BIOGRAPHY
Built to Spill formed in Boise, Idaho in 1992 as a vehicle for singer, songwriter, and guitarist Doug Martsch, who has remained the band's only permanent member through a rotating cast of collaborators. The group debuted in 1993 with Ultimate Alternative Wavers, and the strength of 1994's There's Nothing Wrong with Love led to a deal with Warner Bros., where the band released the acclaimed run of Perfect from Now On and Keep It Like a Secret. Perfect from Now On later landed at #22 on Pitchfork's Top 100 Albums of the 90s list. The band continued through albums like Ancient Melodies of the Future and You in Reverse, which earned near-universal critical approval, before ending its 22-year relationship with Warner Bros. in 2017 and returning to its original concept of a shifting, non-permanent lineup the following year.