Artist Bio
When asked to describe Death Cab For Cutie’s sixth studio album, Narrow Stairs, guitarist Chris Walla characterises it as “having teeth”. While many bands in Death Cab For Cutie’s situation would try to recreate the success of hit songs like “Soul Meets Body” or “I Will Follow You Into The Dark,” instead the band have crafted the most ambitious and varied album of their career by simply doing what they’ve been doing since they formed in Bellingham, Washington a decade ago – making brilliant, heartfelt songs that stretch artistic boundaries. Recorded entirely on two-inch tape, Narrow Stairs is an album that captures Death Cab For Cutie’s live sound. “We spend an overwhelming amount of time as a band playing live together, so it doesn’t really make sense not to approach our recording the same way,” says vocalist Ben Gibbard. The live feel of the recording not only affected the way the songs were put to tape but also the way they were arranged, making for the band’s most aggressive record to date.
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