As musical lunacy goes, things have gotten as crazy as it gets for Death Cab for Cutie since 2002's You Can Play These Songs with Chords compilation. A wildly successful tour with Dismemberment Plan, a collaboration for singer Ben Gibbard with emo-electronic guru Dntel under the Postal Service moniker, and a whole new legion of fans swooning to Gibbard's lyrics as if he were a modern day answer to Kiss Me-era Robert Smith have all amassed considerable hype around Transatlanticism. But the group proves themselves more than equal to the task, answering the call and proving the cynics wrong with their most focused and most mature work in their entire catalog. Transatlanticism wastes absolutely no time and dives in head first with "The New Year," one of the most melodramatic openings to an album since the Smashing Pumpkins' "Tonight, Tonight" from Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. The mellow, mixed-meter percussion and dense atmosphere of "Lightness" is a brilliant lead into the pop-happy "Expo '86" and "The Sound of Settling" before setting up the climatic and intensely dramatic title track. Unconsciously taking a page from Blur's "Sing," the hypnotic drumming and guitar call and responses through the eight-minute climax of the album are backed with a singalong finale that unquestionably will have every audience on the next tour singing along and holding up their lighters. And while most albums would be left exhausted after such a track, the group keeps things moving, albeit at a much slower pace than compared to the anthems that packed the first half. Gibbard seamlessly makes the transition between songs that full out rock to songs that are comparable to Elliott Smith's finest hour with great ease. But it's Gibbard's poetic lyrics and signature introspection that remain a bench mark for Death Cab; and it's the group's maturity as musicians as well as songwriters that make Transatlanticism such a decadently good listen from start to finish. The band has never sounded more cohesive, the track sequencing is brilliant, and it caps off a triumphant year for not only Gibbard, but a band whose time and greater recognition is finally due.
i don't know why i am so drawn to this song by Deathcab for cutie, maybe because it is such a viciasous song...i sure would like to hear some prespective on what others think this song mean...for my part its about a relationship built on a physcial basis..the lyrics are amazing...enjoy
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u·biq·ui·tous (adjective)Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.So the first question would have to be, would there even be a MOG without Ben Gibbard?And the second question would be, even if there were a MOG, sans Ben, would anyone give a damn?Let's face it: Benny G. frickin' owns this universe, and by "this universe" I mean this virtual space frequented (for some, inh
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I can't say that I know much about them or their entire body of work, but I had them on heavy rotation when I picked up Transtlanticism while in Iraq. Any recommendations for a DCFC newbie?
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it is raining here in georgia. and i am listening to transatlanticism. and the two seem to mesh together perfectly.sometimes, its good to rediscover old favorites. like a lack of color.songs are like onions. when you go back and listen to them after a while of not doing so, you peel back another layer and you understand the song on a whole other level.and when i see you, i really see you upside...
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hi folks!! hope that mogeverything is mogfine in your moguniverse (if they did it with Mc on grey’s anatomy i can certainly do it with mog!) as i was laying on my bed last night trying to sleep to the song expo '86 and realizing it was soooo good it actually kept me more conscious (transatlanticism by death cab for cutie, doesn’t get much better than that) i came to the conclusion that some su
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So, I'm sure you've seen the same thing I have. Everyone throwing lyrics out there that they feel best represent their feelings about the New Year. And of New Year songs the two most likely choices are probably The New Year by Death Cab for Cutie and New Year's Day by U2. Both excellent songs. Music is so awesome the way that it can speak to a moment in your life. It can bring a deeper lif...
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I have sinned deeply. I haven't MOGged in... 31 days. Officially. However, it's the season of giving and a year of new beginnings, so I have hope that you'll all forgive me. Whether or not you do, I'm back! At first I got really swamped by school, and then I had holiday break but my mom decided to make my laptop a resident of the kitchen counter for the week so she could check her e-mail more e...
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"so this is the new year.and i don't feel any different.the clanking of crystalexplosions off in the distance so this is the new yearand I have no resolutionsfor self assigned penancefor problems with easy solutions"--??"The New Year"?? by Death Cab For Cutie
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happy new year.goin to hit up club element in seattle - for some Darude live.... and also dj sandman - my guy Nathaniel rippin it up. (most likely)should be a good time... takin my sister out. hope you all dance or drink or sing or play or trip or roll or zoom or entertain your hearts desire in a fun or loving or peaceful way. my best to you... :-)as thirty dialogues bleed into one...there'd ...
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Well, New Year is a day away but I'm going nuts stuck in this cyber-social world. I'm suppose to be at a New Year show by a local Venue with local bands but i'm stuck here til 11 P.M. it sucks. I need to go partying soon! I'm going insane...I hope next year wont be shitty like this year, except for October.oh and here's a graphic i made today for the Venue i was talking about! it's my part-time...
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Wow. Just wow.I saw Death Cab for Cutie on Saturday at the key arena and they were absolutly amazing. We Looked Like Giants live changed my life. Especially when Ben started druming. Ohh goodness that concert was phenomenal. I was kind of dissapointed that he didn't sing You Remind Me of Home, seeings how he just came home to Seattle, but ohh well. I still loved it. Hopefully, he puts on anoth...
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i have just discovered something:there are certain situations in which certain music is comforting to you. it's an old friend, it says "it's okay, i love you." even when you have behaved VERY BADLY the previous night, there are certain songs that seem to hug you and say, "don't worry, man, you're still cool with me."and just now, as i was sitting at my desk at work at this ungodly hour of the...
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Let me start by saying I love my sister but she is a flake and a procrastinator. I told her back in October that it would be really cool to see Death Cab For Cutie as an early bithday present. She was down with it since she and I share much of the same musical tastes. I mentioned the concert here and ther for the next month and she said she was getting the tickets. Then, on Thanksgiving she sai...
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Last night was incredible. I went to the Death Cab for Cutie and Ok Go concert at the Eagles Ballroom in Milwaukee with my friends Michelle and Matt. Well worth the money spent. We drive an hour to Milwaukee leaving us enough time to get there early. Park, eat, and are in line by 6 (when doors opened). We got a pretty god spot too, maybe10-20 feet away from the stage.Ok...7:30...OK Go takes the...
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into the angry sea.It felt just like falling in love again...Can you tell me why you have been so sad?Can you tell me why you have been so....
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Lately I have been suffering from MFS, Music Fatigue Syndrome, in regards with listening to Death Cab For Cutie. I read about MFS when a fellow mogger posted something about it with They Might Be Giants album Flood. This is definately the case where Death Cab is concerned. I'm a consumer. If I like something, it is all I listen to until I CONSUME it. I own all there is, gone to all the con...
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i'm starting anew this year. i've got a brand new job that i'm mad crazy excited about, i've got a new(-ish) place to live, and i'm determined to have a better 2008 than 2007 (which shouldn't be too hard, seeing as 2007 has been one of the worst years of my life...well, at least in the top 5...). i'm going to start writing regularly, get myself onto a script schedule, as it were. and i'm goi...
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2008 was just plain weird for me. So many unexpected...surprises? I laughed. I cried. I blew all my money on CDs. I raised my eyebrows a lot. I said "huh?!" even more. I mean, how else would you describe a year where you got to stay out on a farm and see a bunch of bands for around $10 a piece, got several emails with pictures attached saying "I think this is your head" (not to mention yo...
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I'm not sure what it is about this song I like so much. Maybe it's the perfect sequence of the songs on either side of it, maybe it's that edge of life thing I feel every time I hear it. Or maybe because in that one defining moment in your life when time stops and you stand completely exposed to the world, rotating slowly seeing everything before you and behind, ready to disappear forever, t...
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This isn't entirely musical, but it's an introduction to a new person in my life.My son, Andrew James Madden was born on Sunday, November 23rd at 5.21am. It was a heck of a weekend - his mom had phoned me at 8.15 on Friday morning, asking me to come home as, well, she was ready to go to the hospital. In the interests of her dignity, I'll spare you further detail. In thinking about him on the wa...
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i have just discovered something:there are certain situations in which certain music is comforting to you. it's an old friend, it says "it's okay, i love you." even when you have behaved VERY BADLY the previous night, there are certain songs that seem to hug you and say, "don't worry, man, you're still cool with me."and just now, as i was sitting at my desk at work at this ungodly hour of the...
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it is raining here in georgia. and i am listening to transatlanticism. and the two seem to mesh together perfectly.sometimes, its good to rediscover old favorites. like a lack of color.songs are like onions. when you go back and listen to them after a while of not doing so, you peel back another layer and you understand the song on a whole other level.and when i see you, i really see you upside...
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So I will admit right off the bat that I became a DCFC fan about the same time everyone else did. I had heard of them for a while but didn't really listen until this song came along.Me and my friends went to see Death Cab recently. One of my concert rituals is to call those friends who are fans of the band but are not in attendance at the show. This often includes folks who live in different...
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u·biq·ui·tous (adjective)Being or seeming to be everywhere at the same time; omnipresent.So the first question would have to be, would there even be a MOG without Ben Gibbard?And the second question would be, even if there were a MOG, sans Ben, would anyone give a damn?Let's face it: Benny G. frickin' owns this universe, and by "this universe" I mean this virtual space frequented (for some, inh
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I have sinned deeply. I haven't MOGged in... 31 days. Officially. However, it's the season of giving and a year of new beginnings, so I have hope that you'll all forgive me. Whether or not you do, I'm back! At first I got really swamped by school, and then I had holiday break but my mom decided to make my laptop a resident of the kitchen counter for the week so she could check her e-mail more e...
More >
happy new year.goin to hit up club element in seattle - for some Darude live.... and also dj sandman - my guy Nathaniel rippin it up. (most likely)should be a good time... takin my sister out. hope you all dance or drink or sing or play or trip or roll or zoom or entertain your hearts desire in a fun or loving or peaceful way. my best to you... :-)as thirty dialogues bleed into one...there'd ...
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"so this is the new year.and i don't feel any different.the clanking of crystalexplosions off in the distance so this is the new yearand I have no resolutionsfor self assigned penancefor problems with easy solutions"--??"The New Year"?? by Death Cab For Cutie
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Well, New Year is a day away but I'm going nuts stuck in this cyber-social world. I'm suppose to be at a New Year show by a local Venue with local bands but i'm stuck here til 11 P.M. it sucks. I need to go partying soon! I'm going insane...I hope next year wont be shitty like this year, except for October.oh and here's a graphic i made today for the Venue i was talking about! it's my part-time...
More >
Let me start by saying I love my sister but she is a flake and a procrastinator. I told her back in October that it would be really cool to see Death Cab For Cutie as an early bithday present. She was down with it since she and I share much of the same musical tastes. I mentioned the concert here and ther for the next month and she said she was getting the tickets. Then, on Thanksgiving she sai...
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| 1 The New Year |
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| 2 Lightness |
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| 3 Title and Registration |
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| 4 Expo '86 |
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| 5 The Sound of Settling |
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| 6 Tiny Vessels |
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| 7 Transatlanticism |
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| 8 Passenger Seat |
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| 9 Death of an Interior Decorator |
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| 10 We Looked Like Giants |
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| 11 A Lack of Color |
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