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Avg. Customer Rating:  (based on 6 reviews)
Sales Rank: 14
Category: Music
Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Publisher: Warner
Studio: Warner
Manufacturer: Warner
Label: Warner
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 075678994654
EAN: 0075678994654
ASIN: B0017I1RH4
Release Date: May 12, 2008 (New: Today)
Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
| • | Bixby Canyon Bridge | | • | I Will Possess Your Heart | | • | No Sunlight | | • | Cath... | | • | Talking Bird | | • | You Can Do Better Than Me | | • | Grapevine Fires | | • | Your New Twin Sized Bed | | • | Long Division | | • | Pity and Fear | | • | The Ice Is Getting Thinner |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 1 more reviews...
 Good But Not Great May 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Eleven years, seven albums and innumerable EP's in and you have to wonder how big Death Cab could have been if Ben Gibbard was possessed of a slightly more refined quality filter. Capable of breathtaking moments of genius, `Translanticism' anybody?, yet also too easily falling prey to blandness and this has probably held them back from truly global greatness.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a fan because when Ben and the boys get it right they really get it right, but they are prone to getting it rather mundane too and both sides of the band manifest themselves on `Narrow Stairs'.
Halfway through the opening track `The Ice Is Getting Thinner' I start to fear the worst, seldom has there been such a pedestrian opening to such an eagerly awaited album. However within the first few seconds of the next song, `Pity And Fear', my fears are allayed. Tabla and guitar lines entwine around each other and Gibbard's vocal sneaks in underneath, building to one peak after another, this is most definitely the sound of Death Cab getting it very, very right.
And thus the pattern is set for the next hour or so. Overall they come out with more ticks in the credit column than in the debit, but tracks like `Your New Twin Sized Bed' do not deserve to sit alongside gems like `Cath'.
Fortunately they go out with distinctly more vim than that with which they entered and the last two songs `I Will Posses Your Heart', the first single from the album, and `Bixby Canyon Bridge' are the band at their finest. Two slices of wonderfully epic, melodic songsmithery that leave the listener not only longing for more but longing for the band to hit this level more consistently.
All in all a satisfactory record that has all the necessary ingredients to ensure that this will probably be Death Cab's most commercially successful venture yet, but I can't help thinking it could have been so much better.
 New and Brilliant May 5, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Having listened to the entire album, I think I am safe to write a review.
`Narrow Stairs', being the follow-up to the highly acclaimed `Plans' amongst another 5 albums is of the same tremendously high quality of music as the band have managed to produce to date. Fans will be very happy with this album and newcomers will be blown away.
Having read a pre-review that warned of this albums `derailment' from its musical roots and warning that it follows a much darker path, I can happily say that although the album comes across as a much rawer sound, this is not the case.
Production values have been decreased, it is obvious from the outset the difference in style of the music - and can only be described as closer to their live work than previous album releases. Many of the songs time in at 3:30 - 4:00 - with the much longer single "I will possess your heart" ending on 8:35.
In typical DCFC style, the mixture of heartfelt melodies and lyrical genius are not hard to be found. I feel that there is bigger mix of songs on this album than in previous releases. Songs such as `The Ice Is Getting Thinner' and `Talking Bird' are very mellowed out with strong lyrical messages whilst `Your New Twin Sized Bed' and `Bixby Canyon Bridge' would be the sort of upbeat track that would be appreciated on a long sunny drive.
To summarise, Death Cab for Cutie are back in fighting form, proving that they have the same musical diversity as the likes of Radiohead or R.E.M. The pure talent, both instrumentally and lyrically is as clear as the effort and dedication noticeably put into each track.
Highly Recommended.
I have a copy of this album now! May 3, 2008
0 out of 7 found this review helpful
I have a copy of this album to sell......has all 11 tracks on it. Would anyone be interested in buying it? Also would I be allowed to see copies of an unreleased album on ebay/amazon by any chance??
Death cab Rocks April 26, 2008
1 out of 9 found this review helpful
Only found out this album was coming out last week and just couldn't wait to the 12th May release date. Have downloaded it now and it even has 3 demo tracks which arn't on the for sale album!!!
The single that they released "I will possess your heart" was fantastic albeit very long. The intro did seem to drag but when the vocals kicked in it was very reminisicent of the death cab we know and love.
The album is very inkeeping with there style of music which is brilliant for old fans. Have listened through it a few times and i can't find one song i hate.
Highly recommended am still going to buy the album when it comes out too.
Return of Death Cab April 16, 2008
1 out of 21 found this review helpful
Obviously i haven't yet heard the album, but if you go to the Death Cab website then you can listen to the first single, "I Will Possess your Heart" which i think is one of the best Death Cab song's yet. Different, yet somehow keeping with their style. Based on this, and their past consistency, this should be a great album.
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