Death Cab for Cutie We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes - Barsuk

We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
by: Death Cab for Cutie

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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0655173101124
Item Dimensions: 22
Label: Barsuk
Manufacturer: Barsuk
MPN: 31011
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Barsuk
Release Date: March 21, 2000
Studio: Barsuk

Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
On their debut album, 1999's Something About Airplanes, Death Cab for Cutie proved there's a reason why Northwest music critics continue to sing their praises. The foursome combined the emo sounds of Modest Mouse and 764-Hero with an inventive, and often sly, sentimentality. It worked wonders, but still sounded a little too lo-fi. Luckily, on We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes the group has figured out all the production nuances that flawed that auspicious debut. The opening "Title Track" begins by sounding both crappy and shallow, but the band is merely pulling your leg; two minutes later, the tune expands into a gorgeous, well-produced masterpiece. The album never looks back. Ben Gibbard's songwriting continues to evolve--"Company Calls" segues into, what else, the slower "Company Calls Epilogue"--while the simple lyrics of "For What Reason" and "405" tell infectious stories that demand repeated listenings. Proof positive the Northwest is still churning out great music. --Jason Verlinde

Album Description:
A delicious and head-sticking mix of drummer Ben Gibbard's heartbreaking vocal melodies and reflective lyrics of transition and loss, punctuated by energized and beautiful playing from Chris Walla and Nick Harmer. Barsuk Records.

Album Details:
Seattle's 'indie Pop' Sensations Dazzle their Fans Over and Over Again with their Intricate Melodies, Lush Guitars, and an Overall Feel that Makes the Listener Gush. Australian Version of their 2000 Release features Three Bonus Tracks: 'photobooth', 'technicolor Girls' and 'song for Huckaby'.

Disc 1:
Title Track
Employment Pages
For What Reason
Lowell, MA
405
Little Fury Bugs
Company Calls
Company Calls Epilogue
No Joy in Mudville
Scientist Studies

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	Customer Reviews

Rating:

- Earns a vote
3 1/2

Although they would go on to accomplish more, this early work has an agreeably airy humbleness that serves the band's emotive engagements well; a return to this production aesthetic could reinvigorate.

Rating:

- Amazing from start to finish
Calm, chill, really funky sound to it, touching songs. I could listen to this album 1000x over from start to finish without getting sick of it. The BEST Death Cab for Cutie album by far, and one of the very few albums in my collection I can listen to from start to finish!

Rating:

- A Consistent Album
This is the first album by Death Cab that I have listened to.

It certainly takes more than one listen to get into this album. As a number of other reviewers have also said, I almost gave this album a skip after my first listen.

Now that I have heard it through a number of times, I appreciate its consistent feel and sad mood. Lots of bands fail in their attempts to make a consistent album where all the songs fit together, but this is one of the rare successes. However, ...

Rating:

- Read the Facts, Vote Yes
(Editor's Note: Article written by son, Trevor.)

Being a giant fan of Death Cab For Cutie, this was my fifth album by them (sixth, if you count Directions.) I would have to say, this would be my favorite album by them. Everything this band has put out I have been thoroughly impressed by, but something about this one will make you listen to it over and over. The best way to describe it is to go through every song.

1. From the moment you start it, "Title Track" ...

Rating:

- reviewed by a devoted death cab fan
while i love transatlanticism and plans. i feel they are great for a band that is evolving musically. we have the facts however is by far my favorite release from the immortal death cab for cutie. songs like For What Reason and Title Track leave me with a twinkle in my eye its the two Company Calls songs that bring this album home. i see far too many reviews from people that are comparing this album to plans and the truth is that while plans is a great album. we have the facts makes that album look ...