Like all great pieces of art, on first listening Narrow Stairs makes you stop and take notice. Thirty seconds in and I'm relieved to hear that Death Cab have not resorted to pop riffs or drum patterns to push their way into the chart, rather continuing to create the brilliant alternative music ... Read review
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Narrow Stairs might be the first album recorded by Death Cab for Cutie since Ben Gibbard's
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former solo project went unexpectedly stratospheric, but Gibbard hasn't let it go to his head. Oh, OK, maybe a little: lead-off single "I Will Possess Your Heart...
former solo project went unexpectedly stratospheric, but Gibbard hasn't let it go to his head. Oh, OK, maybe a little: lead-off single "I Will Possess Your Heart...
NARROW STAIRS
Recording information: Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica, CA (2007).WHISPER WAR, the debut
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album from Las Vegas's the Cab, announces a band that plays a sleek, commercial version of punk-pop that owes a debt to Fall Out Boy and Panic at the Disco. Yet whe...
former solo project went unexpectedly stratospheric, but Gibbard hasn't let it go to his head. Oh, OK, maybe a little: lead-off single "I Will Possess Your Heart" is an eight minute jam that speeds off on one long, luminous curve before Gibbard's distinctive vocals swing in, sweet and plaintive as ever. Even when indulging their grander visions, though, Death Cab for Cutie are still familiar as the same band that wrote those fragile, winsome songs back before teen drama The OC came knocking. Never knowingly overstated, built from driving rhythms, flourishes of piano and intricate melodies, Narrow Stairs builds grand, emotionally loaded narratives from small, subtle parts. "Your New Twin Sized Bed" hides a deftly articulated tale of heartbreak and loneliness amidst soothing tangles of guitar, while "You Can Do Better than Me" is a sweet miniature that's part Pet Sounds orchestration, part wistful Dear John. This isn't, as Gibbard would previously hint, a dissonant or especially adventurous album. It proves, however, that Death Cab can extend their scope without diluting the pathos or energy of their music, and it not only sounds great, but bodes well for the future. --Louis Pattison
Advantages: Confidence pushing a fantastic band even further Disadvantages: Post-it notes required to remind you to do anything else but listen to it
...of art, on first listening Narrow Stairs makes you stop and take notice. Thirty seconds in and I'm relieved to hear that Death Cab have not resorted to pop riffs or drum patterns to push their way into the chart, rather continuing to create the brilliant alternative music that we love them for.
The stand-out track has to be the rhythmic and rather brave "I Will Possess Your Heart". An inspired yet simple bassline drives the track through over 8 ... ...soon after the end credits are read out on the last track!
Narrow Stairs was always going to be in Plans' shadow, but it manages to burn bright enough to find its place in the Death Cab catalogue. Buy a copy now - you'll not be disappointed. ...
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Advantages: nailed hauting meldies perfect for chilling out Disadvantages: not gonna get a party jumping
Just downloaded today and played it through a few times and i have to say i love this. Death cab still nail that melodic, haunting sound which has made them so popular yet the band seem to have evolved further since there last release plans. "Long division" kicks in with bounce bass rift which and very toptapping and catchy through the song which is quite high tempo compared to what we are used to hearing them play. "your new twin sized bed" lopes ...
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