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When he sticks with the slide guitar, Martsch's combination of downhome blues and meandering indie-rock is a winning one.
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Because this is a more personal affair, your tolerance for this release will largely depend on your acceptance of Martsch's voice.
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Now You Know is most definitely a departure, but the source is completely, wonderfully recognizable.
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The aptly titled "Now You Know" shouldn't be perceived as the end of Martsch's indie rock affiliation, but the sound of an artist delving deeper, and in doing so, hitting his stride.
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Now You Know is full of the stuff BTS fans love: angular melodies, expansive nods to prog-rock and that droning, nasally voice that makes indie-rock geeks stand up and cheer.
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Entertainment WeeklyWho would have guessed Martsch could make something his own while employing such an overcopied sound? [20 Sep 2002, p.106]
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Much to alarmist indie-rockers everywhere, Martsch has been making his fondness for classic rock--and Neil Young, in particular--more pronounced with each release. Now, he goes one deeper, following the Young vibe into his own world of introspective weirdness.
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MagnetA beautifully dark masterpiece. [#56, p.99]
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MojoConsider this a Zen disc: sit with it awhile, and it will come to you. [Nov 2002, p.105]
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His best work since 1997's Built to Spill album, Perfect From Now On.
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Martsch continues the sub-greatness trend of his recent work, releasing another record that fails to carry the weight of the canonical two-fer that lies at the center of his career.
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Now You Know has the same quiet majesty that drew music fans to Built to Spill in the first place.
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While Ancient Melodies worked boring, repetitive structures into Martschs typically simple song structures, Now You Know brings new life to them. Unfortunately, this album is nowhere near as good as Built to Spills previous works.
User score distribution:
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KatrinaMJan 10, 2003Now You Know is an inspiring creation. I would expect nothing less from Doug Martsch.
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BryanOct 9, 2002Doug never fails to amaze me
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ChristopherN.Oct 8, 2002