Built Like Alaska
Autumnland
Future Farmer / Sweat of the Alps
2005
Rating: 8 Central Valley viaducts out of 10
When seeing Built Like Alaska live recently - and if you ever get the chance, I highly recommend it, as they are fantastic - my friend noted they sound like "Grandaddy’s little brother combined with Built to Spill.” And it was kinda hard to disagree: Neil Jackson’s vocals are very Doug Martsch-like at times, and the Central Valley/Grandaddy connection makes even more sense when you realize the drummers of both bands are actually brothers. But there is one other dynamic which isn’t as obvious in the live setting, but comes through perfectly when listening to any of their recordings, and that is a strong resemblance to Sparklehorse. And know this - I consider Sparklehorse, Built to Spill, and Grandaddy to all be very high on my “favorite bands” list, so these comparisons amount to high praise from me. Any and all of their material out for sale is exceptional, so just go buy it all.
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