Death Cab for Cutie - "I Built You A Tower (a)"
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youtube audio post with a looping, animated version of the artwork for death cab for cutie's album "i built you a tower". the silhouette of a person, curled up in a ball, sits at the base of a round, sun-like circle, with a sunset orange sky around it
out today: death cab for cutie's 11th studio album, "i built you a tower".
i squeezed in a full listen in between chaotic meetings this morning, and it resonated with me. hell, it stuck to me. the emotional core of it spoke to me, even though gibbard was singing about different things than i was connecting it to.
it feels like a return to form, but not in a pandering nostalgic way. there are influences and vibes peeking through that haven't surfaced in death cab's palette before, like thorny, angular guitars and brief bursts of dissonant noise. after feeling like they'd been stuck for a long while, this really demonstrates them moving forward in an exciting way (or, at least, a way that is exciting to me. YMMV.)
stream the full album on bandcamp:
https://deathcabforcutie.bandcamp.com/album...
stream the full album on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
i squeezed in a full listen in between chaotic meetings this morning, and it resonated with me. hell, it stuck to me. the emotional core of it spoke to me, even though gibbard was singing about different things than i was connecting it to.
it feels like a return to form, but not in a pandering nostalgic way. there are influences and vibes peeking through that haven't surfaced in death cab's palette before, like thorny, angular guitars and brief bursts of dissonant noise. after feeling like they'd been stuck for a long while, this really demonstrates them moving forward in an exciting way (or, at least, a way that is exciting to me. YMMV.)
stream the full album on bandcamp:
https://deathcabforcutie.bandcamp.com/album...
stream the full album on youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist...
