Bw’s Blog

I’ve written here about Death Cab For Cutie before, but I’ve done things in completely the wrong order. If you want to read my first post, check it out here. I haven’t been able to listen to Narrow Stairs yet, but I will be reviewing it in detail very soon.

For now, I’ll be talking about the new EP which contains songs that didn’t fit in with the album. The Open Door EP contains four new songs and a demo of Talking Bird (from Narrow Stairs).

My favorite song on the album is easily A Diamond And A Tether. Although the lyrics in this song are fairly direct, the metaphor is still clever. The emotional quality of the music is undeniable, and the choruses are simply beautiful. I felt like this song was a little immature at times, which might be a reason why they held it back from the full-length album.

My Mirror Speaks is an interesting track that’s a bit more upbeat than the others. It’s not as soft or lovey-dovey as others and this makes a nice change. There are some good parts in this song, but again, I can see why it didn’t make the cut. This song wasn’t as moving as other Death Cab songs I know and love.

While not being familiar with the album version of Talking Bird, the acoustic version was still enjoyable. It has a very “demo” quality to it (makes sense…) and I couldn’t help but think “I wish I knew the album version of this song” while listening to it. That would’ve made it a lot better.

Stay tuned for my review of Narrow Stairs coming up this month,

Sincerely,

BW. 

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