New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Today,
Built To Spill are excited to announce
Built To Spill Plays The Songs of
Daniel Johnston, out May 1, 2020 via Ernest Jenning Record Co. The album is comprised of 11 tracks of
Daniel Johnston's fractured pop, presented through the eyes of Built To Spill.
The band recorded these songs as a trio (Doug Martsch, Jason Albertini and Steve Gere) in August 2018 during rehearsals for their performances backing
Daniel Johnston, though Johnston himself does not perform on the album. Rolling Stone debuted Built To Spill's version of "Bloody Rainbow," where the band also elaborated on the genesis of the album. "It was pretty special for us," Martsch told Rolling Stone. "Basically we wanted to get good documentation of what our rehearsals were like. It was a lot heavier than what I thought it would be."
The album art was created by longtime
Built To Spill designer Tae Won Yu, and its first pressing is on yellow vinyl with download codes and a 32 page songbook. A mail-order only variant on clear vinyl with yellow and blue splatter (limited to 500 units) will be available exclusively from Ernest Jenning Record Co. and Built To Spill's Bandcamp page.
BUILT TO SPILL - BUILT TO SPILL PLAYS THE SONGS OF DANIEL JOHNSTON
(Ernest Jenning Record Co.)
Release date: May 1, 2020
1. Bloody Rainbow
2. Tell Me Now
3.
Honey I Sure Miss You
4. Good Morning You
5. Heart, Mind and Soul
6. Life In Vain
7. Mountain Top
8. Queenie The Dog
9. Impossible Love
10. Fake Records Of Rock & Roll
11. Fish
BUILT TO SPILL LIVE 2020
3/22 -
Aladdin Theatre - Portland, OR
3/23 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
3/24 - The Crocodile - Seattle, WA
3/26 - Treefort
Music Festival - Boise, ID
3/27 - Metro
Music Hall - Salt Lake City, UT
3/28 - The Stanley Hotel - Estes Park, CO
3/30 - Launch Pad - Albuquerque, NM
3/31 - 191 Toole - Tucson, AZ
4/1 - Orpheum Theatre - Flagstaff, AZ
4/2 -
Music Box - San Diego, CA
4/3 - Pappy & Harriet's (Outdoor) - Pioneertown, CA
4/4 - Cornerstone
Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
4/5 - Cornerstone
Berkeley - Berkeley, CA
