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Death Cab for Cutie Album: “We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes”
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We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes |
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Release Date:2003-01-01
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Type:Album
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Genre:Indie Rock, Emo, Alternative Rock
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Label:Barsuk Records
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Explicit Lyrics:No
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UPC:NA
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Review - AMG :
Death Cab for Cutie performs under a gloomy, dream pop cloud on We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes. Suggesting a cross between Eccsame the Photon Band-era Lilys and a more relaxed Modest Mouse, frontman Benjamin Gibbard and bandmates create ten moody, gentle spirals of sound. The lyrics and Gibbard's vocal delivery are quite pensive. Sounding remarkably like the Lilys' Kurt Heasley's early, breathy vocal style on "The Employment Pages," Gibbard sings, "It was true that I was truly falling/But you were gone and I was home calling around but nothing was found worthwhile." Similar, obscure lyrics make up the vast majority of the album; gentle resignation rarely sounds as compelling and interesting as it does here. "Scientist Studies" sounds a great deal like a B-side from Built to Spill's Perfect From Now On. The song is as shambolic and jangling as it is touching; the guitar might was as well be in the hands of Doug Martsch as it slowly ascends and descends in stylish, textured fashion. The general thematic tone of the album is reminiscent of early New Order; Gibbard achieves a similar solemn, emotional fragility as was Bernard Sumner's trademark. But there's nothing on We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes to suggest that dancing would be in order. New Order's icy timidity or sense of sad uncertainty is the chief extract. Death Cab for Cutie employs all instruments toward the same goal, so there are no awkward missteps or misplaced notes in sight. The only real knock on the album, for some listeners, might be that it's lacking a bit of energy. The production, which creates a cohesive, consistently pretty sound, isn't really strong enough to allow the album to succeed on mood alone. Even when the band gets aggressive, as on "Scientist Studies," a slight bit of oomph is missing. Still, they quit while they're ahead; there's not a track that implies filler status, and the lack of energy is never a problem in the dreamier songs. Whether coaxing guitars in the mode of Built to Spill or Modest Mouse or going the near shoegazer route of early Lilys, Death Cab for Cutie crafts an accomplished indie rock web on We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes. ~ Tim DiGravina, All Music Guide
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