Keep It Like a Secret was the fourth full-length album released by indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band Built to Spill

Built to Spill

Built to Spill is an American indie rock band based in Boise, Idaho. The band has released seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, There Is No Enemy, was released on October 6, 2009.-History:...

, and their second for Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

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  The core line-up of the band had not changed since Perfect from Now On

Perfect from Now On

Perfect from Now On is the third full-length album released by Built to Spill, and the band's first major label release. The line-up for the album was singer/guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Brett Nelson, and drummer Scott Plouf. It was recorded at the Avast! Recording Company in Seattle,...

: singer/guitarist Doug Martsch

Doug Martsch

Doug Martsch is an American musician. Martsch, a native of Boise, Idaho, is best known for his distinctive vocals and guitar style in the band Built to Spill. He has also worked with Calvin Johnson of Beat Happening in The Halo Benders. Martsch's first band was Farm Days, with Andy Capps and Brett...

, bassist Brett Nelson

Brett Nelson

Brett Nelson is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter best known as the bassist for the indie rock band Built to Spill....

, and drummer Scott Plouf. The album was recorded at Bear Creek studios in Woodinville, Washington

Woodinville, Washington

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 by Phil Ek

Phil Ek

Phil Ek is an American record producer, engineer and mixer. Ek began his career in Seattle, Washington, in the early 1990s recording live sound in clubs. He then moved into studio recording, recording small projects and demos for local bands. Around this time, Ek was frequently working with...

, with overdubs at Avast! Recording Co. in Seattle, Washington

Seattle, Washington

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. Keep It Like a Secret was released on February 2, 1999. The album spawned two EPs: Carry the Zero and Center of the Universe

Center of the Universe EP

Center of the Universe is an EP by Built to Spill released by City Slang records in Germany. The EP includes two studio recordings: one off Keep It Like a Secret and one previously unreleased, and two live acoustic tracks. The two live tracks are the same as those on the Carry the Zero EP...

. Pitchfork.com ranked the album at #41 on their "Top Albums of the 90s" list (1999).

Track listing

All songs written by Built to Spill except "Broken Chairs," which includes lyrics by Black Uhuru

Black Uhuru

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1. "The Plan" – 3:29
2. "Center of the Universe" – 2:43
3. "Carry the Zero" – 5:44
4. "Sidewalk" – 3:51
5. "Bad Light" – 3:22
6. "Time Trap" – 5:22
7. "Else" – 4:09
8. "You Were Right
   You Were Right (Built to Spill song)
   "You Were Right" is a song by American indie rock band Built to Spill, from the 1999 album Keep It Like a Secret.- Theme :Throughout the song, singer Doug Martsch quotes lyrics from classic rock songs. It begins with the chorus "You were wrong/When you said/Everything's gonna be alright", quoting...
   
   " – 4:45
9. "Temporarily Blind" – 4:48
10. "Broken Chairs" – 8:40
11. "Forget Remember When - Found on Vinyl

External links

• Interview about the making of Keep It Like a Secret