
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
2006
The band's early demos spread on burned CDs and file-sharing sites, passed around by fans rather than the band, long before any label appeared.
★ 5.6

The band's early demos spread on burned CDs and file-sharing sites, passed around by fans rather than the band, long before any label appeared.

The producer Timbaland built most of the tracks in two halves, so the songs change shape halfway through instead of repeating a chorus.

The title song is in three parts, and they are scattered across the record out of order. The story is a Japanese folk tale.