Name: Narrow Stairs
Brand: Death Cab For Cutie

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

LP-BARK-075

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Colour

black

Colour details

Discogs ID

Discs

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

LP + Bonus 7"

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2008-12-09

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

655173107515

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1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

Artist

Death Cab For Cutie

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

Barsuk

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' and their platinum selling album, 'plans', was no easy task but 'narrow stairs' is the band's most daring and adventurous effort to date. the 11-track set lives up to bassist nick harmer's description of "the most uptempo, upbeat death cab songs as well as some of their saddest." several minutes go by before frontman ben gibbard's voice is heard on the eight-minute single 'i will possess your heart,' the most expansive song death cab has yet released. a dark harmer bass riff initially conjures jane's addiction's '3 days' before the rest of the band kicks in, shifting the track into atmospheric realms. 'no sunlight' and 'long division' are jaunty rockers, while marching-band drums, piano and vintage organ support the state-of-the-relationship ditty 'you can do better than me.' death cab's more somber side peeks through on 'talking bird,' and the largely voice-and-guitar closer 'the ice is getting thinner.'

Narrow Stairs

Music US