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Field Manual (2008) · Tastebuds

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Field Manual 2008

indie rock, rock 42 min 12 tracks Barsuk Records

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Field Manual is the debut solo album by Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla, released on January 29, 2008 on Barsuk Records. This is Walla's first album under his own name. It was previously speculated that Walla may use a moniker, most likely Martin Youth Auxiliary, under which to release the album.

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Grave, spare, contemporary and cool.

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Tracks

1Two‐Fifty3:31
2The Score2:58
3Sing Again2:31
4A Bird Is a Song3:08
5Geometry & C3:07
6Everyone Needs a Home3:06
7Everybody On3:17
8Our Plans, Collapsing3:56
9Archer V. Light3:06
10St. Modesto4:27
11It’s Unsustainable5:56
12Holes2:40

12 tracks, 42 minutes.

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Artist: Chris Walla
Label: Barsuk Records
Released: January 29, 2008
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: US

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