We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes

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All Music Guide - Jack Rabid
Like the also-great Idaho or Wheat, to file Death Cab for Cutie under the mellow-pop umbrella that shelters tranquil chamber outfits such as Red House Painters, Low, or post-dance-pop Talk Talk would do them a gross, miscalculated service. While they're no strangers to the tickling knelling of guitars searching out the extra space found in laggard tempos, that predilection only encompasses a fourth of Death Cab for Cutie's output like on "Title Track" and "Little Fury Bugs". Heck, they're not even remotely quiet for half of We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes -- the best and brightest LP of their three fine albums to date. Ben Gibbard has turned into a sublime composer, ...
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Editorial Reviews

All Music Guide - Jack Rabid
Like the also-great Idaho or Wheat, to file Death Cab for Cutie under the mellow-pop umbrella that shelters tranquil chamber outfits such as Red House Painters, Low, or post-dance-pop Talk Talk would do them a gross, miscalculated service. While they're no strangers to the tickling knelling of guitars searching out the extra space found in laggard tempos, that predilection only encompasses a fourth of Death Cab for Cutie's output like on "Title Track" and "Little Fury Bugs". Heck, they're not even remotely quiet for half of We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes -- the best and brightest LP of their three fine albums to date. Ben Gibbard has turned into a sublime composer, using melodies sparingly but with splendid tunefulness, as all four players marinate his writing with delicately plucked, picked, and pulled arpeggios, ringing chords, and non-obvious atmosphere building. Verily, the slow, broody stuff is but a change of pace; it's when the volume doubles if only occasionally crashes, when the band shows potency, that We Have the Facts starts flying, soaring with exigency beyond even the threatening storm clouds from the last flight plan, 1998's Something About Airplanes. "Lowell, MA" and "Company Calls" are perfect examples: drummer Nathan Good actually gets to punish his snare and toms, the other three dig in with him, and the words "indie pop" suddenly sounds fresh and alive, with real aggressive, post-dream pop guitar popscapes. Loud and soft, or most of all both, and plenty of points in between, DCFC write and record finished songs that emote, that do more than merely fill a slot in a form in a preconceived genre. In short, they're superb. And getting greater.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 3/21/2000
  • Label: Barsuk
  • UPC: 655173101124
  • Catalog Number: 31011
  • Sales rank: 34,699

Tracks

Disc 1
  1. 1 Title Track (3:29)
  2. 2 The Employment Pages (4:04)
  3. 3 For What Reason (2:52)
  4. 4 Lowell, Ma (3:28)
  5. 5 405 (3:37)
  6. 6 Little Fury Bugs (3:48)
  7. 7 Company Calls (3:19)
  8. 8 Company Calls Epilogue (5:16)
  9. 9 No Joy in Mudville (6:03)
  10. 10 Scientist Studies (5:56)
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Album Credits

Performance Credits
Death Cab for Cutie Primary Artist, Primary Artist
Christopher Walla Percussion, Glockenspiel, Electric Piano, Background Vocals, Sampling, Telecaster
Nathan Good Drums
Technical Credits
Tony Lash Mastering
Christopher Walla Composer, Producer, Engineer
Ben Gibbard Composer
Nick Harmer Composer
Michael Schorr Composer
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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    One of Death Cabs finest!

    This album is fantastic. It definitley ranks up there with Trans and Something about Airplanes. I really enjoyed For What Reason, Company Calls, and Company Calls Epilogue. Get this CD!

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  • Anonymous

    Posted October 1, 2010

    Indie at it's Height

    This CD is great, "405" is one of their best songs, and the best on the CD. I really also loved "For What Reason", "The Employment Pages", & "Photobooth." If your just starting to get into Indie, Emo, or Death Cab I would definitely by this. I also want to recommend The Postal Service to any fan of Death Cab. It's the same singer only the background music is more techno, kind of wierd at first, but it grows on you. So my point is BUY THIS CD!

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