14. “No Room in Frame” (2015)
There’s nothing inherently depression-friendly about this song, but if you made it this far into the Death Cab catalog then it all just blends together. Nothing is real anymore. There is no meaning. No purpose.
13. “The Employment Pages” (2000)
You know you’re in deep when you’re yearning for reverb guitar in your music. This will only cause your body to shut down and your brain to lose cognitive function without you even being aware of it. You have now unlocked hibernation mode.
12. “Home Is a Fire” (2011)
This song opens the “Codes and Keys” album. Not for nothing, but an opening track should make me feel like I have the energy of an elephant on human growth hormones. Instead, I feel like one of the down bad cats in an ASPCA commercial while a Sarah McLachlan song plays in the background.
11. “Cath…” (2008)
Don’t be fooled by the alluring groove of the verse. This song is just a depression-producing machine under the guise of music that gets stuck in your head while slowly wearing away at your mental stability. But it’s just so outstanding.
10. “Lightness” (2003)
Before DCFC was making seasonal depression look fun, REM was bringing it to the masses. Identifying a direct influence to Gibbard’s depression-sympathizing madness can be helpful and we can at least blame Michael Stipe.
9. “Here to Forever” (2022)
This one is off of Death Cab’s 10th studio album. If we don’t stop Ben now, it could be years before society’s seasonal depression lifts. He’s getting too powerful.
8. “A Lack of Color” (2003)
It’s a fact that songs without drums cause you to feel melancholic hopelessness by the time the track is over. If you absolutely must hear this song in a pinch, you could just turn the volume all the way down until it’s over. It’s the only way to beat seasonal depression and Ben Gibbard this fall.
7. “You Are a Tourist” (2011)
Even Death Cab’s seemingly more uplifting songs can somehow cause difficulty sleeping and reduce overall mental cognition. Do not fall for the mental booby trap that this band has set.
6. “I Will Follow You into the Dark” (2005)
Oh no, not the acoustic guitar. Anything but the acoustic guitar this fall and winter. There goes your chances at thriving for the next handful of months.
5. “Black Sun” (2015)
You may think to yourself, “I love Death Cab and I’m not depressed.” But if you dig deep enough, you may just have high-functioning seasonal depression. Take a good hard look in the mirror and reflect on all the ways that Ben Gibbard has personally gaslit you into a depressed state.
4. “Crooked Teeth” (2005)
It’s not clear whether listening to sad indie music helps with depression or drives you further into the psychological abyss. Either way, anything off “Plans” will mentally annihilate you no matter what.
3. “The New Year” (2003)
This song starts with the lyric, “So this is the new year and I don’t feel any different.” Buddy, that is what it feels like to be seasonally depressed in a nutshell.
2. “Soul Meets Body” (2005)
“Soul Meets Body” became the band’s first hit and introduced millions of new listeners to seasonal affective disorder that they wouldn’t otherwise have experienced. Radio-friendly Death Cab is how they get you.
1. “I Will Possess Your Heart” (2008)
What’s more intellectually detrimental than a four-minute Death Cab song this fall? How about an eight minute one? The catchy opening baseline will draw you in for the first half of it, but soon enough you will be sucked into Benjamin Gibbard’s world where the only emotion is gloom.
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