Codes and Keys by Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie have managed to belt out stunning album after album for the little part of a decade. Codes and Keys is yet another stellar album. I don’t even want to call it an effort since the album as a whole flows extremely well, in my opinion it isn’t as strong as Narrow Stairs or Plans, but I think it’s a great example of Death Cab’s journey into “happier” melodies. This album, as expected from every Death Cab, is still lyrically strong, and all the songs are well balanced. None feeling forced in as filler, or out of place epics.

All in all Codes and Keys will be one of my top Death Cab albums, and I like the direction the band is heading. Codes for me, is a bright look at what’s to come from Death Cab for Cutie.