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Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard has been quite busy in the catalogue world lately, overseeing reissues of his band’s early albums on vinyl as well as a 10th anniversary expansion of his acclaimed side project The Postal Service’s sole album. This October, he’s looking back again to the 10th anniversary of what might be Death Cab’s greatest album, Transatlanticism.

The band’s fourth and final album for Barsuk Records, Transatlanticism – written solely by Gibbard and produced by fellow Death Cab member Chris Walla – received unanimous acclaim when released in 2003. Critics and audiences alike took well to its more expansive and open production over past Death Cab albums (Gibbard himself deemed it “more like a proper album” than previous efforts) and intimate, relatable lyrics on songs like “The Sound of Settling” and “Title and Registration.” Bolstered by the album’s success (including a gold certification for over 500,000 units shipped), Death Cab would subsequently sign to Atlantic Records, where they continue to record (2011’s Codes and Keys being their most recent LP).

Barsuk will release Transatlanticism on double vinyl, with a new gatefold sleeve design and a full-color 12-page booklet. The package will also include, as a bonus MP3 download, a compilation of demo versions of all 11 tracks from the album; The Transatlanticism Demos will also be available as a separate digital album, too.

These packages will be available on October 29; right now, pre-orders are available at Barsuk’s official site. The full track list, and a stream of the demo version of “Lightness,” are below.

Transatlanticism: 10th Anniversary Edition (originally released as Barsuk BARK32, 2003 – reissued Barsuk BARK32LP10, 2013)

1. The New Year
2. Lightness
3. Title and Registration
4. Expo ’86
5. The Sound of Settling
6. Tiny Vessels
7. Transatlanticism
8. Passenger Seat
9. Death of An Interior Decorator
10. We Looked Like Giants
11. A Lack of Color
12. The New Year (Demo)
13. Lightness (Demo)
14. Title and Registration (Demo)
15. Expo ’86 (Demo)
16. The Sound of Settling (Demo)
17. Tiny Vessels (Demo)
18. Transatlanticism (Demo)
19. Passenger Seat (Demo)
20. Death of An Interior Decorator (Demo)
21. We Looked Like Giants (Demo)
22. A Lack of Color (Demo)