In Concert: Death Cab for Cutie @ River Market

It was a perfect October night under the crisp air and evening stars listening to Death Cab for Cutie.  When you have a band with such a rich history of songs that you have a personal connection to, it sometimes gets harder to embrace new material right away.  For this, it was great introduction to their new album Codes and Keys.  Compared to previous work, Codes and Keys has taken a more playful route in both instrumentation and lyrical writing.  It is apparent that Ben Gibbard and the entire band are in a comfortable and confident state with their lives and music. While the band was out to promote their latest release, they were not short on performing songs from throughout their entire career.  Early favorites like "A Movie Script Ending" and "We Laugh Indoors" reminded us all of that time when we first fell in love with Death Cab.  Adored songs like "Soul Meets Body" had the entire audience swept over and singing along. And, to end of their normal set, "We Looked Like Giants" was transformed into an energetic, all-out jam session, leaving us all chanting for more.


Rotation 1
"Bend to Squares" - Something About Airplanes, 1999
"Champagne from a Paper Cup" - Something About Airplanes, 1999
"For What Reason" - We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, 2000
"A Movie Script Ending" - The Photo Album, 2001
"Passenger Seat" - Transatlanticism, 2003
"We Looked Like Giants" - Transatlanticism, 2003
"Lack of Color" - Transatlanticism, 2003
"Marching Band of Manhattan" - Plans, 2005
"Soul Meets Body" - Plans, 2005
"I Will Follow You into the Dark" - Plans, 2005

Rotation 2
"Wait" - You Can Play These Songs with Chords, 1997
"Champagne from a Paper Cup" - You Can Play These Songs with Chords, 1997
"Bend to Squares" - Something About Airplanes, 1999
"A Movie Script Ending" - The Photo Album, 2001
"We Laugh Indoors" - The Photo Album, 2001
"Coney Island" - The Photo Album, 2001
"Title and Registration" - Transatlanticism, 2003
"Tiny Vessels" - Transatlanticism, 2003
"Cath..." - Narrow Stairs, 2008
"My Mirror Speaks" - The Open Door EP, 2009

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