madison, WI - Majestic Theater ^ @
Thu. Aug. 18 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall ^ @
Fri. Aug. 19 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall ^ @
Sat. Aug. 20 - Louisville, KY - Headliner’s Music Hall ^ @
Mon. Aug. 22 - Cincinnati, OH - Woodward Theater ^ @
Tue. Aug. 23 - Cleveland Heights, OH - Grog Shop ^ @
Wed. Aug. 24 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall %
Thu. Aug. 25 - Montreal, QC - Corona Theatre # %
Fri. Aug. 26 - Portland, ME - State Theatre # %
Sat.  Aug. 27 - New Haven, CT - College Street Music Hall # %
Mon. Aug. 29 -  South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground # %
Tue. Aug. 30 - Holyoke, MA - Gateway City Arts # %
Thu. Sep. 01 -  Asbury Park, NJ - Stone Pony # %
Fri. Sep. 02 - Baltimore, MD - Ram’s Head Live # %
Sat. Sep. 03 - New York, NY - Irving Plaza # %
Sun. Sep. 04 - Bethlehem, PA - Musikfest # %
Tue. Sep. 06 - Columbus, OH - The Athenaeum Theatre * =
Wed. Sep. 07 - Knoxville, TN - The Mill & Mine * =
Thu. Sep. 08 - Wilmington, NC - Greenfield Lake Amphitheater * =
Fri. Sep. 09 - Charleston, SC - Charleston Music Hall * =
Sat. Sep. 10 - St. Petersburg, FL - Jannus Live * =
Sun. Sep. 11 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room * =
Tue. Sep. 13 - Orlando, FL - The Social * =
Wed. Sep. 14 - Jacksonville, FL - Jack Rabbits * =
Thu. Sep. 15 - Pensacola, FL - Vinyl Music Hall * =
Fri. Sep. 16 - Birmingham, AL - Saturn Birmingham * =
Sat. Sep. 17 - Memphis, TN - Growler’s * =
Sun. Sep. 18 - Tulsa, OK - Cain’s Ballroom * =
Mon. Sep. 19 - St. Louis, MO - Red Flag * =
Tue. Sep. 20 - Columbia, MO - Blue Note * =
Wed. Sep. 21 - Lawrence, KS - Granada Theater * =
Fri. Sep. 23 - Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater * =
Sat. Sep. 24 - Salt Lake City, UT - Metro Music Hall * =
 
* w/ Orua
^ w/ Prism Bitch
# w/ Wetface
% w/ Blood Lemon
@ w/ Braided Waves
= w/ The French Tips

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Dutch ReBelle - "GOONIEZ"

The Freqs - "Witch"