Author: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

Format: Remixes included

PartNumber: 31005

Release Date: 12-04-2005

Details: Amazon.ca 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 Product description Debut 1998 album of upstanding pop from the dreamy Washington favourites!

UPC: 655173100523

EAN: 0655173100523

Model: 31005

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood