Built to Spill
Built to Spill lives in the middle ground — 9 moderate songs that balance intensity with control. 1 quiet anchor and 6 songs where they let go completely.
7.1
Avg Intensity
16
Songs Decoded
0
Fan Stories
The songs that hit hardest
Velvet Waltz
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 1994
I Would Hurt a Fly
intense
complex texture · frequent changes · DR 8
· 1997
Stop the Show
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1997
Untrustable (Pt. 2) (About Someone Else)
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 1997
Conventional Wisdom
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 9
· 2006
Goin' Against Your Mind
intense
layered texture · moderate changes · DR 8
· 2006
The controlled burn
Big Dipper
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1994
Distopian Dream Girl
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 1994
Carry the Zero
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1999
Center of the Universe
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1999
Strange
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1999
Time Trap
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1999
You Were Right
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 1999
Liar
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 6
· 2006
Mess with Time
moderate
layered texture · mild changes · DR 7
· 2009
The quiet ones
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