The Prog 100 (lyrics, electronic, pop, punk, rock)

ProggyMan · 10-14-2007, 03:24 PM

96.
Death Cab For Cutie-Transatlanticism (2003)
Death Cab's signature style of delicate, melancholy indie pop reaches a new level of clarity here, doing away with the dense, sloppy production of Something About Airplanes, and the fuzzy, folk-influenced quality of We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes. Gibbard's voice is still airy as ever, this time set over suprisingly lush melodies, but what's really shocking is the 3 rockers on the album, which happen to make up more up more than half the top 5 tracks (Transatlanticism, A Lack Of Color, New Year, Sound Of Settling, We Looked Like Giants). But tGibbard show's he's still at his best composing wispy, yet powerful ballads, as shown with the epic title track, which starts off ordinarily, then slowly builds, only to come back down right on the verge of becoming overblown.
Musical Content: ****
Artistic Content: ****
Impact: ***

Favorite Song: Transatlanticism

10-14-2007, 03:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
ProggyMan Reformed Jackass Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,964	96. *Death Cab For Cutie-Transatlanticism* (2003) Death Cab's signature style of delicate, melancholy indie pop reaches a new level of clarity here, doing away with the dense, sloppy production of Something About Airplanes, and the fuzzy, folk-influenced quality of We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes. Gibbard's voice is still airy as ever, this time set over suprisingly lush melodies, but what's really shocking is the 3 rockers on the album, which happen to make up more up more than half the top 5 tracks (Transatlanticism, A Lack Of Color, New Year, Sound Of Settling, We Looked Like Giants). But tGibbard show's he's still at his best composing wispy, yet powerful ballads, as shown with the epic title track, which starts off ordinarily, then slowly builds, only to come back down right on the verge of becoming overblown. Musical Content: ** Artistic Content: Impact: * Favorite Song: Transatlanticism Last edited by ProggyMan; 10-14-2007 at 05:19 PM.