Keep It Like a SecretBuilt to Spill · 1999

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8.2

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#3,227

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1The Plan 2Center of the Universe 39.4Carry the Zero 4Sidewalk 5Bad Light 6Time Trap 7Else 8You Were Right 9Temporarily Blind 10Broken Chairs

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pitchfork

9.3

“I hate talking about press kits, but I'm gonna drop the rule this time around. Press kits, for the uninitiated, are like a sales pitch. You get a letter from some yahoo behind a desk who has this neat band they want you to check out. To get you to do that, they also include various write-ups and reviews for a previous work or, in the case of a new band, loads of "Next Big Thing" accolades. Usually”

rollingstone

7.0

“As a songwriter and guitarist, Built to Spill’s Doug Martsch has "a firm background in remembering," as he sings in "Bad Light," on the band’s beguiling new album, Keep It Like a Secret. Martsch’s zigging, zagging vocal melodies and explosive, loud-soft-loud hook dynamics are right out of the Pixies and Husker Du song manuals. There […]”