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Biography
Infobox Album | | Name = Keep It Like a Secret| Type = Album | Artist = Built to Spill | Cover = Keep It Like a Secret.jpg| Released = February 2, 1999| Recorded = Nov 1997-Feb 1998| Genre = Indie rock | Length = 46:53| Label = Warner Bros. | Producer = Phil Ek and Doug Martsch | Last album = Perfect from Now On (1997)| This album = Keep It Like a Secret (1999)| Next album = Ancient Melodies of the Future (2001)Album ratings | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = Rating|4.5|5Allmusic|class=album|id=r388025|pure_url=yes | rev2 = Pitchfork Media | rev2Score = (9.3/10) cite web|url= http://pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/15742-keep-it-like-a-secret |title=Pitchfork: Album Reviews: Built to Spill: Keep it Like a Secret |publisher=Pitchforkmedia.com |date=1999-02-23 |accessdate=2011-06-17 | rev3 = Robert Christgau | rev3Score = Rating-Christgau|hm2cite web|url= http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php? name=Built+to+Spill |title=CG: Built to Spill |publisher=Robert Christgau |date= |accessdate=2011-06-17 | rev4 = Rolling Stone | rev4Score = Rating|3.5|5cite web|url= http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/224666/keep_it_like_a_secret |title=Rolling Stone Music & #124; Album Reviews |publisher=Rollingstone.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-17 Keep It Like a Secret was the fourth full-length album released by indie rock band Built to Spill , and their second for Warner Bros. The core line-up of the band had not changed since Perfect from Now On : singer/guitarist Doug Martsch , bassist Brett Nelson , and drummer Scott Plouf. The album was recorded at Bear Creek studios in Woodinville, Washington by Phil Ek , with overdubs at Avast& #33; Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington . Keep It Like a Secret was released on February 2, 1999. The album spawned two EPs: Carry the Zero EP|Carry the Zero and Center of the Universe EP|Center of the Universe . Pitchfork.com ranked the album at #41 on their "Top Albums of the 90s" list (1999).cite web|url= http://pub37.bravenet.com/forum/static/show.php? usernum=3172289350& frmid=0& msgid=861611 |title=Acclaimed Music Forum |publisher=Pub37.bravenet.com |date= |accessdate=2011-06-17 The indie rock band Boat (band) | BOAT parodied the album's cover art, among several others, on its 2011 release Dress Like Your Idols .
Additional musicians
Sam Coomes - keyboard instrument|keyboards on "Broken Chairs"
Track listing
All songs written by Built to Spill except "Broken Chairs," which includes lyrics by the poet Uhuru Black
# "The Plan" – 3:29 # "Center of the Universe" – 2:43 # "Carry the Zero" – 5:44 # "Sidewalk" – 3:51 # "Bad Light" – 3:22 # "Time Trap" – 5:22 # "Else" – 4:09 # " You Were Right (Built to Spill song)|You Were Right " – 4:45 # "Temporarily Blind" – 4:48 # "Broken Chairs" – 8:40
External links
http://web.archive.org/web/20060528072352/www.emplive.org/create/built_to_spill/rehearsing.asp Interview about the making of Keep It Like a Secret
References
Reflist Built to Spill Category:1999 albums Category:Built to Spill albums Category:Warner Bros. Records albums
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