Death Cab for Cutie I Dreamt We Spoke Again

Expiry Cab For Cutie'south "I Dreamt We Spoke Over again" is the marriage of the indie rock Decease Cab and a brand new exciting direction for the band.

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Based on the start singles from the album, information technology seems Death Cab for Cutie's upcoming Thank You lot For Today will exist the indie superstars' about experimental, to the lowest degree emo album withal. Where Kintsugi saw Ben Gibbard lamenting his failed marriage to Zoey Deschanel, there'south something that feels oddly comfy and costless flowing almost Thank You For Today. The leading unmarried "Gold Rush" is 1 of the Seattle band'south virtually rhythm-driven singles to date. The ring'south 2d single from the upcoming album, "I Dreamt We Spoke Over again," is a piece of straightforward tricky indie-pop with a bear on from the '80s to put conviction in Death Cab fans who may fearfulness the band is taking besides far of a shift in a new management.

"I Dreamt We Spoke Once again" is congenital on a sure level of indie-stone, but it borrows tropes from dance music and classic rock, as a song similar "Gold Rush" does. Where "Gold Rush" has a repetitive beat with vocal samples and a land twang to the guitar, "I Dreamt We Spoke Once again" has a more psychedelic influence, with guitar parts that sound similar a combination of Pink Floyd and Transatlanticism. Jason McGerr's playing is some of his most solid, and information technology'due south brought to the forefront of the mix. He simulates a drum auto without losing any of his humanity. Gibbard embraces some song furnishings that are hands noticeable, but don't have abroad from his manifestly and pretty vocalization[*]. It adds some other dimension that most Death Cab songs don't take. The rhythm and textures of the song brand information technology sound like an lxxx's song without all of the nostalgia that these songs often have. It doesn't audio corny, merely the influence is there.

"I Dreamt We Spoke Again"

The only point of contention with the song is the lyrics, just that's too one of the most compelling. The largest criticism would be the fact that the lyrics are simple and repetitive. The first verse is summed upwards in:

I dreamt nosotros spoke once again…
It'd been so long
your vocalisation was like a ghost
in my head

The second verse is similarly repetitive to get the message across of:

When I awoke
I could not remember
Anything yous said

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This is all relatively lazy writing for the same guy who gave u.s. the brilliant imagery in "I Volition Follow You Into The Night" or the dandy graphic symbol piece "Styrofoam Plates." All this beingness said, the ambiguity of it all, is intriguing. It'due south left me wondering if this is all about a breakdown or a dead friend. The questioning is the most interesting piece of the lyrics for the listener, but here the vocals merely serve to add together to the overall sound of the record.

In a recent interview with Noisey, Ben Gibbard described this album as i that would narrow the gap betwixt their older textile and their new material. The sonic elements of "I Dreamt We Spoke Again" actually speak to that virtually of all of the three singles released so far. "Autumn Love" sounds similar classic Decease Cab, and "Gold Blitz" feels like a step in a make new management. Using "I Dreamt We Spoke Again" to kick off the album is the perfect choice to summarize this. Thank You For Today seems to be Death Cab'southward largest deviation from their former material, merely it besides seems similar information technology takes a pace in a new direction without offending those who may still yearn for The Photo Anthology.

[*] This isn't a knock on Gibbard. Gibbard is an excellent singer. He merely doesn't accept an incredibly distinctive vocalization. That beingness said, that's part of the appeal of his piece of work. It's probably why he'southward been able to have such a slap-up career in Death Cab, The Mail service, and equally a solo artist. I have a theory that this has to do with the fact that Decease Cab has hyper-personal lyrics, and his plain vox helps the listener cocky-insert, similar to Harry Potter existence a relatively manifestly graphic symbol in his own series. I could talk about this for about four more bullets, but you don't want to read footnotes to footnotes. This isn't Infinite Jest.

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