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DOUG MARTSCH
“NOW YOU KNOW”

April 14, 2005

This is the first solo outing for Built To Spill singer/guitarist Doug Martsch. For those used to the epic indie guitar rock of Built To Spill, well, prepare for the softer and gentler side. The music matches his plaintive and earnest singing with a stripped-down acoustic setting, closer in style to musical hero Neil Young. Sinewy slide guitar solos replace the thundering grunge of his original band, and Martsch is just at ease with both. This album feels like a well-worn baseball glove. —Warner Brothers 2002







Andrew Shkolnik works at Request Records, 10 N. Market St., Wailuku, 244-9315, and is really not snobby but knows way more about music than is necessary. MTW