Narrow Stairs
Death Cab for Cutie
Narrow Stairs
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | |||
| 1 | Bixby Canyon Bridge | 5:15 | 65,600 | ||
| 2 | I Will Possess Your Heart | 8:33 | 90,402 | ||
| 3 | No Sunlight | 2:40 | 72,796 | ||
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Cath... | 3:53 | 67,127 | |
| 5 | Talking Bird | 3:19 | 66,457 | ||
| 6 | You Can Do Better Than Me | 1:55 | 66,743 | ||
| 7 | Grapevine Fires | 4:04 | 66,998 | ||
| 8 | Your New Twin Sized Bed | 3:05 | 58,725 | ||
| 9 | Long Division | 3:49 | 64,109 | ||
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Pity And Fear | 4:19 | 61,649 | |
| 11 | The Ice is Getting Thinner | 3:19 | 61,626 | ||
| 12 | I Will Possess Your Heart (Radio Edit) | 0:30 | 5,192 | ||
| 13 | Album Credits [As Read by Mike West] | 2:51 | 456 |
About this album
Narrow Stairs is the sixth studio album by rock band Death Cab for Cutie. It was released on May 12, 2008 in the United Kingdom and released on May 13, 2008 in the United States. The first single of the album was I Will Possess Your Heart, released on March 18, 2008. The second single will be Cath….
Production
In October 2007, Chris Walla, producer and guitarist, said that Death Cab for Cutie’s new album “is in full swing; we’re six songs in.” He went on to say “thus far it’s pretty weird and pretty spectacular; lots of blood. It’s creepy and heavy… we’ve got a ten minute long Can jam, and had you suggested that possibility to me in 1998, I’d have eaten your puppy’s brain with a spoon.” In a Billboard piece, Walla promised a “curve ball” and described the album: “It’s really weird. It’s really, really good, I think, but it’s totally a curve ball, and I think it’s gonna be a really polarizing record. But I’m really excited about it. It’s really got some teeth. The landscape of the thing is way, way more lunar than the urban meadow sort of thing that has been happening for the last couple of records.” Walla went on to say, “[It’s also] louder and more dissonant and … I think abrasive would be a good word to use. heavy, sludgy, slow metal synth-punk band Brainiac.” Ben Gibbard, lead singer and writer, commented, “I just don’t feel like we really have anything to prove of it other than to ourselves and to making a record we really enjoy.”
Cath….Production
In October 2007, Chris Walla, producer and guitarist, said that Death Cab for Cutie’s new album “is in full swing; we’re six songs in.” He went on to say “thus far it’s pretty weird and pretty spectacular; lots of blood. It’s creepy and heavy… we’ve got a ten minute long Can jam, and had you suggested that possibility to me in 1998, I’d have eaten your puppy’s brain with a spoon.” In a Billboard piece, Walla promised a “curve ball” and described the album: “It’s really weird. It’s really, really good, I think, but it’s totally a curve ball, and I think it’s gonna be a really polarizing record. But I’m really excited about it. It’s really got some teeth. The landscape of the thing is way, way more lunar than the urban meadow sort of thing that has been happening for the last couple of records.” Walla went on to say, “[It’s also] louder and more dissonant and … I think abrasive would be a good word to use. heavy, sludgy, slow metal synth-punk band Brainiac.” Ben Gibbard, lead singer and writer, commented, “I just don’t feel like we really have anything to prove of it other than to ourselves and to making a record we really enjoy.”
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Shouts
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bennnnf1 wrote:
horrible
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Bayou16 wrote:
covert art was made by emy storey; ex g/f of sara
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SiLvErMaN321 wrote:
awsome album..didnt think it was that great at first. growers are always the best
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Cauleu wrote:
total <3
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digital_scalene wrote:
Kinda wish ben gibbard would quit shooting his voice around like a tennis ball, and just sing like he used to.
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Ketisfolk wrote:
I have to admit I got this album when it first came out and initially wasn't sure what to make of it but it's really grown on me. Got to be one of the best albums of 2008.
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Schayzelden wrote:
I love how heavy this album sounds compared with the others live. Since last night I see the album in a different light. I Will possess Your Heart is awful IMO, such a massive build-up for such a massive let down. Cath... and Grapevine Fires though... fantastic.
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jesse123123 wrote:
mediocre at best, compared to their older albums.
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Mira2706 wrote:
the new album is awesome! i like especially no sunlight, cath..,i will possess your heart and the ice is getting thinner <3 well..i like each song!
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xodearjamie wrote:
so I wasn't that excited for it, but it TOTALLY surpassed my expectations! one of the best of '08.
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der_peter wrote:
first listening and BAAAM.. i fell for it. great album. better than i would have thought. i'm so happy now (;
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SiobhanKt wrote:
haha. joerick, you are totally right. guess i only read the first half and got all over zealous with my love for the album! i still hold by what i said, though!
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agglo wrote:
a very mediocre summer album with a very poppy sound
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joerick wrote:
SiobhanKt, I think she meant she couldn't listen to the tracks on last.fm!!
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SiobhanKt wrote:
hey, beautifullfreak... i did BUT then i listened to it through my head phones with no distraction (i was on the plane on my way to bonnaroo) and it hit me. For just over a week now all i want to do is listen to this album. i can feel it covering me like waves and i want to float away. i'm obsessed with it. i've not been as infatuated with an album this way since transatalticism and/or the postal service. don't give up on this cd... it's a gradual build but worth it when you get there.
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Sepia_Verve wrote:
This. Album. Makes. Me. Froth. Angrily.
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UHG89 wrote:
we have the facts and we're voting yes: no other dcfc-album includes such great feelings...crashing through the parlor doors, what was your first reaction? *simply great* will never return
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Polarimetric wrote:
I was originally really disappointed with this album. Now it's my favorite album by then. I think all of the people who are let down aren't giving it a try.
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Revlin wrote:
I love this album. Death Cab took a completely different direction than anyone expected. It's nothing like Plans or Transatlanticism, Albums like this are somewhat lacking in modern music.
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evytje89 wrote:
at first listening: plans was better. But it gets better after a while :)
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