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Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Music Death Cab For Cutie Want Your Heart

Posted by Ezra Caraeff on Tue, Mar 18 at 12:44 PM

You’re Death Cab For Cutie.
People get tattoos of your album art and post photos of them online.
You’re arguably one of the last big rock acts left.
You have a new album, Narrow Stairs, on its way, so your debut single is… 8:35 long?!?

For a band that is often ridiculed for being soft, this is a bold move. Granted, the single, “I Will Possess Your Heart,” has a radio edit, but it’s still an admirable decision considering that the band, at this stage of their career, could just phone it in and still end up with a hit record and mantle full of sparkling Grammys.

Also, how much are you willing to wager that the first remix of this song is titled “I Will Repossess Your Heart,” eh?

End Hits: When it comes to heart repo, we’re like Emilio Estevez in a sleeveless shirt.

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"You’re arguably one of the last big rock acts left."

That's not arguable, it's just plain incorrect. Who the hell would make that argument?

Posted by Casey | March 18, 2008 1:39 PM

I certainly wouldn't make that argument either. Unless your list of last big rock acts includes 200 other bands, then yes, maybe they are one of those 200.

Posted by Ben | March 18, 2008 2:47 PM

To clarify, I was referencing how many rock bands can headline a festival, stadium, etc. As soundscan numbers tumble, there are fewer and fewer bands that can do that, especially if you do not count reunited acts (The Police, Pixies, etc). DCFC still can.

Sadly, this hypothetical list begins with Jack Johnson, and most likely also includes Pearl Jam, The Shins, Foo Fighters, Modest Mouse, Coldplay, Radiohead, REM, RHCP, um... there are more, but it's not what it used to be.

Andrew talked about it in End Hits last week, how MGMT/Yeasayer have pathetic sales numbers to match the wave of hype both bands have been riding. When it comes to music that falls beneath the banner of Alternative Rock, things are not what they used to be.

Posted by ezra | March 18, 2008 3:17 PM

It took a whole four minutes for the teenage poetry to kick in, with all its sad-eyed puppydogness n' stuff. I can't decide if that's a good thing.

Perhaps someone should remind them that Can was never very popular, and that A Ghost Is Born is generally regarded as the beginning of Wilco's snoozefest / dad-rock decline.

Posted by roguespierre's fiesta wrap from the future! | March 18, 2008 4:42 PM