death cab’s ‘narrow stairs’: better than a latte
May 16, 2008
While we were at Starbucks yesterday morning, Trish decided to purchase the new Death Cab for Cutie CD, Narrow Stairs. I was surprised that we a) were purchasing a non-digital album and b) that it was from Starbucks, but whatever. I listened to it three and a half times last night while putting neon quote bubble tags on stuff we’re selling at a “yard sale party” tomorrow and was pleasantly surprised that it didn’t suck. Not that I’ve ever really though Death Cab sucked. In fact, I’m more like one of those “old school” fans who gets turned off when a favorite band gets big–damn “The O.C.”–which is actually pretty stupid. I wasn’t a huge fan of Plans (although I secretly listened to “What Sarah Said” on repeat in my car–when I had it.)
Fun fact: album art by ee storey, of tegan and sara design fame
From what I can tell, the new album is much better overall than Plans, though I’m not really into the single, “I Will Possess Your Heart.” There are much better (and shorter) tracks, like “You Can Do Better Than Me” and “Long Division,” though the guitar on the latter sounds just like it does on “We Laugh Indoors,” from Photo Album. (I know this because my pug’s middle name, Guinevere, is from that song. Yes, my pug has a middle name and yes it’s from a Death Cab song. So what?)
