Built Like Alaska is an

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the mu ...

band from Oakdale, California, USA. Forming shortly after Jackson's return to Oakdale from

Humboldt State University California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt also known as Cal Poly Humboldt, Humboldt or Cal Poly"Cal Poly" may also refer to California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California or California State Polytechnic Universi ...

in 1996, the band began playing local dives, dumps and police bars as a three-piece outfit. Signing with Grandaddy'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'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 Future Farmer Records is an independent record label based in San Francisco, California. Inspired by skateboarding culture Future Farmer was founded in 1996 by San Joaquin Valley natives Jeff Klindt and Dennis Mitchell. Former label member M. War ...

) *''Pamphlets and Films'' EP (2003, self-released) *''Autumnland'' (2005, Sweat of the Alps/

) *''Don't Mess With X-Mas'' (2010, self-released) *''In Troubled Times'' (2011,

) *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

Autumnland
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References

Future Farmer
Built Like Alaska—Oakdale's Finest
SF Station, August 10, 2007.
Autumnland
Malcolm Sosa, Fresno Famous, February 17, 2005. * ''Anthem'' No. 16

External links

* * Indie rock musical groups from California {{US-indie-rock-band-stub