30. Michael Govier Discusses Built to Spill, Keep It Like a Secret

Send us Fan MailFantasy baseball analyst and podcaster Michael Govier comes aboard this week to share his love for Built to Spill’s 1999 album, Keep It Like a Secret. Michael and Al talked about Michael’s various podcasts, how his love for listening to and playing music has grown and waned and grown again over the years, and how he came to be a fan of this Boise-based band and this particular album.Note: Michael and Al discussed the lyrics to Broken Chairs but did not mention that they were not written by Doug Martsch, but by the poet Uhuru Black. According Genius.com, Black was a friend of members of Built to Spill, and had no relation to the reggae band, Black Uhuru.Another note: Al mentioned that he has been taking drum lessons via Zoom from Sara Lund, who was the drummer for Unwound and several other bands. If you are considering learning drums, Sara is an outstanding teacher. Check out her website here! http://www.saralundrum.com/Here’s where you can find all of Michael’s various projects…RotoFanatic: https://rotofanatic.com/Hey It’s Enrico Pallazzo Fantasy Baseball (@pallazzopodcast on Twitter): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-its-enrico-pallazzo-fantasy-baseball/id1479953993First Day (@FirstDayPod): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzXlTCikAUUYpeI1yovjmPQ/featuredCinema 9 Pod (@Cinema9Pod): https://linktr.ee/Cinema9Is It Safe? Podcast: https://www.audible.com/pd/Is-It-Safe-Podcast/B08K55ZL7LMichael is a great follow on Twitter. If you’re not following him at @mjgovier, you’re missing out!Al is merely ok on Twitter, and you can find him there at @almelchiorBB. You should definitely follow him at @youmealbum, because that’s where he announces upcoming guests and albums ahead of time. 1:06 Michael joins the show2:53 Michael could be adding voiceover work to his résumé5:36 How did Michael start each of his four podcasts?10:04 Michael has been playing drums since the eighth grade12:42 Michael comes from a musical family13:34 Yancy Eaton (a friend of the show!) rekindled Michael’s passion for music14:36 Michael talks about the bands he’s played in16:30 Michael names a couple of his favorite drummers18:21 Which tracks on Keep It Like a Secret are Michael’s favorites to drum along with?20:40 Michael fell in love with Keep It Like a Secret while listening to it on the way to band practice24:36 Al has gotten sucked into a Portland music vortex26:58 Keep It Like a Secret didn’t fit Al’s expectations29:22 Keep It Like a Secret reminded Al of Aeroplane Over the Sea in some ways34:10 Michael and Al share some misheard lyrics36:42 Keep It Like a Secret is a guitar-heavy album Track-by-track breakdown:38:59 The Plan42:57 Center of the Universe45:21 Carry The Zero50:40 Sidewalk52:50 Bad Light56:14 Time Trap1:02:01 Else1:06:37 You Were Right1:10:39 Temporarily Blind1:12:14 Broken Chairs 1:17:37 Al is really enjoying catching up on late ‘90s/early ‘00s indie rock1:19:58 Nostalgia can be important to building a connection with an album1:24:58 Michael alerts us to a new music podcast1:26:34 Michael’s thoughts on Built to Spill’s legacy1:33:03 An addendum to the showSupport the show