Castaways and Cutouts
| Castaways and Cutouts | ||||
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| Studio album by The Decemberists | ||||
| Released | May 21, 2002 | |||
| Recorded | January – February 2002 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie folk | |||
| Length | 49:59 | |||
| Label | Hush | |||
| Producer | The Decemberists | |||
| The Decemberists chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.1/10) |
| Sputnik Music |  |
Castaways and Cutouts is the first full-length album by The Decemberists, originally released on May 21, 2002, on Hush Records and reissued on May 6, 2003, on Kill Rock Stars. The album's title is taken from a lyric of the song "California One/Youth and Beauty Brigade".
The album cover was designed by the Portland artist Carson Ellis, the long-time girlfriend (now wife) of frontman Colin Meloy. She has created artwork for each of the band's albums.
Castaways and Cutouts received mostly positive reviews. The album ranked #89 on Under the Radar's Top 200 Albums of the 2000s and #96 on Pitchfork Media's The 100 Best Albums of 2000–2004. It also ranked #79 on JustPressPlay's Top 100 albums of the 2000s.
All songs written by Colin Meloy.
According to the liner notes of Castaways and Cutouts.
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