You Can Play These Songs With Chords
by Death Cab For Cutie

You Can Play These Songs With Chords by Death Cab For Cutie
Year: 1997
Overall rank: 72,663rd   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 31 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1997 (1,148th)
Award Top albums of of the 1990s (10,686th)
Award Best albums of all time (72,663rd)

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Death Cab For Cutie bestography

You Can Play These Songs With Chords is ranked 15th best out of 17 albums by Death Cab For Cutie on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Death Cab For Cutie is Transatlanticism which is ranked number 449 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 3,757.

Death Cab For Cutie album bestography « Higher ranked (65,712th)
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This album (72,663rd)
You Can Play These Songs With Chords
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You Can Play These Songs With Chords

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  Track ratings The tracks on this album have an average rating of 78 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).

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Overall rank: 72,663rd | 1990s rank: 10,686th | 1997 rank: 1,148th

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Average Rating: 
71/100 (from 31 votes)
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05/19/2025 18:22 brent13  Ratings distribution  2,11167/100
 
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02/06/2022 14:16 BigR78  Ratings distribution  52583/100

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From 09/12/2023 23:55 | #299099
The first half is a fascinating rough sketch of who Death Cab will become: A noodling indie rock band with some solid post punk and slowcore influences. The second a hodgepodge of experiments that showcase some refined B-sides, and some what-ifs that are nothing short of near-misses. Unless you're a diehard (like me) You Can Play These Songs with Chords is a curio that suggests a lot of promise with a handful of highlights for good measure.
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