'Asphalt Meadows' is Death Cab for Cutie's most consistent album in over a decade. Read grantsharpies' review:
For the most part, Death Cab for Cutie’s music falls into one of two camps: the scrappy, Pacific Northwest indie of their early days or the radio-ready, arena-adjacent hits of their later years. The middle point between these two poles is 2003’sThe Photo Album, blends these two modes of operation in a career-spanning feat.
The Seattle stalwarts keep up the pace on the next track, lead single “Roman Candles.” In a quick, two-minute burst, Gibbard explores the ephemeral nature of joy while a growling low end lurks underneath. An ascending, distorted guitar line enters the fold shortly thereafter, and the song only keeps building upon itself from there, adding layers and layers of heaviness that contrast the soft tunefulness of Gibbard’s distinctive voice.
Death Cab for Cutie also indulge some proggier tendencies, albeit without the classic-rock guitars they are often accompanied by. The title track is what acut would sound like if its verses were in 10/4. Following it is “Rand McNally,” which hinges on a guitar arpeggio and gauzy synth melody in 7/8. Aside from its odd time signatures, however, it’s fairly standard late-era Death Cab fare.
The band gets even more meta on “Here to Forever,” in which Gibbard reckons with the self-doubt that can stem from major success. “I wanna know the measure from here to forever,” he sings in the chorus, reflecting on the future of his band and possibly his entire life trajectory. However tenuous it may seem, he remains a reluctant optimist: “The only way I seem to cope is by trying to hold on to hope / If just for a while.
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