Blog: Consequence Of Sound

"If there's a burning in your heart," Ben Gibbard warns, "don't be alarmed." Over bass lines that once belonged to The Cure and guitar patterns that nibble and sway, Death Cab for Cutie sound just as assured in 2011 as they did back in 2008, when they had us climbing some Narrow Stairs . On the first single, "You Are a Tourist", the Bellingham, WA indie rockers take full advantage of the empty aural pockets and inject some substance. It's not as punchy as "Soul Meets Body" or "I Will Possess Your Heart", [...]