Something About Airplanes

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Description: 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 ... (more)

Manufacturer: Barsuk
Release date: 18 August 1998
EAN: 0655173100523 UPC: 655173100523

Tags: Indie (4), 1998 (4), Indie Rock (1), Sweet (1), Alternative (1), Sell (1), Cd-r (1), American (1), SD79 (1), Album (1), Death Cab For Cutie (1), Debut Album (1)

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