There Is No Enemy Explained

There Is No Enemy
Type:	studio
Artist:	Built to Spill
Cover:	There is No Enemy.jpg
Released:	October 6, 2009
Recorded:	May 2007, Los Angeles, California ^[1]
Genre:	Indie rock
Length:	55:33
Label:	Warner Bros. & ATP Recordings
Producer:	Dave Trumfio, Doug Martsch
Prev Title:	You in Reverse
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Untethered Moon
Next Year:	2015

There Is No Enemy is the seventh full-length studio album by indie rock band Built to Spill (their fifth on Warner Bros. Records). The album was released in the US on October 6, 2009, and is the last to feature long-time drummer Scott Plouf and bassist Brett Nelson, who left the group in 2012. It features guest musicians Sam Coomes, cellist John McMahon, Scott Schmaljohn (of Treepeople), Paul Leary, and additional keyboards by Roger Manning.^[2]

On September 30, 2009, the band streamed the full album on their official MySpace profile.^[3]

On February 15, 2010, ATP Recordings released the album in the UK and Europe with the exclusive, previously unreleased bonus track "Water Sleepers".

Track listing

All songs written by Built To Spill with "some words by Karena Youtz."

1. "Aisle 13" - 3:17
2. "Hindsight" - 3:38
3. "Nowhere Lullaby" - 3:59
4. "Good Ol' Boredom" - 6:31
5. "Life's a Dream" - 4:53
6. "Oh Yeah" - 5:21
7. "Pat" - 2:40
8. "Done" - 6:53
9. "Planting Seeds" - 4:26
10. "Things Fall Apart" - 6:15
11. "Tomorrow" - 7:40 ^[4]

Musician

Built To Spill

• Doug Martsch - vocals, guitar
• Brett Nelson - bass guitar
• Brett Netson - guitar
• Scott Plouf - drums
• Jim Roth - guitar

Others

• John McMahon - cello, lap steel (on track #3)
• Paul Leary - guitar (#6)
• Scott Schmaljohn - guitar (#7)
• Sam Coomes - mellotron, organ (#8)
• Danny Levin - horns (#10)
• Roger Manning - organ (#10,11)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Built to Spill - Progress Report - Stereogum . 2009-08-17 . 2009-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090612104443/http://stereogum.com/archives/progress-report/progress-report-built-to-spill_073321.html . dead .
2. Web site: Siren Festival 2009: Q&A; With Built To Spill's Doug Martsch . Ayers . Michael D. . 2009-07-17 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20090718221941/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2009/07/siren_festival_7.php . 2009-07-18 . 2018-05-17.
3. Web site: Built to Spill . MySpace.
4. Web site: Paste Music - Guides to the Best Albums, Reviews and Live Music Video.