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If I Could See Dallas
Studio album by
Japancakes
ReleasedOctober 13, 1999
GenreIndie rock
Post rock
Length54:23
LabelKindercore Records[1]
ProducerJapancakes
Japancakes chronology
If I Could See Dallas
(1999) 		Down the Elements
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork6.5/10[3]

If I Could See Dallas is the first album by the indie rock band Japancakes, released in 1999.[4]

Critical reception

AllMusic 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."[2] Exclaim! 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."[5] Rolling Stone wrote that the album is "flecked with melodic nuance, subtle turns of phrase that enrich the music's lazy-river flow."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Now Wait for Last Year"
  2. "Elevator Headphone"
  3. "Vocode-Inn"
  4. "Toomsuba"
  5. "A Short Mile"
  6. "Pole Tricks"
  7. "Elephants"
  8. "Westworld"
  9. "Baker Beats"
  10. "Dallas"
  11. "Allah Rahka"

References

  1. ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. February 4, 2000 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ a b "If I Could See Dallas - Japancakes | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
  3. ^ "Japancakes: If I Could See Dallas: Pitchfork Review". August 16, 2000. Archived from the original on 2000-08-16.
  4. ^ "Japancakes | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ "Japancakes If I Could See Dallas | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca.
  6. ^ Fricke, David (Mar 2, 2000). "On the edge". Rolling Stone. No. 835. p. 99.
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