"Some bands need studio trickery and layers of production to squeeze out even an EP's worth of listenable material. But in 1997, Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Chris Walla needed only a homemade eight-song cassette to prefigure their future as indie rock darlings. This rickety tape, "You Can Play These Songs With Chords," now released on CD along with 10 bonus tracks, is embryonic but rife with the chiming lo-fi pop experiments that make Death Cab so endearing."  (Billboard.com)

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