Death cab for cutie is an american indie rock group from bellingham, washington and was formed in 1997 by ben gibbard as a side project from pinwheel. To drive the message home, the band designated the eightminute i will possess your heart as the albums first single, albeit in truncated radio. Death cab for cutie, narrow stairs music the guardian. Excitement doesnt begin to describe my mood right now. Death cab for cuties narrow stairs is a majorlabel album. Tracklist with lyrics of the album narrow stairs 2008 from death cab for cutie. Combining sensitive songwriting, memorable melodies, and the rich, wistful vocal tone of its leader, ben gibbard, seattles death cab for cutie quickly rose from a lowkey solo project to one of the definitive indie bands of the 2000s and 2010s. Find death cab for cutie discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The groups name comes from the song death cab for cutie, written by neil innes and vivian stanshall and performed by their group the bonzo dog band in the beatles movie, magical mystery tour. I ts three years since death cab for cutie appeared on the oc, signed to a major label and sold 1m copies of their fifth album, plans time they have.
Narrow stairs is death cab for cutie taking a risk, stepping up to the plate and hitting a home run. Country select country united states afghanistan albania algeria american samoa andorra angola anguilla antarctica antigua and barbuda. Death cab for cutie the blue ep 2019 flac september 16, 2019 admin lossless. Had they jumped on the experimental train and let themselves run wild with it. Death cab for cutie discography download torrent tpb. Choosing an eightandahalf minute krautrock song for a single is a fairly bold statement in itself, and however much of a grower i will possess your heart turns out to be, its still nowhere near as infused with.
Ben gibbard incorrectly ranks the best death cab albums. Narrow stairs is the sixth studio album by indie rock band death cab for cutie. Ben gibbard, chris walla, dave depper, jason mcgerr, jason tolzdorf, michael schorr, nathan good, nicholas harmer, zac rae. Transatlanticism 2005 plans japanese edition 2008 narrow stairs eps.
I looked up the lyrics and it is a song by velveteen called the. Narrow stairs the first single of the album i will possess your heart, was released on march 18, 2008. We came off maybe the darkest record weve ever had in narrow stairs, and i think for me, personally, even before those shifts in my life. Scar this is the closest thing to a return to form weve had since narrow stairs. Narrow stairs might be the first album recorded by death cab for cutie since ben gibbards former solo project went unexpectedly stratospheric, but gibbard.
The new album from death cab for cutie, thank you for today, is out august 17th, 2018. Narrow stairs is the sixth studio album by indie rock band death cab for cutie, released on may 12, 2008 in the united kingdom and on may, 2008, in. Death cab for cutie narrow stairs 2008 flac august 23, 2018 admin lossless. On narrow stairs, death cab for cutie consolidate their transition from indie big fish to major label stars with an album that seems to be consciously, defiantly alternative. Death cab for cutie kintsugi 2015 hdtracks flac 2496 january 22, 2018 admin hires digital download. Death cab for cutie fall flat on thank you for today. The jammy, eightminute i will possess your heart was the first step along narrow stairs. Narrow stairs, death cabs second album for atlantic and sixth proper lp overall, is one of the darkest and most muscular in the bands. Attention death cab for cutie fans and savage internet pirates.
That said, there is no way a single person on this earth is going to agree with ben gibbards rankings of each death cab for cutie record, as he recently did for noisey. Death cab for cutie narrow stairs album lyrics letssingit. Bixby canyon bridge i will possess your heart no sunlight cath. A band as longlasting as death cab would eventually have to regroup and launch their sound into a grittier, more primal direction. Narrow stairs by death cab for cutie released in 2008 via atlantic, barsuk.
But a micro look reveals distinctions between the demure group that made 1999s something about airplanes and the gents standing atop narrow stairs. Title, az title, za label, az label, za year, 09 year, 90. Examining death cab for cuties narrow stairs 10 years later. Music death cab for cuties narrow stairs is a majorlabel album with an indie mindset there is an honesty and inspiration on the album thats undeniable, frontman ben gibbard says of lp, which.
On the first death cab record of his 40s, ben gibbard has lofty goals and. Narrow stairs, an album by death cab for cutie on spotify. One of the definitive indie bands of the 2000s and 2010s, led by ben gibbard, whose wistful vocals and sensitive songwriting straddle indie and emo. Customize your notifications for tour dates near your hometown, birthday wishes, or special discounts in our online store. In one interview, he described narrow stairs as a total curve ball and a really polarizing record thats got some teeth. Death cab for cutie has released nine studio albums, five extended plays eps, a demo tape, a digital album, one live album, thirtytwo singles including one as featured artist, nine music videos, and two dvds. It was released on may 12, 2008, in the united kingdom and on may, 2008, in the united states.
Features song lyrics for death cab for cuties narrow stairs album. Written during one of the darkest periods in gibbards life, narrow stairs would be a turning point in death cab for cuties discography. Death cab for cutie death cab for cutie is an american alternative rock band. Death cab for cutie are back in fighting form, proving that they have the same musical diversity as the likes of radiohead or r. The band consists of ben gibbard, chris walla, nick harmer, and jason mcgerr. Ben gibbard ranks death cab for cuties eight albums vice. Listen free to death cab for cutie narrow stairs bixby canyon bridge, i will. Death cab for cuties narrow stairs album art stereogum. Atlantic records death cab take a great leap forward with narrow stairs, combining their trademark melodic indie pop with the kind of loose, freewheeling band jams that wilco are famous for. Home trending history get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube. Weve obscured the cover art via rectangular collage for that. Narrow stairs by death cab for cutie this album is pretty good, in my opinion, sounds a bit like coldplay. Death cab for cutie discography 19972015 flac genre. I just got my promo stream of the new death cab for cutie album narrow stairs, which is due may from atlantic records.
Narrow stairs vinyle album death cab for cutie vinyle album, import. Narrow stairs is far from desperate, however, and the albums willingness to steer death cab into unfamiliar territory or, to reference an earlier lyric, into the dark, is by far its biggest strength. Art is subjective, and the artists relationship to their work is infinitely more complicated than an audiences. Gibbard had a minor breakthrough in 1997 with his debut cassette, prompting him to put together a band that included its producer, chris. Amazons bestselling album of 2008 was available as a free. Tim coleman, the boy previously mentioned as the catalyst for the investigation into the album, says. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Death cab for cutie narrow stairs releases discogs. Death cab for cuties narrow stairs originally published may 19, 2008 at 12. In many ways, narrow stairs is the perfect, natural next step for death cab for cutie. Death cab for cutie multiinstrumentalist and producer chris walla sounded the alarm just after new years. Death cab for cutie are an indie rockindie popalternative rock band from bellingham, wa, formed in 1997. Death cab for cutie narrow stairs lyrics and tracklist.