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Field Manual
Field Manual
Studio album by Chris Walla
Released	29 January 2008
Studio	Grouse Lodge, Co Westmeath, Ireland, Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Barsuk
Producer	Chris Walla and Warne Livesey
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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Crawdaddy!	(mixed)^[2]
Pitchfork Media	(5.9/10)^[3]
Patrol Magazine	(4.6/10)^[4]

Field Manual is the debut solo album by Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla, released on January 29, 2008 on Barsuk Records.^[5] This is Walla's first album under his own name. It was previously speculated that Walla may use a moniker, most likely Martin Youth Auxiliary, under which to release the album.^[6]

The album was originally named It Is Unsustainable.

Release

Walla originally announced on his Hall of Justice Recording site that the album would be released in March 2007, but Field Manual was pushed back to September 2007.^[5] The album was then set for a later release date of January 29, 2008.^[7] The record was released in Australia via Architecture, the same label that released three Death Cab for Cutie albums. Warne Livesey co-produced the album with Walla.^[5]

All tracks performed by Chris Walla, except drums on 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 by Kurt Dahle (of The New Pornographers); drums on songs 3, 7, and 11 by Jason McGerr (of Death Cab for Cutie)

Track listing

Source:^[8]

"Two-Fifty" - 3:31
"The Score" - 2:58
"Sing Again" - 2:31
"A Bird Is a Song" - 3:08
"Geometry &C" - 3:07
"Everyone Needs a Home" - 3:06
"Everybody On" - 3:17
"Our Plans, Collapsing" - 3:56
"Archer v. Light" - 3:06
"St. Modesto" 4:27
"It's Unsustainable" - 5:56
"Holes" - 2:40
"Every Tic" (Australian Bonus Track)
"Like a Spark" (Australian Bonus Track)

Bonus tracks

Copies pre-ordered from the Barsuk shop before February 4, 2008 received three downloadable non-album MP3 bonus tracks.

"Like a Spark" - 4:31
"Sing Again (2006 Demo)" - 2:32
"Our Plans, Collapsing (2006 Demo)" - 3:47

References

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] Crawdaddy! review

[3] Pitchfork Media review

[4] Patrol Magazine review^[usurped]

[HOJ_Words-5] HOJ Words

[6] » Death Cab for Cutie: “We’re six songs in.” :: Puddlegum ::

[Barsuk-7] Chris Walla / Barsuk Records

[8] Chris Walla : field manual

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+| name       = Field Manual
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+| genre      = Indie rock
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-| Label          = [[Barsuk Records]]
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+| label      = [[Barsuk Records|Barsuk]]
+| producer   = [[Chris Walla]] and [[Warne Livesey]]
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+| prev_title = Martin Youth Auxiliary
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+| next_title = Tape Loops
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+| next_year  = 2015
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+{{Album ratings
-[[Chris Walla]]'s second solo album entitled '''It's Unsustainable''' will be released in September [[2007]] by [[Barsuk Records]]<ref name="HOJ Words"/>. It is not yet known whether or not Walla will use a [[moniker]] (possibly Martin Youth Auxiliary) under which to release the album.
+| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
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+| rev2 = ''[[Crawdaddy!]]''
+| rev2score = (mixed)<ref>[http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=5268 Crawdaddy! review]</ref>
+| rev3 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
+| rev3score = (5.9/10)<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11112-field-manual/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
+| rev4 = [[Patrol Magazine]]
+| rev4score = (4.6/10)<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20081205042745/http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=235 Patrol Magazine review]}}</ref>
+| noprose = yes
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+'''''Field Manual''''' is the debut solo album by [[Death Cab for Cutie]] guitarist [[Chris Walla]], released on January 29, 2008 on [[Barsuk Records]].<ref name="HOJ Words"/> This is Walla's first album under his own name. It was previously speculated that Walla may use a moniker, most likely Martin Youth Auxiliary, under which to release the album.<ref>[http://puddlegum.net/death-cab-for-cutie-were-six-songs-in/ » Death Cab for Cutie: “We’re six songs in.” :: Puddlegum ::<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+The album was originally named ''It Is Unsustainable''.
+==Release==
+Walla originally announced on his Hall of Justice Recording site that the album would be released in March 2007, but ''Field Manual'' was pushed back to September 2007.<ref name="HOJ Words"/> The album was then set for a later release date of January 29, 2008.<ref name="Barsuk">[http://www.barsuk.com/bands/chriswalla Chris Walla / Barsuk Records<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The record was released in [[Australia]] via [[Architecture Label|Architecture]], the same label that released three [[Death Cab for Cutie]] albums. [[Warne Livesey]] co-produced the album with Walla.<ref name="HOJ Words">[http://www.hallofjusticerecording.com/words.html HOJ Words<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+All tracks performed by Chris Walla, except drums on 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10 by [[Kurt Dahle]] (of [[The New Pornographers]]); drums on songs 3, 7, and 11 by [[Jason McGerr]] (of [[Death Cab for Cutie]])
+==Track listing ==
+Source:<ref>[http://www.barsuk.com/shop/bark069 Chris Walla : field manual<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+# "Two-Fifty" - 3:31
+# "The Score" - 2:58
+# "Sing Again" - 2:31
+# "A Bird Is a Song" - 3:08
+# "Geometry &C" - 3:07
+# "Everyone Needs a Home" - 3:06
+# "Everybody On" - 3:17
+# "Our Plans, Collapsing" - 3:56
+# "Archer v. Light" - 3:06
+# "St. Modesto" 4:27
+# "It's Unsustainable" - 5:56
+# "Holes" - 2:40
+# "Every Tic" (Australian Bonus Track)
+# "Like a Spark" (Australian Bonus Track)
+==Bonus tracks==
+Copies pre-ordered from the Barsuk shop before February 4, 2008 received three downloadable non-album MP3 bonus tracks.
+# "Like a Spark" - 4:31
+# "Sing Again (2006 Demo)" - 2:32
+# "Our Plans, Collapsing (2006 Demo)" - 3:47
-Walla originally announced on his Hall of Justice Recording site that the album would be released in March 2007, but was pushed back to September 2007. The album was then set for a later release date of the 15th of January, 2008. The record will be released in [[Australia]] via Architecture. [[Warne Livesey]] will be mixing at least part of the album<ref name="HOJ Words"/>http://www.hallofjusticerecording.com/words.html</ref>.
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