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Something About Airplanes 1998

indie rock, rock, emo 43 min 10 tracks Barsuk Records

Something About Airplanes is the debut studio album by American indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released August 18, 1998, on Barsuk Records. A tenth-anniversary edition of the album was released November 25, 2008, featuring redesigned artwork, liner notes by Sean Nelson, and a bonus disc including the band's first ever Seattle performance at the Crocodile Cafe in February 1998.

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Spare, character-led, classical in form and grave.

sparerichly built
character-ledplot-driven
classical in formformally daring

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AllMusic4/5 ★
The Austin Chronicle2/5 ★
Paste8.6/10
Pitchfork8.1/10
PopMatters7/10
Rolling Stone3.5/5 ★
The Rolling Stone Album Guide3/5 ★
Tiny Mix Tapes3.5/5

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Tracks

1Bend to Squares4:33
2President of What?4:01
3Champagne From a Paper Cup2:39
4Your Bruise4:20
5Pictures in a Exhibition3:49
6Sleep Spent3:37
7The Face That Launched 1000 Shits3:42
8Amputations4:55
9Fake Frowns4:31
10Line of Best Fit7:16

10 tracks, 43 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Death Cab for Cutie
Label: Barsuk Records
Type: Album
Format: Digital Media
Country: XW

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