Death Cab For Cutie ‎– Plans CD

Songs like ‘What Sarah Said’ or ‘Brothers on a Hotel Bed’ perhaps will never mean what they’re supposed to. But there’s something that gets me when Ben croons So who’s gonna watch you die?on the former or the direct delivery of You may tire of me/As our December sun is setting/Cause I’m not who I used to be on the latter. His soothing vocal delivery, continuously matched by subtle instrumentals, completely ruin me every time. These songs are a contrast to earlier in the album; not danceable, or even able to be triumphantly sung. Rather, it crushes the momentum of the album. But, surprisingly, it feels soothing. I’ve dragged myself through all these happy emotions, just to be reminded it isn’t all perfect.

Maybe that’s why Plans still has that effect it had on me all those years ago. This association with the past plays in the present. Sure, it never really stood tall next to Transatlanticism, but I mean, how could it? Plans was my first Death Cab album. It’s an album that achieves a sense of beauty in sadness, all the while catering to a larger audience. But for me, it’s the perfect transcription of a not-so-perfect series of moments in my life. And personally, that means more to me than anything else. The flood of emotions I have every time I play it through.

Label: Atlantic

Country: Europe

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)