rating:8/10
gen. take:
ohhh yeahhh! there's a lot i like about this album. first and foremost, i should address the music. right?
death cab for cutie is a band that at times can be a little too 2010 hipster-with-a-big-scarf for me, but this album defines what made them good, and why i think they have such a following. indie-rock doesn't get much better than this, with a simultaneous melancholy and optimism only to be seen in music from or around 2003. it's the tone that makes this album so appealing: it feels nostalgic in a sense reminiscent of gazing wistfully out of a bus window, maybe in late october or november, cold and cozy, but touching.
i also want to highlight the love i have for the album cover. something about it is very appealing, and i feel its due to the simplicity of it. the colors work together, the design is memorable, and more than that, its unique.
fav. song: we looked like giants
