Codes and Keys
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CRITIC REVIEWS
83
Tt’s a good one with great moments from a band that’s clearly getting better with age.
66
While all the pieces for a good, if not great, album seem to be in place, the complete puzzle is frayed on the edges and lacks binding to hold it all together.
60
Codes and Keys won’t change your life or talk you through tough times, but it’s a nice soundtrack to a summer drive.
60
Despite an abundance of textures Codes and Keys seems somehow sparse, empty calories around a hollow centre.
50
It might be a little dull at times, but it’s got plenty of sneakily catchy vocal melodies and features a band that still has growth left in them.
50
For a band so identified with exploring feelings and the details of relationships, the record comes off as chilly, diffident, and emotionally distant.
Recently, Ben Gibbard stated that "Codes and Keys" is his least favorite Death Cab for Cutie record, stating that he tried playing guitar in a different way on this one, and also blaming his move from Seattle to California. But let's be honest: he doesn't like this album because it's largely about Zooey Deschanel.
Even when "Codes and Keys" is attempting to be dour, it still has a happy lean to it that makes so many of these songs disposable. In my reviews of Death Cab ... read more
Even when "Codes and Keys" is attempting to be dour, it still has a happy lean to it that makes so many of these songs disposable. In my reviews of Death Cab ... read more
Fav Tracks: Stay Young Go Dancing, Home Is A Fire, You Are A Tourist
Least Fav Track: Unobstructed Views
Least Fav Track: Unobstructed Views
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| #17 | / | NPR Listeners |
Track List
- Home Is A Fire
- Codes And Keys
- Some Boys
- Doors Unlocked And Open
- You Are A Tourist
- Unobstructed Views
- Monday Morning
- Portable Television
- Underneath The Sycamore
- St “Peter’s Cathedral
- Stay Young, Go Dancing
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