After two decades of fruitful collaboration with Warner Records, Built To Spill returned to indie with 2020’s cover album by Daniel Johnston. Today they announce their first album for fellow Pacific Northwest band Sub Pop.
When The Wind Forgets Your Name is out in September (yes, this will be a five month rollout). It’s the first new Built To Spill album since 2015’s Untethered Moon, and it finds BTS mastermind Doug Martsch, joined by two members of Brazilian psychedelic-jazz-rock band Oruã, Le Almeida and João Cases. Oruã will be touring this year as the opener for Built To Spill, but Martsch will be joined on stage by his new cast, Melanie Radford and Teresa Esguerra.
When The Wind Forgets Your Name lead single and opener are out today. “Gonna Lose” is a particularly visceral and echoic take on an incisive guitar-pop track by Doug Martsch that somehow feels longer than its two-and-a-half-minute running time and goes by far too quickly. “I realized that time is running wrong,” sings Martsch. “Answers materialize, then they’re gone.”
Below you can watch director Jordan Minkoff’s “Gonna Lose” video, featuring animation by Minkoff and Lee McClure. You can also find the tracklist which contains consecutive songs named “Never Alright” and “Alright”. Does it also have tracks called “Rock Steady” and “Spiderweb” back-to-back? Without doubt! Finally, check out Built To Spill’s massive schedule of North American live shows, most of which are happening this spring and summer ahead of the album release.
TRACK LIST:
1 “Will Lose”
2 “fool’s gold”
3 “Understood”
4 “Elements”
5 “Rock Solid”
6 “Spider Web”
7 “Never Alright”
8 “okay”
9 “A Day Is Coming”
TOUR DATES:
04/13 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues **
04/14 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues **
04/15 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues **
04/16 – Chicago, IL @ House of Blues **
04/20 – Reno, NV @ The Holland Project ^ !
04/21 – Las Vegas, NV @ Rockstar Bar ^ !
04/22 – Phoenix, AZ @ Crescent Ballroom ^ !
04/23 – Tucson, AZ @ 191 Toole ^ !
04/24 – Phoenix, AZ @ Orpheum Theater ^ !
04/25 – Albuquerque, NM @ launch pad ^ !
04/27 – Oklahoma City, OK @ Tower Theater ^ !
04/28 – Dallas, TX @ Granada Theater ^ !
04/29 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk ^ !
04/30 – San Antonio, TX @ paper tiger ^ !
01.05. – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall ^ !
05/02 – New Orleans, LA @ Republic of New Orleans ^ !
05/04 – Nashville, TN @ Basement East ^ !
05/05 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse ^ !
05/06 – Asheville, NC @ Gray Eagle Tavern ^ !
05/07 – Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theater ^ !
05/08 – Carrboro, NC @ Katzenwiege ^ !
05/10 – Richmond, Virginia @ The Broadberry ^ !
05/11 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer #%
05/12 – Washington, DC @ 930 Club # %
05/13 – Jersey City, NJ @ White Eagle Hall # %
05/14 – Boston, MA @ Paradise # %
05/15 — Pawtucket, RI @ The Met # %
05/17 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl # %
05/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Brooklyn Bowl # %
05/19 — Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls #%
20.05. – Indianapolis, IN @ Hi-Fi # %
05/21 – Detroit, MI @ St. Andrew’s Hall +$
22.05. – Kalamazoo, MI @ Bell’s Eccentric Cafe & Brewery +$
05/24 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall +$
05/25 – Maquoketa, IA @ Codfish Hollow Barnstormers +$
05/26 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room + $
05/27 – Fort Collins, CO @ Aggie Theater +$
05/28 – Boulder, CO @ Boulder Theater +$
05/29 – Grand Junction, CO @ Mesa Theater +$
03.06. – Hood River, OR @ The Ruins
23.06. – Calgary, AB @ Sled Island Festival
23.07. – Carnation, WA @ Timber! festival
07/30 – Stanley, ID @ Sawtooth Family Gathering
08/06 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
08/07 – Happy Valley, OR @ Pickathon
08/11 – Spokane, WA @ Lucky You Lounge ^ @
08/12 – Bozeman, MT @ The ELM ^ @
08/13 – Billings, MT @ The Pub Station ^ @
08/15 — Fargo, ND @ The Hall @ FBC ^ @
08/16 – Minneapolis, Minnesota @ First Ave ^@
08/17 — Madison, WI @ Majestic Theater ^ @
08/18 – Chicago, IL @Thalia Hall ^@
08/19 – Chicago, IL @Thalia Hall ^@
08/20 – Louisville, KY @ Headliner’s Music Hall ^ @
08/22 — Cincinnati, OH @ Woodward Theater ^ @
08/23 — Cleveland Heights, OH @ Grog Shop ^ @
08/24 – Toronto, ON @ Danforth Music Hall %
08/25 – Montreal, QC @ Corona Theater #%
08/26 – Portland, ME @ State Theater #%
08/27 – New Haven, CT @ College Street Music Hall # %
08/29 – South Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground #%
08/30 – Holyoke, MA @ Gateway City Arts # %
09/02 – Baltimore, MD @ Ram’s Head Live # %
03.09. – Asbury Park, NJ @ Stone Pony # %
09/04 – Bethlehem, PA @ Music Festival #%
09/06 – Columbus, OH @ The Athenaeum Theater *=
09/07 – Knoxville, Tennessee @ The Mill & Mine *=
09/08 – Wilmington, NC @ Greenfield Lake Amphitheater *=
09/09 – Charleston, SC @ Charleston Music Hall *=
09/10 – St. Petersburg, FL @ Jannus Live *=
09/11 – Ft. Lauderdale, FL @ cultural space *=
13.09. – Orlando, FL @ The Social *=
14.09. – Jacksonville, FL @ Jack Rabbits *=
09/15 – Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall *=
09/16 – Birmingham, AL @ Saturn Birmingham *=
09/17 – Memphis, TN @Growler’s *=
09/18 — Tulsa, OK @ Cain’s Ballroom *=
09/19 – St.Louis, MO @ Red Flag *=
09/20 – Colombia, MO @ Blue Note * =
09/21 – Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theaters *=
09/23 – Denver, CO @ Bluebird Theater *=
09/24 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Metro Music Hall *=
* with Orua
^ with Prism Bitch
! with Itchy Kitty
# with wetface
% with blood lemon
+ with sunbathing
$ with distant family
@ with braided waves
When The Wind Forgets Your Name will be released on September 9th. on Sub Pop.