Already part of an April Fool's prank and released inadvertently one week earlier on iTunes, Narrow Stairs promises to be a whole new Death Cab.
If lead single "I Will Possess Your Heart" is any indication, the pre-release media buzz is on track. A dissonant, swelling first few minutes final climax into a full-fledged track, finally winding down after 8 and a half minutes. It's the anti-"I Will Follow You Into the Dark," a whimsy folk reminiscese on Catholic school and death from 2005's Plans that scored a radio hit.
Though only two of the additional 10 tracks cross the 4-minute barrier, I'm curious to see to which boundaries Death Cab pushes its sound.
If I Were Really Rich ...
— Filter, Anthems for the Damned (Pulse) — Reunited industrial group is expected to eschew "Take a Picture"-like tunes in order to welcome harder rockers back to the fold.
— Old 97s, Blame it on Gravity (New West) — Dallas alt-country group issues seventh LP, first since appearing in "The Break Up" (Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn).
— T-Bone Burnett, Tooth of Crime (Nonesuch) — Brains behind O Brother, Where Art Thou? soundtrack issues soundtrack to a play.
Others
Joseph Arthur, Vagabond Skies [EP] (Lonely Astronaut)
Regina Belle, Love Forever Shines (Pendulum)
The Black Angels, Directions to See a Ghost (Light in the Attic)
Kerry Butler, Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust (P.S. Classics)
Ryan Cabrera, The Moon Under Water (Papa Joe)
Cherish, The Truth (Sho'nuff/Capitol)
Joe Cocker, Hymn for My Soul (Fantasy)
Deicide, Till Death Do Us Part (Earache)
Duffy, Rockferry (Mercury)
Bill Frisell, History, Mystery (Nonesuch)
David Gates, Falling in Love Again [Re-issue] (Wounded Bird)
Iron Maiden, Somewhere Back in Time: The Best of 1980-1989 (EMI)
Krimson Creek, Boondox (Psychopathic)
Local H, 12 Angry Months (Shout! Factory)
Jason Mraz, We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things (Atlantic)
Mark Selby, Nine Pound Hammer (BHM Productions)
Subtle, ExitingARM (Lex)
Keith Sweat, Just Me (Rhino)
10 Years, Division (Universal)
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