Narrow Stairs

On May 13th Death Cab for Cutie released their new album Narrow Stairs. After a week of waiting I finally got my hands on a copy. This CD is brilliant. A friend (can you guess who? That's right, Sean Bateman) played me their single "I Will Possess Your Heart" when it was first released. The song is eight minutes and thirty-five seconds long. When Sean first played it for me we were driving in his car by the river before show choir practice and I fell in love with it. The first four minutes and thirty-five seconds is instrumental. I thought that when I listened to the song on repeat (which I usually do when I first fall in love with a song) that I would probably find myself fast forwarding. After listening to this song over 40 times on only my iPod I still have never skipped the instrumental because it's just that good.

After obsessing over their single I couldn't wait for the rest of the album to be released. It's not as upbeat and cheery as the music I would normally listen to in the spring but it's so brilliant that I've made an exception for it. I find myself listening to this CD at night on my drive home from where ever I'm coming from. It's slightly darker than their previous albums which makes it a perfect night time CD. My favorite songs include "I Will Posses Your Heart", "The Ice is Getting Thinner", "Your New Twin Sized Bed", "Bixby Canyon Bridge", "No Sunlight" (which is more upbeat than you think it is). Basically I just love the whole album and everything about it.