Customer Review: I got "Narrow Stairs" for Christmas and am glad that I asked for it. It opens up with two great songs, "Bixby Canyon Bridge" and I Will Possess Your Heart." Obviously,the melancholy lyrics and plaintive singing of Benjamin Gibbard are the focal points. Not every song is a winner, but the songs that... more info
Customer Review: **i'm a 32 yr old guy who used to listen to Stone Roses, Lush, Smiths, REM, etc. and i was thinking this might be like some of that stuff.. it wasn't..
**Lightness, title and registration and We Looked Like Giants are the only decent songs on this CD.. and Giants is screwed up at the end with... more info
Customer Review: If you are expecting an album that's anything like their later music, save your money or buy something else. Very rough production and generally so-so music makes for a major disappointment from this band. Everyone has to start somewhere, of course, and it's great that their later albums have... more info
Customer Review: I knew that DCFC was an indie rock band that had received a lot of favorable reviews from the critics. I had listened to Transatlanticism and Plans in the past and thought that they were all right but not especially memorable. Even so, I picked up The Photo Album when I saw it in a sale bin. Unlike... more info
Customer Review: Calm, chill, really funky sound to it, touching songs. I could listen to this album 1000x over from start to finish without getting sick of it. The BEST Death Cab for Cutie album by far, and one of the very few albums in my collection I can listen to from start to finish!
Customer Review: Most of the tracks on this offering are lo-fi and just full of washed-out, Pacific Northwest, dreary-day angst. This sound is distinctive from the brighter, fuller sound on their more recent releases. The last 10 tracks are bonus (compiled from various releases), including a Smiths cover, a... more info
Customer Review: 3 1/2 Great first half, captures Deathcab doing what they do best, much less effortlessly then in recent times. Last few songs die down a bit since the last is just an alternate, which makes this essential for fans, but not everyone, although quite good ep.