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I’m surprised by how good the new Death Cab For Cutie is. Not because I don’t like Gibbard and the fellas. Far from it. It’s just that the three albums released pre-Narrow Stairs were so good, I figured the band was due for a misfire.

Turns out we’ll have to wait a little while longer for sub-par Cutie. In the three years between Plans and now, it seems Ben has drawn divine inspiration from Robert Smith and Brian Wilson’s best works. Or am I imagining it?

MP3: Beach Boys - “Let’s Go Away For Awhile” (from Pet Sounds, 1965)

MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - “You Can Do Better Than Me” (from Narrow Stairs, 2008).

MP3: The Cure - “Last Dance” (from Disintegration, 1989).

MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - “Pity And Fear” (from Narrow Stairs, 2008).

Yeah, maybe? A bit?

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