Give Up
Ben Gibbard can write lyrics that would make
even the most ardent metalhead melt. There is a nostalgia he
manages to invoke that is remarkably unique. His normal gig,
penning/singing songs for Death
Cab for Cutie, allows him his indie rock outlet, but this
collaboration with Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel gives him that
electronica cred that all indie dudes crave. Okay, maybe not
crave, but... While this is certainly a collaboration, all the
bleeps and bloops can't cover up the fact that this is very
much a Gibbard-sounding album--if he was dropping new wave albums
in 1986. They keep the album nice and poppy, without spinning
off into that esoteric electronic noodling and repetitive looping
crap I hate so much about elctronica music. Yup, it's good. |
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Cab for Cutie
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