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Chart Stalker 6/9/11: Gaga Tumbles, Death Cab Debuts Big

by MJ on Jun 9, 2011 • No Comments

So maybe my headline is a little misleading. After all, Lady Gaga’s Born This Way hangs on for a second week at the top of the Billboard album charts. However, after scoring a million + sales week, the pop star’s latest record suffers a steeper-than-normal 84% drop and scans a relatively pedestrian 174,000 units in week two. While the drop is slightly alarming, it was inevitable without the benefit of a promotion like Amazon’s 99 cent gambit. Regardless of anything, […]

Spin Cycle: Death Cab for Cutie’s “Codes & Keys”

by Popblerd Staff on Jun 1, 2011 • 1 Comment

Album Reviews / Indie Rock / music / New Releases / rock music

Of all of Ben Gibbard’s projects, I probably enjoy The Postal Service most, with Death Cab for Cutie as an extremely close second. When I heard that Codes and Keys would be a return to a more laid back and piano-laden sound I found myself greatly anticipating the possibilities that this could bring. While it would be unjust to expect to hear the glitchy electronics I learned to love on Give Up, opener “Home is a Fire” provides shades of […]

New Release Report 5/31/11: Codes, Keys & Music

by MJ on May 31, 2011 • 1 Comment

music / New Release Report / New Releases / news / Pop Music / rock music

The way things have gone so far in 2011, one week stuffed with new releases is generally followed by a week where tumbleweeds fly through your local record store. However, following the Lady Gaga/Brad Paisley/Glee bonanza last week, there’s a solid slate of releases headed your way. We’ll start with Death Cab for Cutie. While associating Ben Gibbard’s voice with anything “hard” is laughable, Death Cab’s last album, Narrow Stairs, was an attempt to toughen up their sound a little […]

Hear Here: “You Are a Tourist” by Death Cab for Cutie

by MJ on Mar 29, 2011 • No Comments

Indie Rock / music / New Releases / news / Pop Music / rock music

So, what’s happened since the release of Narrow Stairs, the last Death Cab for Cutie album/ Well, lead singer Ben Gibbard got married to Zooey Deschanel and created the perfect indie-rock couple. Ben also recently ran a marathon, a feat I take my cap off to seeing as I can’t walk more than 5 blocks without being out of breath. We didn’t get a new Postal Service album, much to my chagrin. They did contribute a song to one of […]