I am sad to hear all this talk of Built to Spill being annoying and hard to listen to. I listen to them 24/7. They are my favorite band of all time. I understand that their songs can sound a bit boring at first. Two years ago the only song I liked by them was Distopian Dream Girl, still love it, and I couldn't see why Carry The Zero was considered such a great song. Now, Carry The Zero is my all time favorite song and I honestly can say I love all their songs.
Built to Spill songs that are not boring at all: Time Trap, Stab, Made-Up Dreams, Strange, Traces, Aisle 13
Distopian Dream Girl and Aisle 13 gave me the Built to Spill bug and it has been over a year now where they are the majority of who I have been listening to.