Death Cab for Cutie "Narrow Stairs" (Hey I got a band for ya... Hurt Locker for Lovely and my new album is mediocre as well)

Death Cab for Cutie....
This name of a band which makes you sorta cringe because it seems so filled with indie pretentiousness to hang a name around your bands collective neck like that, and being from Athens, Georgia I've heard my share of indie darling band names. What's in a name you might ask well sometimes a name can be associated with bad memories like nights seeing the band named Neutral Milk Hotel or Olivia Tremor Control, and wishing you'd stayed at some cheap boozer (which Athens Ga. has plenty)pounding beers for Jesus in the heart of the Bible Belt.
Although let it never be said I will not give something a listen if albeit not holding a facial expression like I know something stinking is about to assault my nose. So, it brings me back to the first time I gave Death Cab for Cutie a listen, and their offering I gave a good listen was the album Plans released in 2005 which I did like and it had a few good tunes that I enjoyed listening to like "Soul Meets Body", and "Summer Skin". I bought the album and thus my microscope came out and I needed to hear more of their catalog. I listened to every album from Something About Airplanes released in 1998 to Transatlanticism the album released in 2003 prior to Plans. The band had a distinctive sound that I found myself enjoying. The music wasn't in your face and the lyrics were fairly poetic if not a big cliche at times, but after time all sentiments get cliche to someone at some point.
Being that I had gone through all their studio albums and liked what I heard I was really looking forward their newest release Narrow Stairs which came out in May of 2008. Like most I did like their single "I Will Possess Your Heart", but I didn't really hear any other song on the album that really just stood out to me, and found myself getting kinda tired of hearing songs about love forlorn women who have issues and the guys they date with issues. I found myself thinking the album was just mediocre at best which honestly not all bands can knock it out of the park with every release. Songs like "Talking Bird" were depressing not because of the lyrics but just because it was a dead horse subject they as a band couldn't stop beating, along with "You Can Do Better Than Me" which made me want to say "hey it could be her fault for being an emotional cripple". The band just made me think they were just a bunch of low self esteem please love me pussies, and the only way you'd get laid to this music is from a pity fuck.
Hence I'm torn, because I do like Death Cab for Cutie they just made an album that seemed like they were phoning it in and seemed to say "Ok, lets do the same thing we've done on each album on this one too". So, if you are a fan of Death Cab for Cutie you should get this album because when you give it a listen you'll say "ya that's Death Cab for Cutie alright", but be left underwhelmed yet not totally disappointed which honestly after listening to their lyrics seems to be how you could describe the song writer's love life "Underwhelmed yet not totally disappointed".
Death Cab for Cutie has made its way into a category which is good background music. Music you really don't pay much attention too but hear a song or two that make you say "oh I like this one" but tune out the rest of the songs. So, on those Sundays when nothing is going on and you're not going out and you just want some music that isn't going make you think or assault your senses then put on Death Cab for Cutie. I bet you'll just sit around and relax and maybe take a nap, which in a way is like a dark cloudy sky on a birthday morning. Wow, I just typed out a Death Cab for Cutie metaphor don't I feel like a college freshman girl who's love life is just sooooo tragic and complicated..... like where is my poetry journal I so need to scribe these emotions and then blog about it thus broadcasting my blandness.

Preview Death Cab for Cutie at the following:

Death Cab for Cutie's official website
Death Cab for Cutie on myspace

What a lovely internet blogging vacation

Soooooooooo..... I've had a long lay off from blogging or anything else for that matter. I know all were just shitting themselves in fear of losing my witty typings.... yes even I didn't miss me, but I'm back to typing "me thoughts". I'm also supporting a new venture known as "Velvet Devil" or "VD" for short. So, yes kiddies I support VD.
So, in the up-coming days and weeks I plan on putting down some shite for all to read and ponder. I will be fueled by numerous diet beverages... whilst sitting in my Superman shorts that hide my shameful Clark Kent dick from the world. Know that I love you all in the hands off internet style that makes a "one-night-drunken-honkey-tonk-stand" seem meaningful and life enriching.