Some brains just work that way that's what chemicals can do

A band that I haven't really figured out whether or not I like them is Idaho based band, Built To Spill. I really liked them on tracks like "Liar," but they miss for me on a fair amount of their songs. Tending towards sounding a little played out and formulaic in their style. However I think the dissonance I had about them was solved yesterday as I trekked in to Boston on the Mass Pike and happened upon a radio station a friend has showed me, Emerson's 88.9 FM WERS. A song came on that I instantly just went nuts for.

The song is called "Big Dipper." The song starts out with this kind of Ben Folds-y vocals in their styling (not sure why it was Folds who I thought of first when I heard it). But the lyrics are more along the lines of other early 90's indie-rock bands like Pavement and Modest Mouse. I think that is the part that I like the most about the songs is the lyrics. The chorus is just so great, when Doug Martsch (really unique voice if you haven't heard it) croons "Bottoms up and this time, won't you let me be? Bottled up but this time, won't you rescue me?" I'm not sure why but that lyrics just sounds so great on the track and is kind of fun to dissect as a song.

Anyway, enjoy the song, and the band, they are now on my good side.

"Big Dipper" by Built To Spill from There's Nothing Wrong With Love (1994)

-S