You may not believe it, but this is to be the lead single off of Death Stairs' forthcoming Narrow Cab LP. Or whatever. After about a three minute, ultra-lame jam with DCfC's equally lame rhythm section and piano with a surprisingly pleasant tone, B Gib's familiar yawn comes in. The lyrics are pretty typical Gibbard. The details are cutesy, with the occasional odd choice of diction ("possess your heart", really?). He's actually doing some kind interesting stuff vocally, here, which is a nice improvement. The arrangement probably harms this otherwise innocuous song the most, probably. Any time a new section began or a new instrument enters, the transition is botched. After the aforementioned three minute jam, Gibbard comes in sounding off-beat. The bridge just sort of appears and drum tracks switch on and off mechanically. Maybe Chris Walla thinks he's being avant-garde? It's not even crappy-catchy like their last two albums, where a thousand radio plays could eventually get you to tap your foot and nod along all consumer sheep-like. I don't see anyone liking this song much at any point.
1.9/5.0
If you like, you can stream at their Myspace, too.
myspace.com/deathcabforcutie
-RJR
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