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| Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Label: Atlantic
Category: Music
List Price: $18.98
Buy New: $7.45
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Avg. Customer Rating:  101 reviews
Sales Rank: 105
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.4
MPN: 452796
UPC: 075678994654
EAN: 0075678994654
Release Date: May 13, 2008
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Condition: Factory sealed!! Very small notch in side of jewel case.
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| Tracks:
| • | 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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| Editorial Reviews:
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
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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 96 more reviews...
 I am now a fan May 17, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i have never been a die hard death cab fan because i tend to stick to acoustic rock but bands like the killers and now death cab give me hope for rock. It is just nice to hear creativity, great vocals, and amazing production without making it cookie cutter. Great album i highly recomend.
The Culmination June 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'm pretty sure I own every DCFC recording. In this album I can hear pieces of all the others, even "Chords", arranged in the perfect package. Ben's lovelorn lament turned out to be the perfect catalyst for the culmination of a lot of ideas they have shared with us over the past several years. This album is heartbreaking, reflective, inspiring, brilliant.
Mark Kozelek's recent release is a breathtaking composition where lyrics and melody are seamless. A true gift reflective of his talent. For me this album is right there if not better on that score. The best part is that one can tell this is not just a Ben and Chris joint. Jason and Nick clearly influenced this album more than any others - you can just hear it.
This is probably my album of the year so far, and far better than releases from some other indie stalwarts (don't buy this packaged with MMJ before you read the reviews - and do yourself a favor and read Pitchfork's). Thank you, baby Jesus, for DCFC.
PERFECT! May 16, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
I can't recommend "Narrow Stairs" highly enough. I was wondering how Death Cab For Cutie would follow up their masterpiece (Plans) and I was highly skeptical that they could. So many details made "Plans" such a great album and the follow up was going to be a very delicate procedure. "Narrow Stairs" shows growth without sacrificing taste and all the quality of their songwriting and musicianship has evolved in all the right ways. The band has the gifts of creativity and melodicism. The songs on "Narrow Stairs" don't require multiple listens in order to get them engraved in your brain and the whole album is that rare gem that is great from beginning to end. How will they follow this one up?
something new May 31, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This album has a different feel from Death Cab's past work. It seems that over time they have added more instrumentation. This album is the next step in that evolution. As usual the lyrical content is top-notch. If you are hardcore into Death Cab's older stuff, be prepared to adjust your view of them.
A Great Band DCFC is, Really September 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been a fan of this band for quite some time now and since have found out that singer Ben Gibbard and the band have been making music for almost a decade. He is a true artist in the indie-rock fashion, but did get more "mainstream" recognition with their 2005 release of "Plans". It even got a Grammy nomination and much heavy rotation on radio airwaves everywhere.
"Narrow Stairs" is slightly different from the more pop under-toned "Plans" with it's darker tone and slight sad with songs like "Pity and Fear" and "The Ice Is Getting Thinner". I also liked "I Will Possess Your Heart" which is eight minutes long and features interesting lyrics in the typical Ben Gibbard fashion yet slightly creepier. "You Can Do Better Than Me" bumps things back up to the more chamber-pop alternative side of Death Cab.
The band has always impressed me with their lyrics and the way they are willing to experiment and not try and fit any one style or do what's popular in the music world.
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