Now You Know (Doug Martsch album)

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Now You Know
Studio album by Doug Martsch
Released	2002
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	40:13
Label	Warner Brothers
Producer	???
Professional reviews
Pitchfork (7.3/10) 24 Sep 02 Rolling Stone (3/5) 3 Oct 02

Now You Know is a solo album released by Doug Martsch of indie rock band Built to Spill. Unlike Martsch's rock-oriented work with Built to Spill, this album touches on blues, folk, and rock. Now You Know was released in 2002 on the Warner Brothers label.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Offer"
2. "Dream"
3. "Gone"
4. "Window"
5. "Heart (Things Never Shared)"
6. "Lift"
7. "Woke Up This Morning With My Mind on Jesus"
8. "Instrumental"
9. "Sleeve"
10. "Impossible"
11. "Stay"

[edit] Critical reception

Pitchfork says the album has [1] "a Delta blues sound-- a style closer to the point in musical evolution where country/western and blues went their separate, segregated ways" and also called it "Blooze for Dummies." The reviewer also noted that most of the songs begin "with bluesy intentions, but only a handful (... "Offer"... and... "Stay") stick with that dynamic for their duration." The reviewer seemed mostly not to enjoy the departure from the Built to Spill sound, remarking that "the more familiar-sounding material is what really sticks amongst these eleven tracks."

Rolling Stone calls the album [2] "bare-bones folk blues that recalls O Brother, Where Art Thou? more than anything by... Built to Spill." The reviewer sees the album as being influenced by "such Delta bluesmen as Fred McDowell" as well as by "Ralph Stanley and J Mascis."