Playing to a seeminly sold out Corner Hotel on Saturday, Built to Spill definitely showed they still have the chops since coming to my attention 11 years ago when The Normal Years was released. I have to admit I was suprised to see so many people, considering You in Reverse, their album on 2006 seemed to sink without a trace. But the place was packed despite the heat and the crowed brimmed with anticipation (or maybe that was just me).
As it’s a good few years since I was a huge fan, I wasn’t sure if I would be able to get into the show as much as I may have as a teenager. I needn’t have worried though, the band came accross very strong and high energy, particularly compared to their opening act The Crayon Fields.
Probably as it’s their first time in Australia, the band pleased the crowd with some old favourites such as Carry the Zero and Nowhere Nothing Fuckup. The only detractor would have to be the way the show ended. As soon as the encore hit and I heard the opening bars of Randy Describes Eternity I knew what I was in for. 18 minutes of distortion followed a genuinely good performance of the song. It had to happen, though ending on that note might not have been the best idea of a lasting impression.
