Built Like Alaska is an
indie rock
Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...
band from
Oakdale, California
Oakdale is a city in the San Joaquin Valley and Stanislaus County, California, United States. As of 2020 census, its population was 23,181. It goes by the slogan "Cowboy Capital of the World."
History
The city was founded in 1871 when the St ...
, USA. Forming shortly after Jackson's return to Oakdale from
Humboldt State University
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in 1996, the band began playing local dives, dumps and police bars as a three-piece outfit. Signing with
Grandaddy
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's
Sweat of the Alps label, they released their début full-length, ''Hopalong'', in 2003. They attracted the attention of a larger indie label, ''Future Farmer'', who released album number two, ''Autumnland'', and re-released ''Hopalong'', both in 2005. Also in 2005, the band provided the score for
Scott Coffey
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's film ''
Ellie Parker'' and spent a good deal of the summer touring the U.S. In 2011 Built Like Alaska released their 3rd album ''In Troubled Times...'' on now defunct Future Farmer (re-released 2019 on Way Grimace Records). 2020 brings the release of a long-awaited 4th record entitled ''Apartments'' on Way Grimace Records. After 20 years in the making and many failed attempts at completing the record, it seems that the 11 song album will tell the stories of the residents of a ramshackle apartment complex in which Jackson used to work at as an on site "fix it man".
Discography
Albums and EPs
*''This Song Will Bury You'' (2000, self-released)
*''Hopalong'' (2003,
Sweat of the Alps; 2005,
Future Farmer)
*''Pamphlets and Films'' EP (2003, self-released)
*''Autumnland'' (2005, Sweat of the Alps/
Future Farmer)
*''Don't Mess With X-Mas'' (2010, self-released)
*''In Troubled Times'' (2011,
Future Farmer)
*The Coldest Carnie's Heart (2019, self-released)
*''Apartments (January 2020, Way Grimace Records)''
Compilation appearances
*''If You Rearrange the Letters It Spells Satan'' (1997) (song: "Visions Of Teela")
*''Sleeping Off Stolen Dreams'' (2001, Little Echoes) (song: "Ain't No Bridgegroom")
*''Portraits: 32 Singers, 32 Songs'' (2010, Off the Air) (song: "Red Eye")
Reviews
Autumnlandin
PopMatters
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Autumlandin
Stylus Magazine
''Stylus Magazine'' was an American online music and film magazine, launched in 2002 and co-founded by Todd L. Burns. It featured long-form music journalism, four daily music reviews, movie reviews, podcasts, an MP3 blog, and a text blog.
Addi ...
In Troubled Times... in Th
Aquarian
References
Future Farmer
Built Like Alaska—Oakdale's Finest SF Station
SF may refer to:
Locations
*San Francisco, California, United States
*Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
*Sidi Fredj, Algeria
*South Florida, an urban region in the United States
* Suomi Finland, former vehicular country code for Finl ...
, August 10, 2007.
Autumnland Malcolm Sosa, Fresno Famous, February 17, 2005.
* ''Anthem'' No. 16
External links
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Indie rock musical groups from California
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