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Codes and Keys
Rock · 2011 · 11 tracks

Codes and Keys

Death Cab for Cutie

Synthesizers and piano take the lead over guitars in this bright, polished collection of songs about finding stability and domestic peace.

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It's Death Cab but with more synths and a lot more happiness.

A bright, settled sense of peace that replaces the band's signature gloom with shimmering optimism.

Codes and Keys · vs · Death Cab for Cutie
Hopeful+4.0σ

Hopeful saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Home Is a Fire
4:04
02
Codes and Keys
3:22
03
Some Boys
3:11
04
Doors Unlocked and Open
5:37
05
You Are a Tourist
4:47
06
Unobstructed Views
6:10
07
Monday Morning
4:19
08
Portable Television
2:53
09
Underneath the Sycamore
3:27
10
St. Peter’s Cathedral
4:30
11
Stay Young, Go Dancing
2:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The rhythmic, interlocking guitar riff of You Are a Tourist that feels like a classic callback amidst new textures.
The six-minute ambient drift of Unobstructed Views where the vocals dissolve into a sea of synthesizers.
The final acoustic warmth of Stay Young, Go Dancing ending the record on a rare note of pure contentment.
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