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

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If I Could See Dallas
Studio album by Japancakes
Released	October 13, 1999
Genre	Indie rock Post rock
Length	54:23
Label	Kindercore Records[1]
Producer	Japancakes
Japancakes chronology
If I Could See Dallas (1999) Down the Elements (2000)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	6.5/10[3]

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