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While recording the highly anticipated Codes and Keys, Death Cab for Cutie explained that the record would be a departure from Narrow Stairs, equipped with more keyboards and less guitars. Sure enough, that’s exactly the case. What results from this different approach is a record of true beauty, encompassing every aspect of Death Cab For Cutie’s discography into one definitive record. It’s the haunting keyboards, meek vocals, and eerie fuzzy distortion echoed throughout Codes and Keys that generate a record that pushes the limits of their sound to the peak.
In fact, it’s the lack thereof of the heavy instrumentation used throughout the majority of Narrow Stairs that allows an unheard depth and intricacy to surface here, for behind all of the effects and grungy instrumentation, vocalist Ben Gibbard reaches his greatest potential. The beautiful piano melodies, drumming, and vocal performance make Codes and Keys a full band effort – and at that, possibly the best effort by Death Cab For Cutie to date. – Absolute Punk
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