I recently went to see Death Cab for Cutie at the Armory in Minneapolis. I’m not like a diehard DCFC fan, though the “Plans” album I listened from beginning to end over and over. I knew they were coming out with a new album, but I didn’t know about the …
“So this is the new year And I don’t feel any different” And so the song begins, lamenting the lack of real change despite all the festivities. Can you relate? We humans create structures out of nothing, and time is one of them. A year is just a unit we …
This song has a very special place in my heart — as it makes me tear up if I really hook into the emotions expressed in this song. What makes it so emotional and moving? Ambiguous chord progression that de-emphasizes the key and focuses on a series of minor chords (which …