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Track Listings
| Disc: 1 |
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| 1. Bend to Squares |
| 2. President of What? |
| 3. Champagne from a Paper Cup |
| 4. Sweet and Tender Hooligan |
| 5. Pictures in an Exhibition |
| 6. Sleep Spent |
| 7. The Face that Launched 1000 shits |
| 8. Amputations |
| 9. Fake Frowns |
| 10. Line of Best Fit |
| Disc: 2 |
| 1. Your Bruise |
| 2. President of What? |
| 3. Fake Frowns |
| 4. Your Bruise(feat, Sean Nelson) |
| 5. State Street Residential |
| 6. Amputations |
| 7. Pictures in an Exhibition |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
The first instrument you notice upon listening to Something About Airplanes is the cello on "Bend to Squares". It fades out, soon enough replaced by the familiar electric guitar, but it sets this album's offbeat mood. Experimentation and pop hooks strike a perfect balance on this debut from the Bellingham, Washington-based Death Cab for Cutie. The quartet follow in the fine tradition of area emo-pop bands like Modest Mouse,764-HERO, and Built to Spill, but it's hard not to notice bits of Quasi and the Beatles popping up. Of course, the Death Cab formula is a bit different--"President of What?" is driven by Farfisa, not Fender; "Champagne from a Paper Cup" is a slow-burner--there's not much pop glee found in a song that begins "I think I'm Drunk Enough to Drive You Home Now"; and--every once in a while--the oddball vocal sample kicks in (presumably from a long-forgotten movie, a la vintage Jawbreaker). It all makes for a brilliant debut and a fine addition to the canon of Seattle/Portland emo-pop late-1990s style. --Jason Verlinde
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
It's a miracle we can get hold of DCFC records in this country at all, so far away are they from the fashions and fads of popular music. Indeed, "Something About Airplanes", this Bellingham, WA quartet's debut effort has that timeless quality about it that lifts it from the constraints of style, production values and genre. Singer Ben Gibbard's touching, resigned vocals, and the band's cascading melodies put the song back into songwriting, making for an affecting listen and reawaken the concept of the album as a body of work rather than a collection of songs. The record fits together perfectly from the opening cello chords in "Bend To Squares", right through to the ghostly conclusion to "Line of Best Fit", ethereal female backing vocals drifting out of the feedback to squeeze your heart ever so slowly. Oh sorry, it's a rock album. Of sorts. But with the exception of the bubblegum fix of "Pictures in an Exhibition", this is an album which requires an investiture of time to appreciate it. Hey, if you've heard of them then I'm sure you already own this, but if you've been introduced to them by a friend, then take that friend, hug them, and listen to this together.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is my favourite album at the moment. Have just recently got into them, but like this much more than the later stuff (not too keen on the stereotypical West-Coast-kermit-the-frog singing style).
There's genuinely not a bad track on this album, my (high)lights are 'Bend To Squares', 'Amputations' and the shattering suicide-music of 'Line Of Best Fit'. The outstanding musician is the drummer, and the emo stuff is balanced with some pop-indie-rock numbers. Semi-related UK stuff? Doves - "Lost Souls" ; Supergrass - "Supergrass"
There's genuinely not a bad track on this album, my (high)lights are 'Bend To Squares', 'Amputations' and the shattering suicide-music of 'Line Of Best Fit'. The outstanding musician is the drummer, and the emo stuff is balanced with some pop-indie-rock numbers. Semi-related UK stuff? Doves - "Lost Souls" ; Supergrass - "Supergrass"
6 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
This is one of the earliest works of Death Cab For Cutie. Indeed a number of tracks can also be found on the compliation of their earliest tracks 'You can play these songs with chords'. It's a time when DCFC are still somewhat finding their style and the album therefore mixes the typical lo-fi style of 'We have the facts...' along with other stranger elements that appear to have disappeared (notably the lengthy instrumentals). The album is far from perfect, the number of inserted 'speech' tracks is a bit tiresome and some of the tracks dont have the winning melodies of say 'The Photo Album', but it's certainly an interesting look at their musical roots.
What's particularly commendable is that there are a few amazing songs on here. The first three, 'Bend to square', 'President of what?' and 'Champagne from a paper cup' are all fantastic and the epic finale of 'Line of best fit' ends the album in true Death Cab style.
Not their best work and a little pricey but still well worth a look.
What's particularly commendable is that there are a few amazing songs on here. The first three, 'Bend to square', 'President of what?' and 'Champagne from a paper cup' are all fantastic and the epic finale of 'Line of best fit' ends the album in true Death Cab style.
Not their best work and a little pricey but still well worth a look.
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