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~ Death Cab for Cutie
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  • Audio CD (29 Aug 2005)
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Atlantic Records
  • ASIN: B000AADYRQ
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 2,842 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Listen  1. Marching Bands Of Manhattan 4:12£0.69
Listen  2. Soul Meets Body 3:48£0.69
Listen  3. Summer Skin 3:14£0.69
Listen  4. Different Names For The Same Thing 5:08£0.69
Listen  5. I Will Follow You Into The Dark 3:09£0.69
Listen  6. Your Heart Is An Empty Room 3:39£0.69
Listen  7. Someday You Will Be Loved 3:11£0.69
Listen  8. Crooked Teeth 3:23£0.69
Listen  9. What Sarah Said 6:20£0.69
Listen10. Brothers On A Hotel Bed 4:31£0.69
Listen11. Stable Song 3:40£0.69

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Plans is very much a brother or a sister to Transatlanticism. Despite the title, we never sat down to plan it, it just came out – fully formed – from the momentum of our last two years" says Harmer, but it’s drummer McGerr who perhaps sums it up best: "If Transatlanticism was an inhale, Plans is the exhale."

Plans is a shockingly beautiful and mature album from a group that itself is still maturing. Death Cab for Cutie is that rare band that aren’t afraid to tackle the big thought, to wrestle with the complex, never black and white realities of human interaction. From its soaring beginning to its somber end, ‘Plans’ is the sound of growing up, of gaining friends and losing them, of realising, perhaps for the first time, the weight and consequences of every decision we make, of every heart we touch. It is an album about growing old that can grow old with us.

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The success of Death Cab For Cutie's TRANSATLANTICISM, and Death Cab main man Ben Gibbard's debut album with the PostalService, combined to make PLANS one of the most heavily anticipated indie-rock records in many moons. Anyone who thought the band's move to a major label would rob DCFC's unique brand of literate, melancholy music of its legendary intensity needn't have worried--PLANS is one of the group's most accomplished and emotionally resonant efforts.
Sonically, the disc has a Beatlesque anything-goes attitude and attentionto arrangement details. "Summer Skin" is driven by a military-style snare pattern and elliptical bass line but sprinkled with atmospheric sound effects. The throbbing dance-rock beat of "Different Names" is offset by delicate xylophone andpercolating synthesizer. The disc's highlight, however, maybe "Someday You Will Be Loved", which is the kind of simple, irony-free love ballad that stands as a great song with orwithout production tricks. All the while, Gibbard's artful,introspective lyrics consistently excite the ear with quirky turns of phrase and descriptive imagery. Both a step forward and a refining of past glories, PLANS is a record filled with quietly powerful moments.

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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Mind Blowing, 13 April 2006
By Scott Robson "Scott" (Richmond, London) - See all my reviews
I bought this album when it first came out not knowing alot about the band apart from the jovial, 'soul meets body'. However I can honestly say that this is most definatley one of the best albums I have ever bought.
It is the perfect album for any occasion and you can be guaranteed to have to tell your friends who the band is once they hear it.
Standout tracks for me are probably 'different names for the same thing' and 'brothers in a hotel bed' but you will hard pushed to find a bad track.
This is the first and last time I will write a review but just felt that others need to experience this absolutely incredible music.
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars beautiful, 15 Mar 2006
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i have never felt compelled enough to actually bother 2 write one of these reviews but 'plans' is such an amazing album,it is my duty to tell people how good it is in the hope that they will listen to it.this was the 1st death cab album i bought after hearing 'crooked teeth' by far the best song in my opinion has to be 'i will follow you into the dark' the lyrics are so moving the whole album is just perfect,i went on 2 buy all their albums and i love each and every one!you need this cd in your life!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars genuinely an essential album, 25 Feb 2006
I heard of Deathcab from a friend, and thank christ i did as this is one of the best albums i have heard in a long time.

Deathcab create, warm, lush, melodic songs, the best exponent of this being "when your haert is an empty room", and the lyrical content has a universal appeal, and yet dosent feel cliched in the slightest. Admittedly not every song is as good as tracks 5,6 and 7 but then, not very many are. (The others are still great anyway.)

If you have a taste in music that includes any type of rock/indie/emo music, then this album really should be in your collection. God only knows why Deathcab aren't one of the biggest bands on the earth, they sure as hell should be!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Not my usual cup of tea... and yet...
It's funny, really - I'd heard of Death Cab For Cutie. They didn't interest me in the slightest. I listen to stuff like Isis, Neurosis, Lamb of God, Tool, Cult of Luna, Botch,... Read more
Published 5 months ago by A. J. Dickson

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply Ground Breaking.
Death Cab for Cutie still amaze me, even today's bands fail to even compare to the careful hounest lyrics of Ben Gibbard. Read more
Published 11 months ago by P. J. Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb 5th album from Death Cab!
I've had this album for a while now, and it's grown to be one that I value a lot. I was a big fan of Transatlanticism, but I feel that Plans is a much more focused and coherent... Read more
Published on 4 Jul 2007 by Mr. D. J. Tatlow

5.0 out of 5 stars Death, no, fantastic!!
When I first heard their name, I thought DCFC would be some kind of hard/emo-core band. I've never been so wrong. Read more
Published on 19 May 2007 by Mr. Matthew Munroe

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty ok.
Don't get me wrong. I like Death Cab. 'Transatlanticism' is one of my favourite albums of all time, and for the most part I enjoy 'Plans'. Read more
Published on 13 May 2007 by Mr. A. R. Law

5.0 out of 5 stars Exceptional, better than I ever epected.
Having only a collection of Death Cab songs downloaded from several different albums, I had no idea what an absolute treat "Plans" was going to be when I purchased it. Read more
Published on 5 May 2007 by jamie gough

5.0 out of 5 stars Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
That which I think ranks this album amongst the true classics is the way different people tend to associate with different songs. Read more
Published on 3 Mar 2007 by Elliot Davies

5.0 out of 5 stars Plans = Amazing
Simple title for the review because that what this album is, simply amazing. I have read reviews on here and came to the conclusion that the people who dont think the album is... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2007 by M. Buckley

5.0 out of 5 stars DCFC At Their Very Best
This is Death Cab For Cuties first album under their new record label and long time fans of the band need not be dissapointed. Read more
Published on 30 Nov 2006 by James Harrison

5.0 out of 5 stars Up With the Best
I heard of DCFC by chance one night radio station hopping. This is a truly wonderful album. Every song is a gem with lyrics among the most poetic I've ever heard; raw and tender,... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2006 by M. G. Matheson

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