Ben Gibbard is probably the most poetic songwriter of this generation. Love lost seems to be the motif of Narrow Stairs, Death Cab For Cutie's 2008 album. This is a slight rebound from their 2005 release Plans, which was undoubltably their most commercially successful album and in my opinion a little overrated.
The album starts out strong with two tracks that are both sturdy instrumentally and lyrically with "Bixby Canyon Bridge" and "I Will Possess Your Heart." The intro to "I Will Posses Your Heart" is to cool. With four and a half minutes of a steady bass line and random attacks from the piano and guitar.
The rest of the album changes mood with short cute songs. "Cath..." and "Your New Twin Sized Bed" are the highlights of these.
Death Cab seems to have a clearer focus on Narrow Stairs than they did on Plans. As I said, the songwriting is always excellent from Gibbard, and the band's sound is as full as it has ever been.
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