If "Codes And Keys" should be so well nearly, then it was clear that so would be an industry practice rarely large time span between two stations - you can not create the Great chord. And really, the quartet from the state of Washington is probably the most mature and bestgelaunteste longing plate of modern times succeeded - the Bright Eyes and the mentioned Antlers will probably have to go appreciatively to their knees.
A cautious start, "Home Is A Fire" increases only slowly - electronically finely spiced - with behutsamem Gitarrenschmirgel a powerful pop song, followed by gefühligen Piano Stomp "Codes and Keys", the leaves already hinted something of what is a recurring to pull thread through's complete Album: live wise everyday considerations gefühlige images that are not dull and cheesy come along, but like in its simplicity: "When you scream, love you see like a child, throwing stones at the sky, When they fall back to Earth as minor chords of major works ". Right after that lists a sarcastic, almost enemy Seelig-looking replica of the possessive male in the world ("but some boys do not, some boys do not listen at all, They Do not ask for permission, They lack inhibitions, no walls, And They Get What They Want, but some boys do not know how to love. "), singer Ben Gibbard is here some obvious difficulties against the grain.
Three out of eleven songs and yet is by no means exhausted the creative energy of Death Cab For Cutie. A cold shiny, relatively dark tuned "Doors unlooked And Open", which also New Order could not have better can do - "You're A Tourist" on the other hand almost bursting with optimism and also the longer "Unobstructed Views" flatters with dreamy love poetry. Later they succeed then a carefree beautiful and rocking complement to Bill Callahan "Sycamore", here "Underneath The Sycamore" - the final "Stay Young, Go Dancing" stands for itself and is also meant at second glance as you him believes to understand at first.
Perhaps one must be especially knit in order to find this album fully wonderfully able, perhaps it belongs rather to those who can be inspired by cheerfulness and yearning for the simple happiness quickly. But what if some things are really so simple and Death Cab For Cutie have managed this feeling with instinctive certainty to pack in any of her songs? Good pop songs can not and must the - make them happy, that have known the Beatles. "Codes and Keys" is chock full of them.
