39. Death Cab For Cutie - Something About Airplanes - 1998

The first Death Cab record. Dark, broody and melodic. It set the tone for the next three LPs to come. Best listened to in winter. This is not a summer album. I swear, to me Death Cab is the polar opposite of The Beach Boys. Although both bands are melodic, Death cab is to mild melon collie what The Beach Boys are to fun in the sun. They aren't as gloomy as early Cure, but still depressed. This is a good record. Here's my copy: