| Narrow Stairs |
As I am writing this post Death Cab For Cutie’s latest album Narrow Stairs are playing in the background. Ben Gibbard’s honest and pleading voice begins to tell me stories of how he will posses my heart, about his pity and fears, and why the ice is getting thinner and the tale of grapevine fires. To be honest I have never been a Death Cab For Cutie fan not until one of my friends sent me their song last year ‘I Will Follow You Into The Dark’. The lyrics were beautiful, different and meaningful at the same time. 3 years have gone by since the release of ‘I Will Follow You Into the Dark’ and Ben Gibbard still writes about those beautiful and familiar words. The album opens with the song ‘Bixby Canyon Bridge’, is rife with references to Jack Kerouac’s writing. ‘Bixby Canyon Bridge’ was written during the artist’s trip to Big Sur. As you guys would probably know ‘I will posses your heart’ is the first single from Narrow Stairs and you guys would probably know that it is 8:35 seconds long! After 4:34 seconds of hearing just melodies and rhythms you will finally hear Ben Gibbard’s pleading voice. The album continues with songs such as ‘No Sunlight’, ‘Cath…’, ‘Talking Birds’, ‘You Can Do Better Than Me’ ‘Grapevine Fires’, ‘Your New Twin Sized Bed’ ‘Long Division’ and ‘Pity and Fear’. The album ends with haunting but beautiful ‘The Ice Is Getting Thinner’. I personally love these two songs ‘Grapevine Fires’ and ‘The Ice Is Getting Thinner’, ‘Grapevine Fires’ appears to be centred around the wildfires that raged in California during the summer and fall of 2007. ‘The Ice Is Getting Thinner’ is the most ‘relatable’ song on the album for me, the song is about how people change and there is nothing you can do about it. Narrow Stairs in my opinion is one of the many great albums this year… if not one of the best it is THE best album of the year. =D Narrow Stairs is an album where you can close your eyes and be in a different world. Narrow Stairs was produced by Death Cab For Cutie’s guitarist Chris Walla and they will be releasing their second single ‘Cath…’ Soon! Narrow Stairs is out in stores now! Track listing
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