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New sealed copy. 2025 remastered reissue.
Something About Airplanes is the debut album by Death Cab for Cutie, released on August 18, 1998 through Barsuk Records. Recorded in a rented house in Bellingham, Washington on a reel to reel eight track setup, the album captures the band in its earliest form, with singer and songwriter Ben Gibbard developing the introspective style that would later define the group’s work.
The songs reflect the influence of late 1990s indie rock, particularly bands such as Built to Spill, with understated arrangements and densely written lyrics. The recording process was equally modest, with vocals tracked in the living room while a microphone ran through the floor from the attic bedroom where guitarist and producer Chris Walla was set up. The result is a lo fi sound that gives the record a quiet, intimate atmosphere.
TRACKLIST:
A1 Bend To Squares
A2 President Of What?
A3 Champagne From A Paper Cup
A4 Your Bruise
A5 Pictures In An Exhibition
B1 Sleep Spent
B2 The Face That Launched 1000 Shits
B3 Amputations
B4 Fake Frowns
B5 Line Of Best Fit
