Let's Build a Fire

{{Infobox album

| name = Let's Build a Fire

| type = studio

| artist = +/-

| cover = Lbafj.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Japanese/Taiwanese cover

| released = November 26, 2005

| recorded = February 2005 – May 2006

| studio = Stratosphere Sound, Union Square, New York City

| genre = Alternative rock, indie rock

| length =

| label = Absolutely Kosher, White Wabbit, &

| producer = James Baluyut

| prev_title = bloodthirsty butchers vs +/- {PLUS/MINUS}

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Self Titled Debut Digital Video Disc

| next_year = 2007

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r930270|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]

|rev2 = Pitchfork Media

|rev2score = (Taiwan)[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/39798-lets_Build_a_Fire_Taiwan Pitchfork Media review]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|rev3 = Pitchfork Media

|rev3score = (US)[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/39764-lets_Build_a_Fire Pitchfork Media review]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

|rev4 = Stylus Magazine

|rev4score = (US)[http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/plus-minus/lets-build-a-fire.htm Stylus Magazine review]

|rev5 = LAS Magazine

|rev5score = (US)[http://www.lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=71581048645394703b9ed1 LAS Magazine review]

|rev6 = Boston Phoenix

|rev6score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://thephoenix.com/Boston/Music/28357---LETS-BUILD-A-FIRE/?rel=inf Boston Phoenix (US) review]

|rev7 = Transform Online

|rev7score = (US)[http://www.transformonline.com/music/reviews/005666.php Review in Transform Online] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080828202903/http://www.transformonline.com/music/reviews/005666.php |date=2008-08-28 }}

}}

Let's Build a Fire is the third album released by +/-. It was first released in Taiwan by white wabbit records in November 2005 and in Japan by & Records on December 14, 2005. A revised version of the album was released by Absolutely Kosher Records in the U.S. on October 24, 2006.

The influential American online publication Pitchfork Media ignited a controversy[http://idolator.com/216355 Idolator: Pitchfork can't decide whether to deceive readers or merely confuse them] in November 2006 when it reviewed the Taiwanese version of the album by mistake. The review was critical of elements of the Taiwanese version which had been changed in the subsequent US release. Once the error was drawn to the publishers' attention they quickly commissioned another journalist to review the US version of the album.

The music video for "Steal the Blueprints" was directed by Chris Deaner and won Best Video at the 7th Annual San Diego Asian Film Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.sdaff.org/festival/2006/ |title=2006 SDAFF winners |accessdate=November 9, 2006 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061109182111/http://www.sdaff.org/festival/2006/ |archivedate=November 9, 2006 }} Deaner also directed a video for the song Fadeout.[http://stereogum.com/archives/video/new_plusminus_video_fadeout_004764.html Stereogum: New +/- video Fadeout] The song "For You" is used prominently in Episode 19 of Season 5 of CSI: Miami.