Narrow Stairs
Death Cab for Cutie
Narrow Stairs
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Tracklist
| Track | Duration | Listeners | |||
| 1 | Bixby Canyon Bridge | 5:15 | 73,770 | ||
| 2 | I Will Possess Your Heart | 8:33 | 101,833 | ||
| 3 | No Sunlight | 2:40 | 82,594 | ||
| 4 | Cath... | 3:53 | 76,514 | ||
| 5 | Talking Bird | 3:19 | 74,196 | ||
| 6 | You Can Do Better Than Me | 1:55 | 74,727 | ||
| 7 | Grapevine Fires | 4:04 | 75,220 | ||
| 8 | Your New Twin Sized Bed | 3:05 | 66,645 | ||
| 9 | Long Division | 3:49 | 71,971 | ||
| 10 | Pity And Fear | 4:19 | 69,305 | ||
| 11 | The Ice is Getting Thinner | 3:19 | 69,678 | ||
| 12 | I Will Possess Your Heart (Radio Edit) | 0:30 | 5,941 | ||
| 13 | Album Credits [As Read by Mike West] | 2:51 | 519 |
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.”
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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JmsJunkie wrote:
You definately have to sit down and listen to the intricate-cy of the album. To really enjoy and endulge in what is a really good album. I agree with all the comments on here about a growing album. This is exactly that. and at first i thought. 'oh dear' but now. It's clear. another great by Death Cab. Well done guys.
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conditionals wrote:
I agree with xodearjamie - I wasn't expecting much at all after Plans, and I nearly didn't buy it... but this blew me away.
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KoldKalamity wrote:
I wasn't so much into their earlier stuff so Narrow Stairs is my fave.
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shattered-hero wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Narrow+Stairs
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evadethenoise wrote:
We totally evaded this album: http://evadethenoise.com/2008/07/10/death-cab-for-cutie-narrow-stairs/ (oh, and by "evaded" we really mean we listened to it and thought it was rockin').
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oshareism wrote:
this cd is NOTHING compared to anything before Plans. But it is a step up from Plans, which is easily their WORST cd
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ianshaw wrote:
SiobhanKt - I'm with you . . . listen to the CD with your headphones with no distractions and you'll fall in love with it. It is a "grower" and its strengths aren't immediately apparent - particularly if you are just using it as background music. Personally, I think its as good as anything else they have done. Perhaps its more "pop-esque" in that certain songs do have catchy hooks - but I've never been one to think an album has to be a difficult listen before it can be considered good! Love it!
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eater_mitchell wrote:
I am still trying to figure out why so few people have bought or listened to this album. Maybe they didn't like I will Posses Your Heart so they didn't get the album.
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eater_mitchell wrote:
Definetly better than Plans but goes over many fans heads as they don't listen to it enough.
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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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Recent Activity
- elgools added Narrow Stairs to elgools’s library. yesterday morning
- luis_larrieu, projecthoodlum, narcissia and 2 other people loved Death Cab for Cutie – The Ice is Getting Thinner. yesterday morning
- luis_larrieu and Gordybhoy loved Death Cab for Cutie – Talking Bird. yesterday morning
- KLeighMarie and lianhanshee loved Death Cab for Cutie – No Sunlight. yesterday morning
- Lirale loved Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart. yesterday morning
- KLeighMarie, lianhanshee and AmpersandCM loved Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart. yesterday evening
- KLeighMarie and grammarbegood loved Death Cab for Cutie – Bixby Canyon Bridge. yesterday evening
- lianhanshee, SopranoJKM, kon_sama and 1 other person loved Death Cab for Cutie – You Can Do Better Than Me. yesterday evening
- Leashah, SopranoJKM, MogryoTheMoogle and 1 other person loved Death Cab for Cutie – I Will Possess Your Heart. yesterday evening
- SopranoJKM loved Death Cab for Cutie – Cath.... yesterday evening
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