Death Cab for Cutie Band • Page 14

that fucking high note on the verses of "you can do better than me" my GOD. this album is the beatles, the beach boys, elliott smith and yet nobody but death cab for cutie.

 

fuck it im live-posting

the drums on Grapevine Fires are so subtle yet entrancing, some very impressive and quiet snarework. DCFC lowkey has had some of the best drumming of the past 15 years.

(the same could be said for "possess your heart." he really plays with his snare placement, lot of paradiddles and flams and stuff, always keeps things feeling very lilty and welcoming, but like you never QUITE know where the groove is.)

 

Narrow Stairs has my favorite DCFC tones. Those open, warm, natural drums make me gooey on the inside.

 

narrow stairs is highly underrated. tbh i think most of their post-plans material is either under-appreciated or wrongfully maligned.

as in, codes and keys is a good record

 

also, taking a kid to a cemetary, lol damn Ben, coldblooded but your voice can literally sing anything so i guess it's okay

 

Jason McGerr is maybe my favorite working drummer today. I highly recommend searching him on youtube, lots of "Grapevine Fires" pattern breakdowns.

 

nick harmer, fucking counterpoint KING on "Twin Sized Bed." that chorus is only five notes or something but they all fucking count. calling it now, all songs about twin sized beds rock

(this listen is officially v biased, but no care ever)

 

i've always loved how little he diverges from conventional grooves while sounding SO original and defined. "no room in frame" especially.

 

there's a quiet fury over this whole thing. obviously the lyrics are dark, but the pace of this record is insidious, and then after a while you realize just how feverish the whole thing has been on some level and you get kind of unnerved by it. agh, man, this one is just WORKING for me lol. right place, right time yall.

 

and then they carried on like long division
as it was clear with every page
that they were further away from a solution that would play
without a remainder

he had sworn not to be what he'd been before
to be the remainder

oh man. ohhhhhh brb weeping

 

closes with its two weakest tracks, but still. hoo doggie. what a ride

 

Was this yr first time going past Plans?

 

believe it or not, the second i finished this up, i realized i'd actually heard every DC album but this one going in, which is weird haha

 

Oh hm weird. Was there a reason for the omission?

 

Narrow Stairs is their best sounding record, no question.

 

the last two songs are my favorites besides bixby and maybe cath hahah

 

What are the general opinions on Kintsugi and Codes and Keys? I have somehow drifted from DCFC.

 

Kintsugi is great and has one of their best in "No Room in Frame." I enjoy Codes and Keys, probably my least favorite in the end, but still has some great songs imo.

 

I really enjoy both but come back to Codes and Keys the least. Unobstructed Views might be their most underrated song.

 

Man shit got emotional in here

 

Pity And Fear rules, what the hell

 

Codes & Keys is definitely their worst, but there's still some good stuff on there.

 

"Some Boys" off of Codes and Keys is one of my fav DCFC tracks. The drums and piano rule.

 

Codes and Keys is my least favorite DCFC record, but it still has some great tracks. I always find myself coming back to Doors Unlocked, Tourist and Stay Young.

 

I don’t think I’ve ever listened to c&k or kintsugi