Built To Spill have shared their version of the Daniel Johnston classic “Life In Vain” from the upcoming album Built To Spill Plays The Songs of Daniel Johnston, out May 1, 2020 via Ernest Jenning Record Co. The album is comprised of 11 tracks of  Daniel Johnston’s fractured pop, presented through the eyes of Built To Spill. Built To Spill recently shared “Life In Vain,” which is now available to stream.

The band recorded these songs as a trio (Doug Martsch, Jason Albertini and Steve Gere) in August 2018 during rehearsals for their performances backing Daniel Johnston, though Johnston himself does not perform on the album. “It was pretty special for us,” Martsch told Rolling Stone of playing with Johnston. “It was a lot heavier than what I thought it would be.” As far as the album itself, Martsch added, “Basically we wanted to get a good documentation of what our rehearsals were like.”

The album art was created by longtime Built To Spill designer Tae Won Yu, and its first pressing is on yellow vinyl with download codes and a 32 page songbook. A mail-order only variant on clear vinyl with yellow and blue splatter (limited to 500 units) will be available exclusively from Ernest Jenning Record Co. and Built To Spill’s Bandcamp page.

Built To Spill
Built To Spill Plays The Songs Of Daniel Johnston
Ernest Jenning Record Co.
pre-order the album HERE

1. Bloody Rainbow
2. Tell Me Now
3. Honey I Sure Miss You
4. Good Morning You
5. Heart, Mind and Soul
6. Life In Vain
7. Mountain Top
8. Queenie The Dog
9. Impossible Love
10. Fake Records Of Rock & Roll
11. Fish

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2020 Tour Dates

3/22 – Aladdin Theater – Portland, OR
3/23 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
3/24 – The Crocodile – Seattle, WA
3/26 – Treefort Main Stage Area – Boise, ID
3/27 – Metro Music Hall – Salt Lake City, UT
3/28 – Stanley Hotel – Estes Park, CO
3/30 – Launchpad – Albuquerque, NM
03/31 – 191 Toole – Tucson, AZ
4/01 – Orpheum Theater – Flagstaff Flagstaff, AZ
4/02 – Music Box – San Diego, CA
4/03 – Pappy & Harriet’s – Pioneertown, CA
4/04 – The Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA
4/05 – The Cornerstone – Berkeley, CA
6/04 – Bunkhouse Saloon – Las Vegas, NV
6/05 – The Crescent Ballroom – Phoenix, AZ
6/06 – Observatory – Santa Ana, CA
6/07 – Soho Restaurant & Music Club – Santa Barbara, CA
6/09 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
6/10 – Echoplex – Los Angeles, CA
6/11 – Rio Theatre – Santa Cruz, CA
6/12 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
6/13 – Slim’s – San Francisco, CA
6/14 – Harlow’s Restaurant & Nightclub – Sacramento, CA
6/16 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
6/17 – Wonder Ballroom – Portland, OR
6/18 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
6/19 – The Showbox – Seattle, WA
6/20 – Lucky You Lounge – Spokane, WA
6/21 – Wilma Theatre – Missoula, MT
7/16 – Granada Theater – Dallas, TX
7/17 – White Oak Music Hall – Houston, TX
7/18 – Mohawk Austin – Austin, TX
7/19 – Varsity Theatre – Baton Rouge, LA
7/20 – Vinyl Music Hall – Pensacola, FL
7/22 – The Basement East – Nashville, TN
7/23 – Variety Playhouse – Atlanta, GA
7/24 – The Grey Eagle – Asheville, NC
7/25 – Music Farm – Charleston, SC
7/26 – Cat’s Cradle – Carrboro, NC
7/28 – The Broadberry – Richmond, VA
7/29 – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC
7/30 – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA
7/31 – White Eagle Hall – Jersey City, NJ
8/04 – Brooklyn Bowl – NYC
8/05 – Brooklyn Bowl – NYC
8/07 – Grog Shop – Cleveland, OH
8/08 – St. Andrew’s Hall – Detroit, MI
8/09 – Bell’s Brewery – Kalamazoo, MI
8/11 – Turner Hall Ballroom – Milwaukee, WI
8/12 – Thalia Hall – Chicago, IL
8/13 – Codfish Hollow Barnstormers – Maquoketa, IA
8/14 – First Avenue – Minneapolis, MN
8/15 – Waiting Room Lounge – Omaha, NE
8/16 – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO