Post by rachel on Jun 13, 2008 12:04:02 GMT -5
Death Cab For Cutie - Narrow Stairs
Narrow Stairs, Death Cab’s seventh full length release proves that Ben Gibbard and gang can continually produce 5 star albums. After the teaser posted on the band’s website gave away a small clip of their first single “I Will Posses Your Heart” my anticipation for May 13th, 2008 peaked.
The bass heavy first single seemed to carry a much different tone than that of the usual Death Cab. The album to follow did much of the same. Though the tracks “Talking Bird” and “Long Division” can easily be construed as classic Death Cab, the dissimilar “Grapevine Fires” plays around with a jazz-like sound and “Pity and Fear,” rested under Jungle Book like undertones, proves a new resonance.
My personal favorite track on the album is “Cath...” which depicts a woman regretful of what she cannot have, and giving into what she is forced. “Cath…” is one of most tracks on the album dealing with dark regret. “Bixby Canyon Bridge” opens the album slowly, much like Plans’ “Marching Bands of Manhattan,” and ends hastily with a distorted crescendo that even Lennon would be proud of.
Over-all the tone of the album offers the talent listeners have loved of Death Cab from the start. Emotional as ever, but a tad bit darker. The band plays around with many unique melodies and beats, all while maintaining the chilling melancholy that has always been there. Narrow Stairs is a must-have for any indie music lover looking for that thought provoking album that can be repeated for weeks over.
Narrow Stairs, Death Cab’s seventh full length release proves that Ben Gibbard and gang can continually produce 5 star albums. After the teaser posted on the band’s website gave away a small clip of their first single “I Will Posses Your Heart” my anticipation for May 13th, 2008 peaked.
The bass heavy first single seemed to carry a much different tone than that of the usual Death Cab. The album to follow did much of the same. Though the tracks “Talking Bird” and “Long Division” can easily be construed as classic Death Cab, the dissimilar “Grapevine Fires” plays around with a jazz-like sound and “Pity and Fear,” rested under Jungle Book like undertones, proves a new resonance.
My personal favorite track on the album is “Cath...” which depicts a woman regretful of what she cannot have, and giving into what she is forced. “Cath…” is one of most tracks on the album dealing with dark regret. “Bixby Canyon Bridge” opens the album slowly, much like Plans’ “Marching Bands of Manhattan,” and ends hastily with a distorted crescendo that even Lennon would be proud of.
Over-all the tone of the album offers the talent listeners have loved of Death Cab from the start. Emotional as ever, but a tad bit darker. The band plays around with many unique melodies and beats, all while maintaining the chilling melancholy that has always been there. Narrow Stairs is a must-have for any indie music lover looking for that thought provoking album that can be repeated for weeks over.