How do you love rap when rap doesn’t love you back? From Rico Nasty’s harassment from toxic Carti fans, to Saucy Santana's unapologetically femme aesthetics in a queerphobic industry, to the assault case that put Megan Thee Stallion’s entire image on trial, each episode of Louder Than A Riot - the second season of our investigative hip-hop podcast - unpacks the unspoken rules of rap that hold the entire culture back. Tap in to our first episode at n.pr/louder-season-2.

@Confucius_76

Жыл бұрын

The moral dilemmas of being a progressive...

@No_Ghosts

Жыл бұрын

@@Confucius_76 how many angels can dance on the head of a queerphobic unapologetic femme?

@Confucius_76

Жыл бұрын

@No_Ghosts I'm not sure what your point is sorry :)

@No_Ghosts

Жыл бұрын

@@Confucius_76 ha no worries. The question, "how many angels can dance on the head of a pin" represents the sort of ideas decadent, out of touch intellectual elites start to discuss when they get lost in their own ideology. This was an actual philosophical question pondered by scholastics, and it is associated with the end stage of scholasticism. You could say our own liberal elites are in a similar decadent stage, where they are lost in these questions of queerphobia and so on.

@Confucius_76

Жыл бұрын

@No_Ghosts thanks, I knew what the phrase meant, just wasn't sure how you were relating it to the other part. I agree though. The whole subject of queerness seems naturally inclined to that sort of intellectual navel gazing

I was in prison in 2016 and we had these tablets that we could listen to podcasts and music on. this tiny desk concert pulled up and listening to this concert got me thru some pretty hard times. Thank you. ♥

@amberl5513

3 ай бұрын

I’ve always loved this concert. I listen to it often.

@FroSilva

3 ай бұрын

Amen‼️🙏✝️🙌

@user-ki2zw7se4k

Ай бұрын

Good soul

@bsmp145

Ай бұрын

You found the good stuff brother

I met Ben during a Morning group run in Seattle. He showed up with the rest of us on a super rainy Tuesday morning at around 6am. We went for a 6 Mile run around discovery park and hung out at the running shop for a little while afterwards. He’s just as nice and genuine as you think he would be.

@cuervos69

Ай бұрын

This warms my soul. Thank you for sharing.

@MrBegebege

Ай бұрын

That's pretty cool man.

The way Ben weaves silence into his singing is just beautiful

@emmacoles7786

4 жыл бұрын

"Music is the space between the notes"-Debussy

@WildesWaldwesen

3 жыл бұрын

Beautifully put.

let's all take a moment to recognize zac raes beautiful piano playing here

@johncalcerano5460

7 жыл бұрын

And Nick Harmer on bass!

@Rainlitnight

7 жыл бұрын

i love this cause of the piano

@nino0057

7 жыл бұрын

RelientKStuff simple yet sublime

@ThomasBrophy

6 жыл бұрын

RelientKStuff His playing and interpretations of the compositions remind me so much of Phillip Glass.

@dippedincustard

6 жыл бұрын

They may look like a bunch of sausages, but those fingers are magical

Passenger Seat is one of the greatest songs ever written. Transatlanticism, one the greatest albums ever produced. Death Cab For Cutie, one of the most brilliant bands in the last 15 years!

@wpc456cpw

2 жыл бұрын

Fully agreed!! Passenger Seat is so underrated.

@craign3766

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely love passenger seat. Always been a personal DCFC fave.

@seitan8386

Жыл бұрын

One of the most brilliant bands of all time really. I put them equivalent to the Beatles personally, and even a tiny smidge past them if I’m being honest.

@ScrewStandards

11 ай бұрын

In the last 24 years tbh

@MrKaratechop1726

8 ай бұрын

@ISEEKSPACE this is the greatest album since the 80's. This is the masterpiece that mercury wishes he could've made.

I love all the Tiny Desk concerts. But, this one is special. It is audible wine.

@ajeje1996

7 жыл бұрын

I would've gone with scotch, but I guess wine works just as well :)

@jonathoncliffbailey

6 жыл бұрын

you mean whiskey in water?

@youngblood3rd545

5 жыл бұрын

I'll stick with wine on the first song. Lyrics or not... Just the feel. Second song: carrot juice. Till the last line hit. Damn... this third song... Dude... Man got hit by a true Bitch. Came n went, with his soul. Piano solo drives the nails deep into his heart. NPR the NEWS STATION? Dude.. Why am i just seeing this room? These recordings? Must be more... I hope. 4th song... More Cowbell.

@lupowins

5 жыл бұрын

Young Blood 3rd I’ll stick with some good WA flower for all 4 songs, or any DCFC or PS song for that matter.

@youngblood3rd545

5 жыл бұрын

@@lupowins NEED Tennessee to LEGALIZE FLOWERS. N u oughtta have a jug of my cranberry.

“And we’ll both go on to get lonely with someone else” has to be the most depressing line I’ve ever heard! 🙁

@grc2003

10 ай бұрын

It hurts so good

@dw4735

2 ай бұрын

Right in the gut!

@candiceerorita9505

Ай бұрын

From which song was this? 😢

@J_HNP

15 күн бұрын

@@candiceerorita9505the bridge section of “no room in frame”

@jimsink9706

10 күн бұрын

Is the most true words

Black sun 0:07 No room in frame 5:13 Your heart is an empty room 9:23 Passenger seat 14:00

@laariluz

5 жыл бұрын

always looking 4 the angel who does that

@ericmccool602

5 жыл бұрын

Just watch the full thing every time, it's an insult not to.

@hangnailh.9659

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you

@zethpeterka2930

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks

@jamespopp9875

5 жыл бұрын

Eric Mccool. I like black sun but its not my favorite. Its not really a somg that I listen to a lot

Passenger seat is a timeless masterpiece

@kriscarter1252

5 жыл бұрын

I can’t listen to “Passenger Seat” without holding back tears. Almost all of “Plans” is the same way.

@patrickn8355

4 жыл бұрын

One that doesn't get the respect it deserves at all either.

@AshliAuguillard

4 жыл бұрын

One of the most beautiful pieces ever...

@ALeaud

4 жыл бұрын

That song is incredible. Actually, that entire album hits so hard.

@khloeg1649

4 жыл бұрын

Every song on that album is a timeless masterpiece

His voice has matured in a beautiful way. I love when musicians get older and start to write from their longer life experience. It's as if some of the superfluous elements are shed and they streamline their sound. Beautiful.

@stevesherman3961

9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Stewart Totally with you... This new record has a depth, space and a beautiful maturity to it. Thanks DCFC!

@dannydine5263

9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Stewart Amen.This man has an interesting voice with character.I like it.

@Press1ToParty

9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Stewart I definitely enjoyed the maturation of his voice in Kintsugi. I wasn't particularly fond of Narrow Stairs, even less so for Codes & Keys, but something just stuck with me in their newest album.

@musicisbrilliant

9 жыл бұрын

Jessica Stewart I like those words.

@Gramamanamanees

8 жыл бұрын

Jessica Stewart these words describe it all. The youth is more mature and worldly than people understand, but experience cannot be learned without time. I am 24, I thought i understood deathcab when I was 16. I did not. I fear i still do not. But i know it is beautiful.

"There's a dumpster in the driveway...of all the plans that came undone." Lyrical gold.

@KANTstanzoo

4 жыл бұрын

It would not have resonated with me if not for a loss of a parent recently. Listening to it now, strikes a hard. The melody and lyrics make me cry, remembering loading a 20 yard roll-off full of the house i grew up in. Unexpected and barely accepting the reality of losing a loved one. Ben painted the picture perfectly and i could listen to the song again and again

@CursedMarkMedia

4 жыл бұрын

Every plan is a tiny prayer to father time.

@chickenman515

4 жыл бұрын

There are so many Ben Gibbard lyrics that are so impactful. I find myself starting to cry often listening to such genius.

@markcarr5142

4 жыл бұрын

I'm about to put a dumpster in my driveway, because my marriage has fallen apart. All the good I wanted to do... Just so much wasted potential.

@jaconova

Жыл бұрын

@@CursedMarkMedia God is the father, timeless, eternal.

2022 and I keep listening to this. True love.

Death Cab's songs really resonate with me. They're quiet, introspective, shy, and honest.

@choppedandscrewed7351

Жыл бұрын

what a great description

@doinsngoins

7 ай бұрын

Direct, deeper than heart...

@TylerGarner-do2zt

22 күн бұрын

My middle school and high school theme my ipod was full of death cab the postal service and all time quarterback

That bass/piano combo is beautiful.

This stripped down version of black sun is the equivalent to the sound of a heart breaking.

@argmik2910

6 жыл бұрын

absolutely. spot on.

@mykep28

6 жыл бұрын

Kamryn Mello you’re so beautiful it’s like looking at the magic obtained inside a rainbow.

@kushinflames

6 жыл бұрын

I cant stop replaying and singing Black Sun. Such a satisfying song to sing.

@mpthorvonericksen

6 жыл бұрын

Black Sun is meant to be sung this slow and stripped down

@KyleTheLEGOMaster

5 жыл бұрын

Interested in promoting The 50-50 Club, in Atlantic City, with 50 Cent?

Had the chance to see the 20th anniversary tour in NYC and I’m still speechless. The way Ben sings Transatlantism + Passenger Seat makes me emotional.

@sarahcarroll8186

2 ай бұрын

Same! I’ve been to numerous concerts and they were unforgettable.

@davidpilkenton7178

Ай бұрын

Just saw them at UBC in Vancouver. Ditto

the bass line in black sun is brilliant

@timivett8989

2 жыл бұрын

I was actually scrolling through here wondering why nobody had commented on that bass line yet. So, thanks.

@pioneerscheers

2 жыл бұрын

I would love to be his bass player (if I was a playa!) cuz' it seems like he writes a lot of music that utililzes the bass up front, not just as a supporting instrument.

@keithgraham8588

2 жыл бұрын

Might be because the bass line is something a beginner would do when they are just noodling lol

@kpdelaney6460

2 жыл бұрын

yeah it's so good!

I am overwhelmed with nostalgia so much it's making me cry.

@ggthewhale

Жыл бұрын

Same

@maryg.1014

Жыл бұрын

💗

@crazypizza

Жыл бұрын

i remember when the kintsugi album first came out and i was like "a NEW ALBUM!" and now it's been 7 years

@conradclipper

Жыл бұрын

Love u janie

@jaayro

Жыл бұрын

@@crazypizza SEVEN YEARS?!??!!?

he's smirking at the beginning of the video cuz he knows he's about to crush it

Ah. Even after listening to Kintsugi for a year I still find little nuggets of emotion that I hadn't noticed before. "And we'll both go on and get lonely with someone else." Ben Gibbard, you kill me.

@elishazepeda184

7 жыл бұрын

Same here, I never really paid attention to that line until hearing this version.

@Burnzybabyy

5 жыл бұрын

I read this right as he sang it. Amazing

@austins.2495

3 жыл бұрын

That is a fantastic line

@error.418

Жыл бұрын

Read this comment right as he sang it XD

These four songs, when listened together in this sequence, are an incredibly beautiful narrative of losing love, going through the rebuilding process, and encountering something even more beautiful. Gibbard is a genius.

@lakebythesea

9 жыл бұрын

Could not agree more! I love this.

@jamesrobertarchbald6357

8 жыл бұрын

Mike C is about how black music and country music are so poor and all they have is to revolve around women ....also they also sing about drinking too

@AlexSuperTramp-

7 жыл бұрын

"black music"? Your narrow mind is showing

@elijahwhipple8031

6 жыл бұрын

This is my favorite one of these videos

@klorglork6917

6 жыл бұрын

No need a big thicc one

no room in frame is such an underrated song. it should have been way more popular

@doinsngoins

7 ай бұрын

Agreed, I'm liking it much more now .

@johnbowman3630

5 ай бұрын

Zoey Deschanel made some calls to keep it down

@eyelid.movies

4 ай бұрын

One of my favorites by them. I never get tired of it!

I sing Passenger Seat to my 4 month old son every night to get him to sleep. So many memories to that album, and now even more. Excited to see it live next year! Happy 20th anniversary! ❤

@beezybeez6285

Жыл бұрын

This is so good but you must hear “Winding Road” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘

@wallflowercommenter3610

8 ай бұрын

I just saw them and I love it so much

@Itiswhatitisitiswhatitiswhatit

7 ай бұрын

@@wallflowercommenter3610 I had to skip it cause my son was sick, but I'm sure it was amazing

Kudos to the audio engineers at Tiny Desk! The sound is always so good. Until Tiny Desk, I've never seen a shotgun mic on the lead vocalist. Just thought I'd give a shout out to the audio folks at Tiny Desk.

@samvingtneuf

4 жыл бұрын

bungopony so true ...

@jasontelmos7936

3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree - these sets always make me realize the insane amount of talent that goes into making beautiful music. Vocals, instruments, sound engineering, etc. Literally amazing.

@TacoInvader69

3 жыл бұрын

I guess the shotgun makes it easier to mix/master the tracks independently from each other.

@EarthyPoetGrrl

2 жыл бұрын

Heck yes, production is excellent!!!!

@thedukeparty

2 жыл бұрын

It’s honestly shocking how good they all sound.

His voice is just sooo...good. This is my kind of music

You know watching this now in 2021 I gotta say I'm thankful for tiny desk concerts it was ahead of its time before covid and before we were going to unknowingly end up taking for granted the sold out concerts we used to be able to attend.

@RayPublicHealth

2 жыл бұрын

Yeppers

This band changed me.

@HoudiniFontmeister

4 жыл бұрын

Transatlantacism Changed my Life growing up. Critically underrated band

@hattorihanzo7349

4 жыл бұрын

Oh god. Same. I can’t listen to them without tearing up and thinking of my days of heavy dissociation

@dewilew2137

4 жыл бұрын

SpinThe Mercury we can tell ♥️

@nickrandles1102

3 жыл бұрын

Forever

@myguykaikai9215

3 жыл бұрын

They’re still changing me.

"My feet on the dash. The world doesn't matter". I always have to hold in a tear when he sings that.

@AshliAuguillard

4 жыл бұрын

How do you hold it in? I fail everytime

@craign3766

Жыл бұрын

I've always LOVED this line. So evocative, it's just captured a beautiful moment of just feeling at peace, if just for a moment. Always stuck with me.

This version of Black Sun is just cruel. 10/10

@bartholomewnelson1801

5 ай бұрын

How could something so fair be so cruel?

I love how people in the Death Cab comments sections (at least on the videos I’ve watched) are so chill. Makes a pleasant change. Keep being awesome everyone. 👍

@sarahcarroll8186

2 ай бұрын

Very true! No drama

20 seconds into Passenger Seat took me back 15 years and filled my eyes with tears... your music has always moved me. Up, down and in between.

@goodvibesvince

5 жыл бұрын

Heather Cuevas same, god I love it

@DominicDarrell

11 ай бұрын

Right there with you my friend. I hope life is treating you well!

Just found this. Picking my jaw up off the floor. So stripped down and somehow greater without the synths and guitar. The piano was soulful and sounded so good. Seriously how does a tiny desk concert produce sound this great? Great job NPR. Can’t listen to the studio of Black Sun anymore cuz this one is the real one.

I'm not crying, shut up, you're crying...

@erinlee5199

8 жыл бұрын

♡

@sjsh5837

8 жыл бұрын

+Isuru Abeykoon I'd like to think so yes, I've written a fair few :)

@IIISO_GHOSTLORD

7 жыл бұрын

thank u4 this

@mikeperorazio7515

6 жыл бұрын

beat me too it lol

@OfficialMyxomatosis

5 жыл бұрын

*Best comment I have read.* =)

"When you feel embarassed, then I'll be your pride. When you need directions, then I'll be your guide. For all time" I think those are the lyrics that inspired 'Directions', the visual companion for 'Plans'. Sort of the following through to a vow, the constructed beautiful masterpiece in his mind that he, like so many other's decided to share with another like-minded, deep, passionate individual. He spawned a generation of hopeless romantics, I swear. Now he's living through the same trials as his listeners. Awesome how we've matured together.

Passenger seat has always been, and continues to be, one of the most achingly beautiful yet simple songs I've ever had the pleasure of hearing. I've been listening to it for years and it gets me every time.

Still one of if not my favorite concerts to watch online of all time. I must watch this video 10 to 15 times a year to be honest.

one of the greatest song writers of our day..

I think my favorite part of this performance is Zac Rae's playing. His touch and feel on the piano is incredibly tasteful. Also the recording quality is just amazing on this.

@dmbreland82

2 жыл бұрын

Agree on both poonts

This might be the best Tiny Desk Concert of them all.

@isaimrtnz

8 жыл бұрын

agree

@LeviCorbett

7 жыл бұрын

yes

@isabelschmitt6640

7 жыл бұрын

agreed.

@Just1Humanoid

7 жыл бұрын

it actually is.

@Therolando27

7 жыл бұрын

Completely agree!

This live rendition of Black Sun is simply one of the best songs I have heard in my entire life.

stripped down to the bass and piano. something special about this sound with the context.

Zac really just gives a whole new dimension to Death Cab's already wonderful sound. Those piano melodies are gorgeous.

I stumbled onto this Tiny Desk Concert yesterday. I haven't listen to Death Cab For Cutie since I lived in my grandfather's house as a teenager. He passed away yesterday morning. The depth of these songs brings me to my own. Encouraging me to feel hope, heal the pain and grief from his loss while coming to terms with the ground shaking reason behind his absence. Thank you Death Cab For Cutie. Thank you NPR.

@Alpha_7227

4 жыл бұрын

A friend put me onto this band, didn't know much about them, being from Australia. Certainly beautiful lyrics.

@dragoniousmaximus7304

4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry about your grandfather. He is watching you if that makes it better. You never die your soul never sleeps, you will float on...

@matthewpardo8379

4 жыл бұрын

When did you pass away?

@dragoniousmaximus7304

4 жыл бұрын

@@matthewpardo8379 3 seconds after my 3rd blast of dimethyltryptamine

Death Cab's one of those bands where their music sounds better the older I get. Truly timeless. That's how you know it's good stuff.

There's a moment when NPR guy says, off frame, "thanks for doing this", and Ben pauses, looks up and right into NPR guy's eyes and says "of course". I thought it was kind of a revealing moment. It made me like him a lot more; it was a moment that could have gone by without a response, but he seemed very genuine in his reponse.

@counthackula1704

6 жыл бұрын

durkley. It's even better because Ben starts off by thanking all the NPR people for coming to see him play...in their offices. Class guy

@TheSquareOnes

5 жыл бұрын

Obligatory internet pedantry: How can you know he looked him right in the eye if they were out of frame?

@asdfate1

5 жыл бұрын

Not sure, but at least we know why they were out of frame: there was no room.

@mikkelnielsen6359

5 жыл бұрын

@@asdfate1 You just made my morning with that comment

@Kaizhouwong

5 жыл бұрын

13:55 for those wanting to see this moment for themselves (but I mean you might as well watch the whole thing over again - no loss haha)

... my favorite rendition of "Your Heart is an Empty Room". Unreal.

@Mrgrpgrp

5 жыл бұрын

Same bruv, it's absolutely beautiful

@sarahcarroll8186

2 ай бұрын

Agreed

In this performance soul meets body, thank you.

"There's a dumpster in the driveway of all the plans that came undone" kills me every time

This is one of the hardest hitting Death Cab performances I've ever seen. So so good

I wanna share a death cab story, back in early 2005 I bought Plans on a whim thinking that maybe I'd like it. after wearing it out by listening to it non stop I bought every album they ever made knowing that they were musical geniuses. they create an entire atmosphere in their sound. it's nostalgia, beauty, love, loss, and melancholy wrapped up in some of the soothing melodies ever created. it takes me back to some of the best days of my life and I am grateful to have a vehicle to reach them whenever I need to feel like that again. peace and love, people. update: these 4 songs here are so timeless. gives me shivers thinking of time, space, love, loss, the future, the past, and all the mysterious things we still haven't figured out about the people and situations in our lives.

@BucketHead6541

9 жыл бұрын

drinkingpoolwater Well said.

@musicisbrilliant

8 жыл бұрын

+drinkingpoolwater Nice story! What are some of your FAVORITE albums by them?? Which are their best?? (Im just trying to check them out).

@drinkingpoolwater

8 жыл бұрын

The Photo Album, Transatlanticism, and Plans are my favorites. All of their albums are great. Just finally got to hear Kintsugi the other day and it's incredible as well.

@musicisbrilliant

8 жыл бұрын

+drinkingpoolwater AWESOME! Yeah Im excited to star making memories with their music too! Great story my friend!

@darrellgarrett2535

8 жыл бұрын

I wanna share a story also, my ex introduced me to The Postal Service. That's when I heard about Ben, and have been a fan ever since.

So wholesome. I needed this. Death cab got me through some rough times as a teenager. Now they comfort my soul as an adult. ❤️

@DominicDarrell

11 ай бұрын

Right there with you my friend. Cheers, hope life is treating you better now!

I always come back to this Version of "Black Sun" because it has a certain tranquil atmosphere

Mess with a poet, you will get the symbolic thorns. I hate seeing this guy sad, but he does write great music after he takes a beating.

@adamontiveros-oberg1528

5 жыл бұрын

I don't follow the band that closely, what had happened then?

@vvoollaannss

5 жыл бұрын

lol that would be "life"... Life happened.

@crustpunkjesuschrist

5 жыл бұрын

@@adamontiveros-oberg1528 just a messy break up, essentially.

@silverbat5873

3 жыл бұрын

True

@ydk2284

3 жыл бұрын

@@adamontiveros-oberg1528 Ben at the time had divorced and the album had some implications towards that.

NPR, THIS is why I LOVE you: Bands ALWAYS sound way different here playing "tiny desk concerts"!!!! And.... Its always WAY better in my opinion! WAY more intimate and just more personal and emotional and I LOVE what youve got going on. Bob Boilin and all others involved... YOURE BEAUTIFUL people and I love you guys (along with all the other huge, huge fans). So I wanted to thank you and encourage you NEVER TO STOP. Keep it up!!!!!! Bands music truly NEVER sounds as good ANYwhere else!

@joshbrown4614

7 жыл бұрын

this is so true, I always look up the bands I like and their music never sounds as good as it does at npr :P

@isras6702

6 жыл бұрын

musicisbrilliant Agreed

@erwinthedodo9205

4 жыл бұрын

4 years later but don't mind me, I just found NPR and subsequent this series. I believe the reason these always sound different from the bands studio performance is because their basically just plopped into this room and given the instruments they need and told to enjoy themselves. No deadlines,no manager telling them to start from the top. Just them and their passion for the craft laid bear. Truly these performances are a testimony to their skills

@musicisbrilliant

4 жыл бұрын

@@erwinthedodo9205 Absolutely! And yeah, 4 years later, thats crazy. Still listening to this performance though, put it on my mp3 player. Happy listening my friend!

Dear god...as a tragically hip fan, and still feeling the loss of Gord Downie.....watching this man deliver this song was like seeing Gord be there with him... singing along....we are so lucky to have these musical geniuses...

I lived in NYC when DCFC first came out. They got huge after an episode of Six Feet Under when Claire & her friends listened to Trasatlanticism in her bedrooom on LSD. I was a baby and newly married living in Westchester. I ran to Limewire to search for the song. A lovely time in NY when Bright Eyes, DCFC etc lived in the city. Wes Anderson films, Ryan Adams was dating Parker Posey. A time of infinite sadness from 9/11 just occurring and still, a hopefulness.

This stripped down version sounds ten million times better than the studio version on their new album. Way more emotional!

@phredshunkie3487

3 жыл бұрын

I think it’s the piano. 😌

black sun. complete chills..

I have always been enamoured by Ben's storytelling. Any tune from Death Cab or Postal Service always offers a lovely remedy to any case of "Writer's block".

Something I've just noticed after the nth time watching this - I love how, during Passenger Seat, Nick is sat there really getting into it, despite there being no need for him to play. If you notice when the song finishes, it's like the spell is broken and he snaps out of a trance. Nice to see such a team player. I feel Nick deserves a mention, he's been an underrated bass player for years imo. Love this Tiny Desk :)

the slow progression from ben gibbard to steve zissou

@wokandwoll4lyfe

5 жыл бұрын

who the shit is kingsley zissou?

@NobodySleepsNow

5 жыл бұрын

Yes!!!!

"How could something so fair be so cruel?" I don't know exactly what hes referring to but man what a line. That hits deep

@taylorhead2803

4 жыл бұрын

If it hits you, you find some sort of reference in it. You’ll find it for yourself soon enough.

@lauratude5132

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get what he's saying either, but it's deep

@briandantana8470

3 жыл бұрын

Fair = beautiful. A lady, methinks.

@alicebingham9796

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah fair here is used to mean like ‘a fair maiden’ basically noting the contrast between her beauty and her cruelty with some fantastic wordplay, ‘something’ is also used to suggest that after this cruelty she no longer deserves to be referred to a someone, she has become inhuman.

@elinannestad5320

2 жыл бұрын

@@briandantana8470 it's better than that, I feel. Like, yes, it has that allusion, but nothing else in the language is oldy-worldy, and the romanticism is stark and dark. I feel it means more like, life has come out as it was always going to, and it hurts. Yet it's right.

I cannot get over this. On repeat all day, everyday.

@LeviCorbett

7 жыл бұрын

same

no words can express what these songs have done for me. Timeless.

I think if I had one word to describe their music it would be *honest*. Amazing band...

@The7rights

8 жыл бұрын

+ Offcourse :)

@TheSkyline5467

8 жыл бұрын

+ANoteToSelf could not agree more, the most achingly honest song to me is "You can do better than me" - It's one of several songs that are very personal to me. Also "Cath" is essentially a blow-by-blow description of a time period in my mom's life when she got married to a guy she didn't particularly love but who could take care of her (us) for awhile. Her name is Kathy. So yes this band is very honest but also very personal to so many.

@ANoteToSelf

8 жыл бұрын

Hellisan12 Totally! The tracks I'm most connected to are "What Sara Said," "A Lack of Color," "Transatlanticism," "Someday You Will Be Loved." I always go back to them, and they always apply to me. Your mom's situation reminds me of the first book in the Percy Jackson & the Olympians book. The mother in that book does the same thing. Your mother must love you an awful lot. :)

@twpargeter9729

5 жыл бұрын

What Sara said isn't based on anything that actually happened to Gibbard. He said in an interview from May of this year "I feel that songwriters are held to a different standard than almost any other type of writer-some fans get genuinely upset if I admit that a song that they held close to their heart was not based on actual events in my life. Like “What Sarah Said”: I was never in a waiting room in a hospital waiting for news that somebody was going to die. I’ve been in hospital waiting rooms before, waiting for a doctor’s appointment, and I got a sense of the general vibe of the room-not a joyous place-and I decided to set a song there." So whilst you may perceive this song as honest it is actually a fabrication.

I love NPR Tiny Desk Concerts but this is the best one ever made. Barely knew about DCFC before getting here by accident... It was so touching that I couldn't help myself but crying. The four songs are the process between a broken heart and the joy of finding a new love. On top of that, everything on this set sounds beautiful, amazing musicians and wonderful sound engineering job. I've rewatched this so many times and still gives me the chills ❤️

This band’s music has helped time stamp so many things in my life.

@beezybeez6285

Жыл бұрын

This is so good but you must hear “Winding Road” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘

I know those are not christmas songs by any way, but I stumbled on this on KZread around the christmas 2017 while having christmas at my first own apartment aaand.... it stuck, this set seems to be perfect for this "winter is starting/new year and maybe new chances are coming" season. So I keep listening to this each year, only in December. This one will be the first one with my son... hope he likes it, and that there will be many more.

@Nobody.Animash

Жыл бұрын

Omg this is adorable!

I keep coming back to this Black Sun performance. What impacts me are the piano and bass players. Not a smile, word, or wasted movement. Absolute concentration on their instrument, every note perfect. This is incredible respect for the singer and song, like it's the most important performance of their lives. You want to hold your breath while listening.

I get why everyone always says death can for cutie deserves a listen or 2.

@jakecarroll2439

7 жыл бұрын

Can, hahaha

@jakecarroll2439

7 жыл бұрын

I meant cab..

@Guernicaaa

7 жыл бұрын

All hail the death can!

Ben is so underrated as a vocalist.

No room in frame is really earth shattering...

I’ve always thought “The Decemberists” and “Death Cab For a Cutie” sounded super similar. They’re two wonderful bands that I’ve loved through the ages.

Those Kintsugi numbers sound gorgeous acoustic, I'd even go as far as to say better.

@donaldwisor3031

4 ай бұрын

This really does make listening to the album version of No Room in Frame tough.

THERE IS GRACE WITHIN FORGIVENESS BUT IT IS SO HARD FOR ME TO FIND

When I first watched this, I remember I listened to the first couple songs then switched off to something else. Coming back to it a few years later... I don’t know what I was thinking! It’s strange how sometimes you can listen to a song, but not really hear it.

There’s something so incredibly truthful and honest yet deeply troubling that stirs the human soul when hearing a vulnerable person bare theirs!

with my feet on the dash, the world doesn't matter. these guys have had me crying since 2005.

Excellent musician. Will be enjoyed for decades to come. Your music helped author my teenage angst and now I listen fondly and am reminded of the memories you are forever tethered to.

this might be one of the best NPR sessions. I never get tired of coming back . And although i always found them ok, i cant say i was ever a fan.. This small show case though.. opening with such a powerful Black Sun version ..shows how easily one can be touched by other fellow humans, that really out their hearts and their skills into a portion of Music. So simple and yet.. so whispering of that reminder that_ we are Alive. Thank you NPR Thank you (partial) DeathCabforCutie

[choking back tears] this is awesome

this man as yanked more tears out of me than any other person alive. Can't believe it's already been seven years since Kintsugi.

@beezybeez6285

Жыл бұрын

This is so good but you must hear “Winding Road” or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘

They were my favorite band during my teenage years and so many of their songs got me through some tough times. Saw them last week in ATL and was able to relive my teenage years again through their music and realized how far I've come and how many obstacles I overcame. The things that I was going through when listening to their music seemed so insignificant but played such a huge role in my becoming an adult. I enjoyed this so much. Love you forever DCFC.

I'd forgotten how incredibly talented Death Cab for Cutie was.

NPR audio techs are genius. This is amazing

As soon as they started playing “Your Heart is an Empty Room” I suddenly felt 15/16 years old again. Ugh. All the feels for this Tiny Desk Concert.

This is easily my favorite Tiny Desk. I've probably watched this 100+ times. They perform with such emotion and feeling.

There is grace within forgiveness. This country would do well to remember that.

NPR Concerts are better than MTV Unplugged

@Rmasters08

8 жыл бұрын

MTV Unplugged Pearl Jam 1992. That's all I have to say.

@brianhargrove763

8 жыл бұрын

+Rmasters08 i will raise my glass to that man!!!

@danman6669

7 жыл бұрын

I love Pearl Jam to death, since they are one of my favorite bands ever, but Nirvana's Unplugged will never be topped.

@andrewsanders735

6 жыл бұрын

I love Nirvana to death (since they are one of my favorite bands ever), but the Alice In Chains Unplugged will never be topped..

@andrewbarrett1537

6 жыл бұрын

They're both great, why rank them and make it a contest?

Plans was given to me for my 15th birthday (2005) the entire album takes me back to a time of innocent memories. Such a beautiful feeling. And this acoustic versions is incredible.

This one makes me tear up because of the nostalgic feeling. Death Cab will always be that for me... this immense comfort.

Black Sun just hurts different

A vinyl with this session would be priceless...

Touches on some intriguing human feelings.... So poetically

How can I not ever heard of this guy before? Thanks once, thanks twice, thank you three times Tiny Studio.

So glad I found this set by Death Cab for Cutie. They always move me.

This is forever my favorite tiny desk concert.

this whole album is a breakup album done right! thanks zoey deshanel

@rjrodriguez2270

5 жыл бұрын

Lol

@lauratude5132

3 жыл бұрын

He expects us to interpret it however we want

@pioneerscheers

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, No Room in Frame is one of the ultimate revenge songs!

I had never heard of them before i watched this. Very happy i listened!

@alfredpackery1

4 жыл бұрын

Get yourself a copy of Plans, you will love it. ❤

@simonhannah7219

4 жыл бұрын

What Sarah Said Grapevine Fires Cath Transatlanticism Brothers on a hotel bed Summer Skin Marching Bands of Manhatten Listen to those songs and that will be an hour well spent in your life

@ydk2284

3 жыл бұрын

It's always nice to see a new person appreciating their songs✌