The Most Challenging Top 10 of Our Lives

Anyone that knows us (E & A) well enough, know that our friendship really kicked off when we found out we had the same favorite band. There are so many bands that we love and listen to regularly, but
we can always come back to this band, listen to any record, and remember why they're our favorite.

    I'm talking about Death Cab for Cutie. Some of you might be asking yourself, "Aaron, Death Cab for Cutie? But they're so.. so..... emo." Well to that, I say SHUT UP! They are FAR more than just an "emo" band. In fact, I wouldn't even categorize them as "emo." Their music runs the gamete of emotional context and meaning, and they're simply amazing. But I digress and without further adieu...

 "Passing_Through_Unconscious_States Presents; Our Top 10 Death Cab for Cutie Songs You Should Know."


 Aaron's Picks (in no particular order... gimme a break. It was hard enough narrowing it down to 10):
       10. Cath...; Narrow Stairs
        9. Brothers on a Hotel Bed; Plans
        8. Transatlanticism; Transatlanticism
        7. A Movie Script Ending; The Photo Album
        6. What Sarah Said; Plans
        5. Bend to Squares; Something About Airplanes
        4. The New Year; Transatlanticism
        3. Marching Bands of Manhattan; Plans
        2. Tiny Vessels; Transatlanticism
      *1. A Lack of Color; Transatlanticism

*This is actually my favorite Death Cab song. I can comfortably say that.


Ok so here is our other list, by me, Elliot. Aaron surprised the crap out of me at 11:30 pm with a text asking me to type a list of my top 10 DCFC songs, no big deal right? WRONG! Very big deal. As he wrote in the intro this is our favorite band. I have to admit to wanting to throw my computer across my room at least 10 times out of frustration caused by not being able to hammer out this list. I just couldn't do it. This band has shaped me as a person and has meant so much to me over the years that an undertaking of this sort seemed impossible. I mean this is THE band, they were my first concert as a 16 year old, they opened my eyes to a completely different scene...they basically popped my music cherry in  every imaginable way (sorry for the vulgarity). I finally decided to stop stressing so much and just write the first 10 that came to my head...and these are them....


Elliot's Picks:
       10. Photobooth; Forbidden Love EP
        9. You Are A Tourist; Codes and Keys
        8. The New Year; Transatlanticism
        7.  Why You'd Want To Live Here; The Photo Album
        6. A Movie Script Ending; The Photo Album
        5. I Will Follow You Into the Dark; Plans
        4. Cath...; Narrow Stairs
        3. Title and Registration; Transatlanticism
        2. Tiny Vessels; Transatlanticism
        1. Transatlanticism; Transatlanticism

...after jotting these 10 down i realized that "hey these really are my top 10 picks!" In all honesty the albums The Photo Album, Transatlanticism and Plans are hands down my favorite albums ever by any band out there so I feel terrible for leaving any of those songs off my list. I would go into detail about why those 10 songs are the ones that stand out the most to me but that would end up being the worlds longest blog and I wouldn't do that to you. I leave you with my favorite music video of theirs and it adds to why number 3 is on my list.

Hope you enjoyed the lists, comment and let us know what you think/your favorite Death Cab songs!!!

-A
-E