"So this is what God does all day."
It took us a while
to get “I Will Possess Your Heart,” the sprawling first single from
Death Cab for Cutie’s new album,
Narrow Stairs. But now that we understand its place within the CD, it sorta makes sense. It also helps that producer and guitar player
Chris Walla explained it to us.
Narrow Stairs is Death Cab’s toughest and most satisfying album. It may not pack the jolt of discovery that announced its breakthrough CD
Transatlanticism. Rather, to quote the band, it’s the sound of settling.
Stairs is a big, ambitious (and kinda familiar-sounding) record featuring singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard’s usual cast of stalkers, creeps, and lonely recluses.
On its current tour, the band is focusing on its last three albums:
Narrow Stairs,
Plans, and
Transatlanticism.
--Michael Gallucci
Death Cab for Cutie plays the Plain Dealer Pavilion (204 Sycamore) at 8 p.m. Friday, June 13. Tickets are $32.50, available by calling 216-241-5555. For a preview, listen to “Long Division” below.
