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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.

May 27, 2011 · Music On Vinyl

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

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 Listening 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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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Codes and Keys sound next to the rest of Death Cab for Cutie's catalogue?

Hopeful+4.0σ

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

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