The Photo Album

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The Photo Album
Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie
Released	October 9, 2001
Genre	Indie rock
Length	39:32
Label	Barsuk
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork (7.1/10) November, 2001 Robert Christgau link Tiny Mix Tapes link
Death Cab for Cutie chronology
The Forbidden Love EP (2000) The Photo Album (2001) The Stability EP (2002)

The Photo Album is the third album from indie band Death Cab for Cutie. It was released on Barsuk Records in 2001.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 Extra tracks 2 Personnel 2.1 Additional musicians

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by Ben Gibbard except where noted.

1. "Steadier Footing" – 1:47
2. "A Movie Script Ending" – 4:19
3. "We Laugh Indoors" (Ben Gibbard/Nick Harmer/Chris Walla) – 4:58
4. "Information Travels Faster" (Ben Gibbard/Chris Walla) – 4:02
5. "Why You'd Want to Live Here" – 4:44
6. "Blacking Out the Friction" – 3:27
7. "I Was a Kaleidoscope" (Ben Gibbard/Chris Walla) – 2:50
8. "Styrofoam Plates" (Ben Gibbard/Nick Harmer/Chris Walla) – 5:24
9. "Coney Island" – 2:40
10. "Debate Exposes Doubt" (Ben Gibbard/Chris Walla) – 4:36

[edit] Extra tracks

1. "Gridlock Caravans" (Japanese & LP bonus track, spliced in as track 6, also found on the UK bonus disc)
2. "Coney Island (alternate, hidden track on the "I was a Kaleidoscope" single)
3. "Steadier Footing" (acoustic)
4. "Blacking Out the Friction" (demo, released on "The New Year" single)
5. "All Is Full of Love" (Japanese bonus track)
6. "20th Century Towers" (Ben Gibbard/Nick Harmer/Chris Walla) (Japanese bonus track)
7. "Stability" (Ben Gibbard/Chris Walla) (Japanese bonus track)

[edit] Personnel

• Benjamin Gibbard – vocals, guitar, piano, organ
• Nicholas Harmer – bass, vocals, organ
• Michael Schorr – drums, tambourine, shaker, loops
• Christopher Walla – guitar, vocals, piano, loops

[edit] Additional musicians

• Jeff Saltzman – mastering
• Sean Nelson – high vocals on "Blacking Out the Friction", harmony vocals on "I Was a Kaleidoscope"
• John Vanderslice – low vocals on "Blacking Out the Friction", backing vocals on "I Was a Kaleidoscope"

v • d • e Death Cab for Cutie Ben Gibbard · Nick Harmer · Jason McGerr · Chris Walla Nathan Good · Michael Schorr Albums You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997) · Something About Airplanes (1998) · We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (2000) · The Photo Album (2001) · Transatlanticism (2003) · Plans (2005) · Narrow Stairs (2008) EPs The Forbidden Love E.P. (2000) · The Stability E.P. (2002) · Studio X Sessions E.P. (2004) · The John Byrd E.P. (2005) Singles "A Movie Script Ending" · "Stability" · "I Was a Kaleidoscope" · "We Laugh Indoors" · "The New Year" · "The Sound of Settling" · "Title and Registration" · "Soul Meets Body" · "Crooked Teeth" · "I Will Follow You into the Dark" · "I Will Possess Your Heart" · "Cath..." Other releases iTunes Originals – Death Cab for Cutie Filmography Drive Well, Sleep Carefully · Directions Related articles Discography · ¡All-Time Quarterback! · The Postal Service · Barsuk Records · Atlantic Records · Fierce Panda Records