Something About Airplanes [Deluxe Edition]

Artist	Death Cab for Cutie
Label Name	Barsuk
Song List	1: Bend to Squares (4:33) 2: President of What? (4:01) 3: Champagne from a Paper Cup (2:38) 4: Your Bruise (4:19) 5: Pictures in an Exhibition (3:49) 6: Sleep Spent (3:37) 7: The Face That Launched 1000 Shits (3:41) 8: Amputations (4:54) 9: Fake Frowns (4:30) 10: Line of Best Fit (7:16) 11: Your Bruise [Live][*] (5:01) 12: President of What? [Live][*] (4:32) 13: Fake Frowns [Live][*] (5:03) 14: Sweet and Tender Hooligan [Live][*] (3:33) 15: State Street Residential [Live][*] (6:55) 16: Amputations [Live][*] (4:36) 17: Pictures in an Exhibition [Live][*] (3:45)
Format	CD
Release Date	2008 11 25
Genre	Rock
Style.Categories	Twee Pop, Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock

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The fact that Elsinor and Barsuk, two relatively small labels, conspired to co-release Something About Airplanes should give some indication as to its quality. It's a solid, emotive, and frequently impressive indie rock record that foreshadows Death Cab for Cutie's eventual ascent into the mainstream. Sonically, the band falls somewhere on the dreamier and more pop-oriented end of Built to Spill's sound (particularly on Keep It Like a Secret), alongside the Posies' most pensive tracks, or with Delta Haymax -- that is, dynamic, melodic, and somewhat atmospheric Northwestern rock. What's important, however, is that the composition, arrangement, and perfect vocal harmonies of Something About Airplanes are all hugely effective; the band uses light touches of flute, synth, or cello to add the necessary textures to its well-crafted pop songs, and the result has a consistently impressive and thoroughly engaging quality that rivals Built to Spill's Keep It Like a Secret. Which is quite a complement -- but tracks like "Bend to Squares" and "Pictures in an Exhibition" deserve as much adulation as one can offer. [In 2008, Barsuk celebrated the band's 10-year anniversary by releasing a deluxe edition of Something About Airplanes, which included a bonus disc of Death Cab's first live performance in Seattle.] ~ Nitsuh Abebe, All Music Guide