Death Cab for Cutie + The Lonely Forest

Death Cab for Cutie's latest disc, Codes and Keys, features a moody sound palette that emphasizes impish synthesizers and glistening string sections over the customary folky guitar strums. Whereas the bulk of DCFC’s back catalog reflected Ben Gibbard’s fixation with the romance of Jack Kerouac’s on-the-road aesthetic, Codes and Keys is rooted primarily in L.A. The band shows off the album with an intimate show.