width="71" height="71">Transatlacticism
Barsuk, 2003
rating: 3.5/5
reviewers: wyatt & wolfman
[wyatt75] what time is it mista wolf?
[wolfmankc] time for some "transatlanticism"!
[wyatt75] have you heard the new DCFC?
[wolfmankc] I'm listening to it right now
[wyatt75] thoughts?
[wolfmankc] not bad...but has the Postal Service done Gibbard any harm?
[wyatt75] naw, the PS just lent him a few beats
[wolfmankc] true...DCFC was actually starting to enter a rut and perhaps the Postal Service has done him justice
[wyatt75] I mean I guess he can't help but let the influence be heard in the new album right?
[wolfmankc] sure...and it does add a refreshing outlook at their music
[wyatt75] still, I’m not blown away...
[wyatt75] not that I was expecting to be
[wolfmankc] me neither...but there are a few good tracks
[wolfmankc] some okay tracks and not many bad ones
[wyatt75] true I guess
[wyatt75] consistent
[wolfmankc] "The sound of settling” is really catchy prototype DCFC
[wyatt75] baa, baaa, baa, baaa!
[wolfmankc] and what do you think of the last song....sweet and subtle, yet haunting and beautiful
[wyatt75] sounds like he hijacked Elliott Smith
[wyatt75] good song though
[wolfmankc] true
[wyatt75] title track?
[wyatt75] any thoughts?
[wolfmankc] good song...a little too long winded
[wolfmankc] basic pop music
[wyatt75] maybe it's suppose to represent the "vastness" of the Atlantic
[wolfmankc] perhaps but there is a fine line between representing something and boredom
[wyatt75] yea....I still like their last album better
[wolfmankc] me too...and all of their previous work as well
[wolfmankc] we have the facts and were voting yes is still my favourite
[wyatt75] I still like The Photo Album best, I know I’m in the minority
[wolfmankc] but we have to agree, it's not a bad offering but both of us expected more
[wolfmankc] one thing is for sure...it will grow on me, I can tell
[wyatt75] it's a very non-threatening listen
[wyatt75] 3/5
[wyatt75] 3.5/5 maybe
[wolfmankc] background music.....sharing good times amongst friends
[wolfmankc] 3.5/5 for sure...like I said, it will grow
[wyatt75] do you know who is reviewing the album on the site?
[wolfmankc] we are
[wyatt75] hahahaha
[wyatt75] yea really
[wolfmankc] one thing is for sure...Gibbard does have a mesmerizing voice
[wyatt75] yea, he can write a great pop song. I just expect more of him
[wolfmankc] pop songs...that it...that all it is...another good pop record
[wyatt75] yea, it's been a great year for music
[wolfmankc] no kidding
[wolfmankc] maybe that's why my expectations were higher for this album
[wyatt75] I was just going to say that
[wolfmankc] way too many others that have raised the bar a little higher
[wyatt75] for sure...Calexico, Frog Eyes, Blur, Stars
[wolfmankc] no kidding..
[wolfmankc] don’t forget the Decemberists
[wyatt75] oh yeah like them too
[wolfmankc] oh well...DCFC will continue to entertain but that's about it...
[wyatt75] maybe I’ll have to start listening to the lyrics!
[wyatt75] ha!
[wolfmankc] you mean you don't listen to the lyrics..shame on you!!
[wyatt75] you got me
[wolfmankc] oh well, that's it for DCFC
[wolfmankc] thanks for the memories!! :)
[wyatt75] yeaboy!
1. The New Year
2. Lightness
3. Title and Registration
4. Expo '86
5. The Sound of Settling
6. Tiny Vessels
7. Transatlanticism
8. Passenger Seat
9. Death of an Interior Decorator
10. We Looked Like Giants
11. A Lack of Color
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