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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelBarsuk
EAN0655173111611
eBay Product ID (ePID)6052241886
Product Key Features
Release Year2011
FormatRecord
Era2010s
FeaturesStudio Recording
GenrePop, Alternative, Rock
TypeAlbum
ArtistDeath Cab for Cutie
Release TitleCodes and Keys
Additional Product Features
DistributionF-Minor
Number of Tracks11
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Additional InformationBen Gibbard's marriage lends some sunshine to Death Cab's mix of electronics and literate guitar rock.
Reviews4 stars out of 5 -- "This quietly experimental album ends up being Death Cab For Cutie's great leap forward -- an achievement of pop formalism wrapped inside a beautiful cacophony.", "Gibbard mostly dispenses with his trademark jitters, leaning into Death Cab's tuneful guitar-band thrum with a confidence that eventually sells CODES AND KEYS' moments of eager-beaver optimism.", "Throughout the back half of the album their trademark emotion, omnipresent throughout their oeuvre, seems self-assured, backed by a fuller and more confident sound.", "This is Ben Gibbard's album....A neat production trick for CODES AND KEYS is employed on his voice -- it is moved back and forth in the mix repeatedly, creating a filter-like effect that combines with some of the best lyrics the band has written.", 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "These are resplendent songs, the sound of a sad-sack acquiescing that life might be pretty awesome after all.", "The subtle experimentation within the set provides a welcome new flavor....The standout cut 'Some Boys' manages to emit a darker, eerie vibe without any maudlin emo.", "The album's centerpiece, the breathtaking 'St. Peter's Cathedral, 'builds gradually on an echoing Eno-esque guitar and great waves of organ buzz..."