You in Reverse is the sixth full-length album released by indie rock band Built to Spill. The band added one new member for this album, making Built to Spill a quartet for the first time. It was also the first album since Ultimate Alternative Wavers not recorded or produced by Phil Ek. The lineup was Doug Martsch, Brett Nelson, Scott Plouf, and Jim Roth. The album was recorded in Portland, Oregon at Audible Alchemy. You in Reverse was released on April 11, 2006.

You in Reverse
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 2006
StudioAudible Alchemy
GenreIndie rock
Length54:18
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerDoug Martsch and Steven Wray Lobdell
Built to Spill chronology
Ancient Melodies of the Future
(2001)
You in Reverse
(2006)
There Is No Enemy
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Alternative Press4/5[3]
The A.V. ClubA−[4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork6.8/10[8]
Rolling Stone[9]
Slant[10]
SpinB[11]

Track listing edit

All songs written by Built To Spill.

  1. "Goin' Against Your Mind" – 8:41
  2. "Traces" – 4:43
  3. "Liar" – 5:11
  4. "Saturday" – 2:25
  5. "Wherever You Go" – 6:10
  6. "Conventional Wisdom" – 6:22
  7. "Gone" – 5:41
  8. "Mess with Time" – 5:43
  9. "Just a Habit" – 4:27
  10. "The Wait" – 5:00

Personnel edit

Additional musicians edit

  • Steven Wray Lobdell - guitar, piano, vibraphone, and percussion (he is credited as a "utility player" in the album notes, which do not specify what instruments he plays or on which tracks he appears)
  • Sam Coomes - organ on "Gone"
  • Brett Netson - guitars on "Goin' Against Your Mind", "Conventional Wisdom", "Gone", and "Just A Habit"

References edit

  1. ^ "You In Reverse by Built To Spill". Metacritic. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  2. ^ Sendra, Tim. "You in Reverse - Built to Spill". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  3. ^ Bennett, J. (2006-05-25). "BTS bring it all back home". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 2006-10-20. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  4. ^ Murray, Noel (2006-04-11). "Built To Spill: You In Reverse". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  5. ^ Diver, Mike (2007-06-06). "Album Review: Built to Spill - You In Reverse". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2018-05-15. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  6. ^ Collis, Clark (2006-04-07). "You in Reverse". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  7. ^ Simpson, Dave (2007-05-25). "CD: Built to Spill, You in Reverse". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  8. ^ LeMay, Matt (2006-04-09). "Built to Spill: You in Reverse Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  9. ^ Hoard, Christian (2006-04-05). "You In Reverse Review". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 2006-08-27. Retrieved 2018-05-14.
  10. ^ Newlin, Jimmy (2006-04-06). "Built To Spill You In Reverse". Slant. Retrieved 2018-05-15.
  11. ^ Ganz, Caryn (May 2006). "Built to Spill: You in Reverse". Spin. SPIN Media LLC. p. 28. Retrieved 2018-06-11.