LONG-running rock band
Built To Spill's new album is called
There Is No Enemy.
And listening to the LP, the Idaho band's seventh studio outing, I would suggest that perhaps something to rail against might do them some favours.
Because the only track here where they group have fire in their bellies, the relatively-brief
Pat, is the only one which stands out.
That's not to say that Built To Spill aren't masters of their craft - frontman Doug Martsch's distinctive vocals drip with character, while all tracks here are excellent vehicles for the group's extensive, serene
David Gilmour-style classic rock soloing.
And I have to say, I really do enjoy this album.
The problem is that on
There Is No Enemy, each track runs into another creating an amorphous mass of pleasant rock - the result being after the album draws to a close, the ability to recall any of it just runs away.
