Ancient Melodies of the Future

Ancient Melodies of the Future is the fifth full-length album released 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 was released on the Warner Bros. label in 2001 (see 2001 in music).

Ancient Melodies of the Future
Studio album by
Built to Spill
ReleasedJuly 10, 2001
GenreIndie rock
Length39:09
LabelUp Records, Warner Bros.
ProducerPhil Ek and Doug Martsch
Built to Spill chronology
Live
(2000)		 Ancient Melodies of the Future
(2001)		 You in Reverse
(2006)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork8.6/10[2]
PopMatters9/10[3]
Rolling Stone[4]

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[5] 94
US Top Album Sales 94

References
  1. Spano, Charles. Ancient Melodies of the Future at AllMusic
  2. Pitchfork Media review
  3. Popmatters review
  4. Rolling Stone review
  5. http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?page=1&f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3ABuilt%20to%20Spill&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=Built%20to%20Spill


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