Deluxe 20th anniversary pressing of Death Cab's critically-acclaimed 4th studio album. Transatlanticism was originally released back in 2003 and found Ben Gibbard (also of The Postal Service) really coming to his own as lead songwriter for the band. In Gibbard's own words, "...unlike The Photo Album, I feel like this record is definitely more like a proper album. We’ve tried to construct it with transitions of songs going in and out of each other, and I think it's a little bit more expansive than the last record." Twenty years later and Transatlanticism's vivid emotion still resonates. This 20th anniversary edition features the landmark album on double 180g vinyl, housed in gatefold sleeve with full color 12-page booklet. Free MP3 download is included featuring an additional 11 demo versions, all of which have never been previously released.

• 180g black double vinyl pressing
• 20th anniversary edition
• housed in deluxe gatefold sleeve w/ full size lyric booklet
• digital download included w/ bonus demo tracks
• original release year: 2003
• record label: Barsuk Records 2023

reviewed by suicide bangs 09/2014