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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0075678994654
Label: Atlantic
Manufacturer: Atlantic
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: Atlantic
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Studio: Atlantic
Sales Rank: 106
MPN: 452796
Disc 1:- 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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Amazon.com: After relentless touring, performances on Saturday Night Live, and appearing on the cover of Spin and Paste Magazines, Death Cab for Cutie brings us Narrow Stairs. Following up their DVD collection, Directions, which sold over 30,000 copies and their platinum selling album, Plans, was no easy task but Narrow Stairs has already been praised by MTV.com as the band’s most daring and adventurous effort to date.
Amazon.co.uk: Narrow Stairs might be the first album recorded by Death Cab for Cutie since Ben Gibbard's 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
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I've been trying to get some more variety in my music library lately. Being from Washington, I've heard these guys on the radio a lot, so I figured I'd give them a real chance and picked up Narrow Stairs.
My jaw was on the floor the first four songs, and for a few more after that. How have I let Death Cab get by me up until now? Most of the lyrics are well thought out, and Gibbard does a great job setting up an atmosphere with the music.
I thought I was impressed the first ... Read More
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I have to first say that if you are reading this, I have to establish that I'm not a really big fan of Death Cab in the sense that I only have two albums. I picked up Plans, and was really impressed. I figured I'd pick this one up, because I'd heard good things about it, and I had "I Will Possess Your Heart," and I really liked the song.
I was fairly disappointed in the songs on this album. I have come to expect great lyrics from Death Cab, and no doubt that there are songs on this album ... Read More
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You should get Death Cab's Narrow Stairs for the first four songs alone. Each is a model of perfection. Even though 'I Will Possess Your Heart' clocks in at over 7 minutes, you never get bored.
This is a must have.
[DW]
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I don't want to be one of those people who can't enjoy Item A because of the existence of Item B, which they feel is so superior to Item A that they can't enjoy A because of the inferiority in comparison to B, but... well, that's kind of how I feel in this case. In my example, Item A is this album, "Narrow Stairs", and Item B is Death Cab's 2005 "Plans".
Prior to purchasing "Plans", I owned a few Death Cab albums, including "Transatlanticism" and "The Photo Album", which I thought were alright ... Read More
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A simple and sweet review. I admit I am a relatively new DCFC fan, within the last few years, but I really enjoy this disc. I own the previous 2 releases and enjoy them just as well! The differences between this one and Plans are highly appealing to me. I cannot believe some do not like this cd. Must be fair weather fans. Nothing wrong with a little rockin' out! With my continuing research of their past catalog I think this is a solid release and true fans will dig it.
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