Doug Martsch & The Blow

"Now You Know" is a solo record from Doug Martsch, lead signer of the fantastic early-90's indie band Built to Spill. But instead of the reverb-soaked, hook-filled music he makes with B2S, this album is centered entirely around Martsch and his slide-guitar: it's sparse, consistent (musically but especially lyrically) and entirely wonderful.

Speaking of sparse, The Blow are two music-makers and a beat-machine. Sometimes embodying the same playful, erratic sound as the Unicorns did, other times leaning more towards Peaches' danceability, either way this record is a ton of fun.


Doug Martsch - Now You Know
The Blow - Paper Television