Why does the new Death Cab song sound like Placebo?
I don’t know, but whatshisface from Interpol apparently had the same thing in mind:
Placebo - Meds
“Hey guys, I have a really nasal voice and am into these muted colours and this muted bassline and I’m having an identity crisis/dissociative experience in a hotel room as recorded on film with muted/cross-processed colours and flashback effects/fast cuts which underline the confusing nature of my experience”


