On this, their eighth album, Death Cab For Cutie return to a stronger sound that hasn\u2019t been heard in a while. This is probably their best since 2005\u2019s Plans<\/i>. Unfortunately, it is also the last album to feature guitarist\/multi-instrumentalist Chris Walla. Fortunately, the band has also come out with some of their best and most memorable songs on this disc.<\/p>\n
While the main single \u201cBlack Sun\u201d and \u201cGood Help (Is So Hard to Find)\u201d are admirable tracks, they are nowhere near masterpieces; the listener has to look elsewhere to find the true nuggets of the album. \u201cLittle Wanderer\u201d is without a doubt the best song on the record and has a chorus that sticks with you long after the record is finished \u2013 it\u2019s just an awe-inspiring track. Likewise, \u201cYou\u2019ve Haunted Me All My Life\u201d is one of the band\u2019s best ballads and is another song that will eventually rank among the band\u2019s best tracks.<\/p>\n
The band plays with a renewed sense of enthusiasm that was not heard on the last couple of records. The opening track, \u201cNo Room In Frame,\u201d is spiced up with a nice guitar riff and is another great opener from a band known for amazing opening songs. Crisp, clean production courtesy of Rich Costey (Jane\u2019s Addiction, Interpol) brings out the best qualities in Ben Gibbard\u2019s vocals and songwriting. The musicianship is, of course, top-notch, sounding great and never cluttered.<\/p>\n
\u201cHold No Guns\u201d is one of those sparsely arranged Death Cab songs that never fail to excite the listener, \u00e0 la \u201cI Will Follow You Into The Dark.\u201d The chorus and backing vocals of \u201cEverything\u2019s A Ceiling\u201d help elevate the song and transform it into another winner. Gibbard\u2019s songwriting is in top form on this record after dealing with the split from his now ex-wife, the ever-annoying Zooey Deschanel, and using it to craft some very fine songs.<\/p>\n
While many indie rock bands are starting to experiment with different sounds like Arcade Fire, you know you can always rely on Death Cab For Cutie to sound exactly how you want them to sound; in this ever-changing world, that\u2019s a very admirable thing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":32344,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"artist":[7010],"rating":[5617],"class_list":["post-44096","review","type-review","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","artist-death-cab-for-cutie","rating-rating-b-plus"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44096","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/review"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/91"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44096"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/review\/44096\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/32344"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44096"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"artist","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/artist?post=44096"},{"taxonomy":"rating","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyvault.adishjain.in\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rating?post=44096"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}