Just stumbled upon this 25 minute documentary on the making of the new Death Cab album, and the beginning of the tour. Great stuff if you’re into the band, so have a look:
For those of you who don’t already know, the new album Narrow Stairs (iTunes) is out tomorrow. The band are touring throughout the summer, so grab your tickets now! Details on their site
Well… it’s out tomorrow! Make sure you grab a copy either from iTunes or Amazon (if you’re the CD type).
Look out for a review up here soon, but for now, there is an interesting one at Rolling Stone (4/5):
“Elaborate multitrack recording has been replaced with the sound of a band in a room: drum hits elbowing through overmodulating bass lines, feedback squalls obscuring piano and vocals, clotting the air like smoke. The sense of claustrophobia even extends to the breaks between tracks, which are nonexistent or fleeting; songs are cut off by noise bursts or begin with the lurch of a tape-machine capstan. This fits the material — the album is as dark as anything the band has done. The most glaring example is the single “I Will Possess Your Heart,” which begins with nearly five wordless minutes of midtempo groove-building before becoming a love letter from a stalker.”
Great stuff!
Ed.
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