Death Cab for Cutie with special guests: Ra Ra Riot and The New Pornographers

When asked to describe Death Cab For Cutie's sixth studio album, Narrow Stairs, guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Chris Walla characterizes it as 'having teeth,' and we can't think of a more apt summarization of the disc. While many bands in Death Cab For Cutie's situation would try to recreate the success of hit songs like 'Soul Meets Body' or 'I Will Follow You Into The Dark,' instead the band have crafted the most ambitious and varied album of their career by simply doing what they've been doing since they formed in Bellingham, Washington a decade ago - made a brilliant record that refuses to pander, while stretching the artistic boundaries of what a Death Cab For Cutie record should sound like.