Music: Death Cab Is Up for the Long Haul

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“Narrow Stairs,” an unsettling, confident album, reaffirms Death Cab for Cutie as an increasingly rare thing: a career rock band. > [link]

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Published 5/18/2008 by david (boy@largeheartedboy.com) at Largehearted Boy
... The New York Times profiles Death Cab for Cutie. Death Cab for Cutie is all about paying the fare. On the new “Narrow Stairs” (Atlantic), its sixth studio album and second on a major label (“Plans,” from 2005, was the first), the band ponders the cost of giving up on hope and decides that depression is just not worth the sticker price. On the surface this is Death Cab’s darkest, noisiest music yet. One love song gets going with the lyric “I’m starting to feel like we’re staying together out of fear of dying alone.” By the song’s end, ...

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Published 5/19/2008 at Pollstar
... family home into a hotel - USA Today / Associated Press Have you ever wondered what it's like for bands just starting out? "The Hermans: Stalking America" tells you everything you need to know - The Lantern Police stress dangers of wearing headphones in public after helicopter falls on pedestrian - The Sudbury Star Martha Wainwright on recording with friends, family - The Birmingham Post U.K. A few minutes with Death Cab For Cutie - The New York Times (registration may be required) Views … Stone Temple ...

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