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- Summary: This is the fourth album for the Washington-based indie group led by Ben Gibbard (also of the Postal Service) and Chris Walla.
- Record Label: Barsuk
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Transatlanticism | |
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The atlantic was born today and I'll tell you how The clouds above opened up and let it out I was standing on the surface of a perforated... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 19 out of 21
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Mixed: 2 out of 21
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Negative: 0 out of 21
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Ben Gibbard has a knack for painting scenes of such intimate detail they come off as universal.
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Spin[Death Cab] have never made the truly great album that their best songs promised. Until now. [Nov 2003, p.112]
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PopMattersThis album is a beautiful trek through time that pays tribute to the human condition with simple melodies and honest storytelling, a nearly perfect pop record. [Review 1, Score: 100] For old-school Death Cab supporters, it's gut-check time: Did you like these guys for their "rock" or their "indie"? While the secret is out, the music is still too emotionally honest and infectiously witty to hold at a distance. [Review 2, Score: 80]
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Under The RadarIt's their best yet, and that's saying something. [#5, p.100]
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Grand without ever being bloated, humane without settling into pessimism, the best indie band in North America remind us why sometimes, the rewards do not equal the output.
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Transatlanticism should be overwrought -- it's an album about young men enduring lost love in an ocean of memory; instead, it feels like a conversation with an old friend.
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It's just comfortable and pleasant enough to convince yourself to stick around - never good enough to be satisfying, nor bad enough to be disappointing.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 59 out of 61
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Mixed: 1 out of 61
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Negative: 1 out of 61
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chrisOct 21, 2003Damn near flawless...my pick for album of the year.
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Oct 8, 2011
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TonyFFeb 2, 2005Amazing CD! Highly recommended! You wont be disappointed at all you will love it!
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WhitneyHMar 5, 2008
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Apr 22, 2011
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Jul 7, 2013
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BunifaJ.Oct 26, 2003Oh what! This aint no rap album. all I could hear wuz some bitches singing some shit about some fotoboofff. Damn dat is nasty ass shit right there.
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