Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism
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Artist: Death Cab for CutieEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2003-10-07
Music Label: Barsuk
Soundtracks:
- The New Year
- Lightness
- Title And Registration
- Expo '86
- The Sound Of Settling
- Tiny Vessels
- Transatlanticism
- Passenger Seat
- Death Of An Interior Decorator
- We Looked Like Giants
- A Lack Of Color
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Free Music Review: Taking This Volume Back Off The Shelf
Hit: 5 Stars
The first time I'd ever heard Death Cab For Cutie (DCFC) I was working in a movie theatre during the summer of 2005; `Sound of Settling' had been attached to the trailer for Shopgirl and would play 2-3 times on the television above the cash register. The combination of Chris Walla's voice and rippling images of vulnerability absolutely captivated me. I would stop whatever I was doing at the `Sound of Settling' to embrace one brief moment of clarity and sophistication in an otherwise tumultuous work environment.
DCFC's songs are so powerful that you will remember your first experience as potently as I did. `Transatlanticism' floods you with intensity, infusing you with melodic tunes and heartfelt lyrics; the halo of this album is an eclectic array of `brokenhearted lullabies' and `youthful anthems of optimism'. The nearly eight minute long title song `Transatlanticism' cannot sum the entirity of this album any more perfectly in its rallying cry: "I need you so much closer".
DCFC has carried me through so much in the years since I've discovered them. As other fans agree, their melodies/lyrics hold a maturity that will carry you through good, bad, and in between. It will grow with you and provide the musical nourishment to cultivate a well tempered soul.
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With songs equal to those on We Have the Facts and a lush, brilliant production that continues what The Photo Album started, Transatlanticism is easily Death Cab's best record to date. Much attention has duly been focused on doe-eyed singer/lyricist Ben Gibbard, co-star of the Postal Service phenomenon, and Ben's voice is as strange, beautiful, and as strong as ever on these songs, which deal with the difficulties of long-distance relationships. But guitarist/producer Chris Walla once again proves himself to be the band's secret weapon, layering subtle sonic touches throughout Transatlanticism, which is most definitely a "headphone record." This Seattle quartet is one of the only bands to really have picked up the intelligent, emotionally resonant, and guitar-driven indie-pop torch that Built to Spill briefly lit in the mid-1990s (before themselves heading off to the stoner-rock territory). DCFC themselves seem poised to finally break out to a wider audience, and they truly deserve it with this disc. --Mike McGonigalAlternative Rock Music CDs
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