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{{Infobox album
| Name = Field Manual
| name = Field Manual
| Type = [[Album]]
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Chris Walla]]
| artist = [[Chris Walla]]
| Cover = Chris Walla Field Manual HiRes.jpg
| cover = Chris Walla Field Manual HiRes.jpg
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| released = 29 January 2008
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| Recorded = [[Grouse Lodge]], Co Westmeath, Ireland
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| Released = {{flagicon|US}} [[29 January]] [[2008]]<br />{{flagicon|Australia}} [[2 February]], [[2008]]
| Recorded =
| venue =
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| studio = [[Grouse Lodge]], Co Westmeath, Ireland, Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
| Genre = Indie rock
| genre = Indie rock
| Current Length =
| Label = [[Barsuk Records|Barsuk]]
| length =
| label = [[Barsuk Records|Barsuk]]
| Producer = [[Chris Walla]]
| producer = [[Chris Walla]] and [[Warne Livesey]]
| prev_title = Martin Youth Auxiliary
| Reviews = *[[Allmusic]] {{Rating|3.5|5}} [http://wc08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&token=ADFEAEE57F1EDC4BAA7720F6BD1D65EA9B47C628FE70CFBE3B126F63FDFB187C910866F871C2B1CFF0B674AB7BA6E02CA45A079FCDE453FFD663382DED93&sql=10:0vfoxzwhldse link]
| prev_year = 1999
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*''[[Crawdaddy!]]'' (mixed) [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=5268 link]
| next_title = Tape Loops
* QRO Magazine (7.6/10) [http://www.qromag.com/reviews/album_reviews/chris_walla_:_field_manual/ link]
| next_year = 2015
*[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] (5.9/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/48339-field-manual link]
* Strange Glue {{Rating|3|5}} [http://strangeglue.com/chris-walla-field-manual/3560/ link]
*[[Patrol Magazine]] (4.6/10) [http://www.patrolmag.com/index.php?id=235 2008]
| Last album = ''[[Martin Youth Auxiliary (album)|Martin Youth Auxiliary]]'' <br />(1999)
| This album = '''Field Manual''' <br />(2007)
| Next album =
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{{Album ratings
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[[Chris Walla]]'s second solo album entitled '''''Field Manual''''', originally named '''''It's Unsustainable''''', was released on [[January 29]], [[2008]] by [[Barsuk Records]]<ref name="HOJ Words"/>. Walla released the album under his own name; it was previously speculated that he 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>.
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1263697|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]</ref>
| rev2 = ''[[Crawdaddy!]]''
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| rev3 = [[Pitchfork Media]]
| rev3score = (5.9/10)<ref>[https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/11112-field-manual/ Pitchfork Media review]</ref>
| rev4 = [[Patrol Magazine]]
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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>
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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 mixed at least part of the album<ref name="HOJ Words">[http://www.hallofjusticerecording.com/words.html HOJ Words<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.


The album was leaked onto the internet on January 18, 2008.
The album was originally named ''It Is Unsustainable''.

==Release==
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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]])
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]])


==U.S. customs controversy==
==Track listing ==

The album received a small amount of press in [[October 2007]] when [[U.S. Customs]] officials on the USA-Canada border confiscated a hard drive containing the master copies of Walla's recordings, for reasons not entirely clear.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1572048/20071016/death_cab_for_cutie.jhtml Death Cab For Cutie Guitarist's Homeland Security Surprise - News Story | Music, Celebrity, Artist News | MTV News<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/46425-death-cabs-chris-walla-threat-to-homeland-security Pitchfork: Death Cab's Chris Walla: Threat to Homeland Security?<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The drive was eventually cleared, and a spokesperson for the Department stated that he felt press coverage of the event was "unfair. And I will be spending the rest of the day trying to contact those people -- The Associated Press, the record company [Barsuk], and Mr. Walla-- to ask them if they can set the record straight."<ref>[http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/page/news/46520-us-customs-clears-chris-wallas-hard-drive Pitchfork: U.S. Customs Clears Chris Walla's Hard Drive<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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Source:<ref>[http://www.barsuk.com/shop/bark069 Chris Walla : field manual<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


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==Track listing <ref>[http://www.barsuk.com/shop/bark069 Chris Walla : field manual<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>==
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Latest revision as of 20:13, 22 December 2024

This article is about the Chris Walla album. For the U.S. Army publication, see U.S. Army Field Manuals.
Field Manual
Studio album by
Chris Walla
Released29 January 2008
StudioGrouse Lodge, Co Westmeath, Ireland, Mushroom Studios, Vancouver
GenreIndie rock
LabelBarsuk
ProducerChris Walla and Warne Livesey
Chris Walla chronology
Martin Youth Auxiliary
(1999) 		Field Manual
(2008) 		Tape Loops
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

[edit]

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

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Source:[8]

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

Bonus tracks

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

  1. "Like a Spark" - 4:31
  2. "Sing Again (2006 Demo)" - 2:32
  3. "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]
  5. ^ a b c HOJ Words
  6. ^ » Death Cab for Cutie: “We’re six songs in.” :: Puddlegum ::
  7. ^ Chris Walla / Barsuk Records
  8. ^ Chris Walla : field manual



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