Ancient Melodies of the Future

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Ancient Melodies of the Future
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 10, 2001 (2001-07-10)
Length39:09
Label
Producer
Built to Spill chronology
Live
(2000)
Ancient Melodies of the Future
(2001)
You in Reverse
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 80/100 [1]
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Classic Rock Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [4]
Entertainment Weekly A [5]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [6]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Spin 8/10 [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes TMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT full.svgTMT empty.svgTMT empty.svg [9]

Ancient Melodies of the Future is the fifth album by indie rock band Built to Spill. The core line-up of the band remained as it had for the previous two albums, with singer/guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Plouf. The album was recorded at Bear Creek in Woodinville, Washington, with overdubs recorded at Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington, and Martsch's studio, The Manhouse, in Boise, Idaho. Ancient Melodies of the Future was released in 2001 by Warner Bros. [10]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Doug Martsch.

  1. "Strange" - 4:00
  2. "The Host" - 3:55
  3. "In Your Mind" - 3:46
  4. "Alarmed" - 5:07
  5. "Trimmed and Burning" - 4:19
  6. "Happiness" - 3:41
  7. "Don't Try" - 3:17
  8. "You Are" - 3:51
  9. "Fly Around My Pretty Little Miss" - 2:45
  10. "The Weather" - 4:35

Personnel

Additional musicians

Charts

Chart (2001)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [11] 94
US Top Album Sales 94

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