Episode 016: Death Cab for Cutie - Transatlanticism (2003)

For our sixteenth episode, Jon & Harrison take on an album requested by one of their past interview guests! Patty Lynn of The Wind + The Wave requested Transatlanticism, the 2003 concept album by indie darlings Death Cab for Cutie. Over the course of an hour-long discussion, we cover…
The silliness of “Death Cab for Cutie” as a band name, and other silly band names of the aughts
Whether this truly counts as a concept album, and what even is a concept album, anyway?
The occasionally clunky word choices permeating this album
The contrasting energies of Ben Gibbard’s lyrics as Chris Walla’s expansive musical arrangements
More bad impersonations by Jon - Millhouse van Houten, President Bill Clinton, and Zero Mostel
How the lyrics do not show Ben Gibbard (or the character he’s playing) in a very flattering light
Some speculation over different interpretations of “Tiny Vessels,” “Transatlanticism,” and “Passenger Seat”
Harrison and Jon reveal their picks for Key Track
The Request Lottery and a preview of next episode's album
Come join us for an hour of thoughtful and good-humored commentary, and we'll catch you on the B-side!
The dice roll from this episode's Request Lottery can be found here: https://youtu.be/tYc4_Z4HWk8
The spreadsheet Request Lottery picks and their associated numbers can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xOiYNZduLxz7L2CtNUPK1YOu63ni2XTWpcy1cdB6EQw/edit?usp=sharing You can get your request on this list by donating to our Patreon account at any level.
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For our sixteenth episode, Jon & Harrison take on an album requested by one of their past interview guests! Patty Lynn of The Wind + The Wave requested Transatlanticism, the 2003 concept album by indie darlings Death Cab for Cutie. Over the course of an hour-long discussion, we cover…

The silliness of “Death Cab for Cutie” as a band name, and other silly band names of the aughts
Whether this truly counts as a concept album, and what even is a concept album, anyway?
The occasionally clunky word choices permeating this album
The contrasting energies of Ben Gibbard’s lyrics as Chris Walla’s expansive musical arrangements
More bad impersonations by Jon - Millhouse van Houten, President Bill Clinton, and Zero Mostel
How the lyrics do not show Ben Gibbard (or the character he’s playing) in a very flattering light
Some speculation over different interpretations of “Tiny Vessels,” “Transatlanticism,” and “Passenger Seat”
Harrison and Jon reveal their picks for Key Track
The Request Lottery and a preview of next episode's album

Come join us for an hour of thoughtful and good-humored commentary, and we'll catch you on the B-side!

The dice roll from this episode's Request Lottery can be found here: https://youtu.be/tYc4_Z4HWk8

The spreadsheet Request Lottery picks and their associated numbers can be seen here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1xOiYNZduLxz7L2CtNUPK1YOu63ni2XTWpcy1cdB6EQw/edit?usp=sharing You can get your request on this list by donating to our Patreon account at any level.

Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/PlayDiscPodcast

Follow us on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/PlayDiscPodcast/

Follow us on Twitter! https://twitter.com/PlayDiscPodcast

Email us at [email protected]

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

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