''If I Could See Dallas'' is the first album by the
indie rock
Indie rock is a subgenre of rock music that originated in the United States, United Kingdom and New Zealand from the 1970s to the 1980s. Originally used to describe independent record labels, the term became associated with the music they produ ...
band
Japancakes
Japancakes is an American indie rock group, based in Athens, Georgia, United States.
History
Rhythm guitarist Eric Berg formed the band with the idea of putting ten musicians in a band without any rehearsal, and performing a D chord for 45 minut ...
, released in 1999.
Critical reception
AllMusic
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wrote that "for all of the record's cosmic glow, the recurring presence of steel guitar keeps the music rooted in terra firma, a paradox which makes the music that much more difficult to pinpoint in any single time or place."
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Exclaim!
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'' thought that "people inclined to easy classifications will call this post-rock, but unlike the cold air of academia that enshrouds the likes of Tortoise, Japancakes’ music possesses the heart and warmth of the Georgia environs that birthed it." ''
Rolling Stone
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'' wrote that the album is "flecked with melodic nuance, subtle turns of phrase that enrich the music's lazy-river flow."
Track listing
# "Now Wait for Last Year"
# "Elevator Headphone"
# "Vocode-Inn"
# "Toomsuba"
# "A Short Mile"
# "Pole Tricks"
# "Elephants"
# "Westworld"
# "Baker Beats"
# "Dallas"
# "Allah Rahka"
References
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1999 albums
Japancakes albums