You in Reverse

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You in Reverse
You in Reverse (cover).jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 2006
StudioAudible Alchemy
Genre Indie rock
Length54:18
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Doug 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
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Metacritic 81/100 [1]
Review scores
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Alternative Press 4/5 [3]
The A.V. Club A− [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
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Pitchfork 6.8/10 [8]
Rolling Stone Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Slant Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin B [11]

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.

Contents

Track listing

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

Additional musicians

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