Built to Spill - "You in Reverse" Album
I've been a fan of the indie band "Built to Spill" for many years. Their super-extended guitar jams and ethereal lyrics are excellent for 'tron'ing out (programming for long periods of time). The band released their first album in about 3 years, and it's titled "You in Reverse".
I downloaded the "Going' Against Your Mind" single from iTunes a couple months ago, and consider it one of my favorite songs on the new album. As with most Built to Spill songs, it provides wide expanses between the vocals that encourage improvisational guitar-work. Other good songs include "Just a Habit" and "The Wait".
Natalie isn't much of a Built to Spill fan, but she selected "The Wait" on my iPod while we waited at a traffic light in Pleasant Hill that took nearly 5 minutes to change green since the wait was killing her. I think that Built to Spill songs are successful at making constrained circumstances bearable. Such as being stuck in a car at a traffic light for 5 minutes in 85 degree weather with the windows down. Their songs always put me at ease.
We'll be seeing Built to Spill at Slim's in San Francisco next month on one of the 4 nights they will be performing. I'm totally excited, but Natalie doesn't share my enthusiasm. Her self-diagnosed Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) makes to difficult to endure their long-running songs (7+ minutes each). She saw them perform live once before, and said that they played "The Plan" for 25 minutes. She's lucky to have made it out alive. Hopefully that experience won't be repeated :)