The new album "Codes and Keys" will be released May 31st (Sadly, just after my birthday.. but I will be accepting presents till up to a month later) and today they released to the public the first full song off the Album.
Generally, I quite like it, the song has loads of comments on how its completely different to what they "used" to sound like.. but actually, I think it sounds like It could have come off either "Narrow Stairs" or "Plans" and yes, it is quite different to their early stuff but there is no massive leap. There isn't a massive leap from Transatlantacism; its certainly more electronic but that was a gradual change throughout the albums, just put a distorted kind'a electric fuzziness over Title and Registration and they could easily fit on the same album. It is, I'll admit, slightly overproduced and isn't quite as bare as some of their other stuff, but I do quite like it.
I think that's maybe the best thing about Death Cab, that actually, their albums all sound individually different, but they still have the same "sound" and I don't just mean Ben Gibbard's voice.. I don't think. Now, I haven't heard the rest of the album, so I guess I can't judge yet, but if they have produced another album that echo's any of greatness from the last 5 albums (I wasn't the biggest fan of the first two - but each to their own) then that's more than most bands. It only took Arctic Monkeys second album to completely lose their sound, Coldplay began drifting years ago and I think even P.Wolf lost something during a few of the tracks on "The Bachelor."
Either way, I think the new songs pretty good and I hold high hopes for the album, and too add, I still like Arctic Monkeys a lot, but their "Favourite Worst Nightmare" was totally different to "Whatever people say I am, that's what I'm not" and "Humbug" was good, but a kind'of cross over between the two - try hard album. But I am totally bored of Coldplay.
I also today, stumbled upon Taking Back Sundays new single, and kind'of hated it. Probably for the same reason that some people didn't like "You Are a Tourist" because it "didn't have the same sound" (even though it totally did) this new TBS sound is different. It's really angry, and I know its probably because I'm a sucker for their first 2 albums and the whole emo kid vibe they had going, but this sounds a lot more hard-core. Not in the same way Brand New went a little hard-core with "Daisy" but like.. actual hard core. Saying all of this, I am still going to get it. I to this day, still have my Adam Lazzara poster on my wall and the first 3 albums hold some of my favourite (and least favourite) memories. I feel sad that I hated the song. I did hate their last album too though, so it was to be expected.
Anyway, for a listen - it still has under 500 views on youtube as I'm writing this - I'll leave the link bellow
So.. That concludes my music judgement, and it is ALL just opinion.. but I thought I'd share my opinion, and these two public releases with you all, so enjoy.
God Bless, L x
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