Narrow Stairs

album: Narrow Stairs

artist: Death Cab for Cutie

released: 2008-04-29

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Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie (commonly abbreviated to DCFC or Death Cab) is an American rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington, in 1997. Death Cab for Cutie's music has been classified as indie rock, indie pop, and alternative rock. The band is currently composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Zac Rae (keyboards, guitar), and Jason McGerr (drums).

The band was originally a solo project by Gibbard, who expanded the project into a complete group upon getting a record deal. They released their debut album, Something About Airplanes, in 1998. The band's fourth album, 2003's Transatlanticism, broke into the mainstream both critically and commercially; its songs were featured in various TV series and films. The band's major label debut for Atlantic Records, 2005's Plans, went platinum. Founding guitarist Chris Walla left the band in 2014 after 17 years. The band's tenth and latest studio album, Asphalt Meadows, was released on September 16, 2022. Alongside their ten full-length studio albums, the band has released four EPs, two live EPs, one live album, and one demo album.

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Posted 16 years ago by coldatlantic:

jhorton wrote:

Record producer guy: Ok guys, we have, like ten minutes to fill on the new album, any ideas?

Singer guy: I have about twelve syllables that I am like, totally in love with, I could just sing them over and over for ten minutes.

Bass player guy: I have this little bass line that is exactly twelve beats long. I can easily play it for 10 minutes.

Singer guy: Excellent, let's wrap this thing up so I can go home and bang my super hot actress wife, Gwyneth.

Bass player guy: Er, dude, that's not your wife, that's the Coldplay guy.

Singer guy: Are you sure?

Bass player guy: Yep.

Singer guy: I am always getting us confused.

Bass Player: Everyone does.

Singer guy: Do you think I could fool Gwyneth?

Bass player guy: Prolly not. Maybe if you sing to her in the dark.

Singer guy: Somebody get my agent on the phone.

Is there an RP posting hall of fame somewhere?

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Posted 16 years ago by jhorton:

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Posted 5 years ago by BCarn:

DocStrangelove wrote:

horrible, boring, repetitive, creative failure.

please delete this from rotation.

Sounds like your resume!
But seriously folks...clearly you're not a DCFC fan. But since Bill doesn't consult you for the music list, just sit back and enjoy the musical variation that makes RP a cut above all other radio stations.

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Posted 14 years ago by :

dmax wrote:

YES.

This is what drew me to the band. There is NO rush to satisfy the 3 minute norm. Like "Hey Jude" or "Low Spark of High Heeled Boys" it just defines the groove and sits there comfortably.

I agree with this completely.

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Posted 5 years ago by SurfDoc:

Took me a long time to come around to these guys, now I love them. I credit that to Radio Paradise.

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Posted 6 years ago by LouseGrouse:

I see people complaining about the creepiness of the song. but is that not the point of the song? Other bands have done songs from this obsessive perspective (like the Police's "I will be watching you") because it's interesting, and very sadly is a thing that happens in real life.

Personally I think the song is effective ion how it feels kinda hectic and persistent, and, ultimately, scary.

So yeah, that's my take. I may be mistaking people's observations of the creepiness with complaint, and if that's the case i apologise.

All the best,

Be nice to people.

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Posted 6 years ago by Laptopdog:

Years ago I made a video of an edit of the final showdown of the characters in Steven Speilberg's early film Duel with Dennis Weaver on a lonely mountain road being pursued by a crazy semi truck driver. I used this song as the soundtrack. It was amazing how well it worked, with the plodding bass line for the climb up the mountain, which stops when the singing starts and the car began careening down the mountain. I put it up on YouTube, but they took it down. I guess it violated the band or the movie copyright. It was fun while it lasted.

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Posted 5 years ago by dwhayslett:

jonahboo wrote:

shave 3 minutes off the intro and ya got sumthin there

don't bore us, get to the chorus

"Us" is not bored.

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Posted 6 years ago by BCarn:

I always miss knowing about these bands until about 6 years later. wtf??

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Posted 3 years ago by snider100:

I loooooove the slow wind up to this song.

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Posted 4 years ago by kremfresch:

it's insistent, plodding, driven, driving... obsessed,,, like the singer of the song. As a bass player I can say I love playing on tunes like this that require you to LOCK in and just groove with the drummer.

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Posted 13 years ago by lathyris:

Just need to add this: Heathcliff was an ass.

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Posted 7 years ago by William:

Proclivities wrote:

I guess this post somehow relates to this song, but is there really a song with a "B#" chord?

Yeah. It uses only the white keys on the piano. In major.

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Posted 5 years ago by nickmetalx3317:

naomin wrote:

He's awfully confident.

Confidence is key

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Posted 6 years ago by DaidyBoy:

I love the percussion on this one. I'm happy to get tickets to see them here in January, something to look forward to in the New Year.

edit: they were great live too. Monstrous bass shook the venue...

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Posted 4 years ago by Rockit9:

6 minute intro... 2:22 singing....NICE!

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Posted 3 years ago by TurtleMan:

LouseGrouse wrote:

Personally I think the song is effective ion how it feels kinda hectic and persistent, and, ultimately, scary.

So yeah, that's my take. I may be mistaking people's observations of the creepiness with complaint, and if that's the case i apologise.

All the best,

Be nice to people.

Spot on. The song is supposed to make the listener feel uncomfortable.

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Posted 4 years ago by Relayer:

Great lyrics, captures what I have seen on many occasions; a woman who settled for so much less than she deserves in love.

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Posted 3 years ago by Wisconsinrob:

snider100 wrote:

I loooooove the slow wind up to this song.

the build on this is amazing. i could take another 10 minutes of it. i'm going to learn bass guitar.

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Posted 3 years ago by Proclivities:

frisbeepilot wrote:

His diction is just too perfect. I can't handle it.

That may be the first time I saw that criticism here. Usually it's "this singer mumbles" or "doesn't enunciate".

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