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Riot Fest 2016 is quickly approaching. Death Cab For Cutie is one of the many talented bands appearing on the line up for both the Chicago and Denver music festival. Here is a short review and comparison of their four most recent albums, "Kintsugi," "Codes and Keys," "Narrow Stairs," and "Plans" (which features their most popular hit, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark").

Kintsugi
The first thing I need to say about this band is that the vocalist has that nerdy sound going, which can really work for me, but only along with a specific sound. In other cases, it sounds overly cheesy to me and I neither enjoy it nor take it seriously.
This album sounds like it has such a grand mission, but it's not translating for me very well, and I'll assume that has to do mostly with the vocalist. The instrumentals are glorious, really. very poppy/inspirational

Codes and Keys
This album is a lot more atmospheric and dramatic than the others while maintaining a mellow sound

Narrow Stairs
This album seems to have more elements of rock than their more recent albums. And not just any type of rock, but old school rock that has a certain level of artistry to it, with glorious lengthy intros and thought provoking instrumentals throughout the songs.

Plans
(which is the album their most famous song "I will Follow You into the Dark" comes from)
I think this is my favorite of all of the albums of theirs I've heard. I like their sound better in this album. I like their lyrics better, I like their symbolism. (Specifically, I love the way Marching Bands of Manhattan ends)

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Riot Fest (also known as Riot Fest & Carnival) is a multi-day music festival. Riot Fest specializes in rock, punk, alternative rock, and hip hop. Riot Fest is known for booking reunions, guest performances, and full album performances. First started as a multi-venue festival in Chicago in 2005, Riot Fest has since expanded to Denver and Toronto. Some of the more popular artists on the lineup this year are Deftones, 2Chainz, Rob Zombie, NAS, Jake Bugg, Andrew W.K., Pierce the Veil, Brand New and the Original Misfits.

I haven't ever been to Riot Fest, but when I the Mighty announced that they'd be playing this year, I decided to check into it. I've always known of it as a Rock festival, but what I found when I looked up the line-up was a bit different than what I expected. Sure, most of the acts are some type of rock, but there is also an overwhelming amount of hip-hop artists on the bill. This left me scratching my head, but I'm sure it's just an attempt to bring in a broader crowd.

Although, the line-up ended up being slightly different than what I had anticipated, this festival is sure to be a great time. Here's the full list:

Denver:

Friday (September 2)
Jake Bugg
Deftones
Death Cab For Cutie
The Wonder Years
Jane's Addiction
Descendents
Fitz & the Tantrums
Dan Deacon
Touche Amoure
Motion City Soundtrack
Lagwagon
Turnover
Thursday
Suicidal Tendencies
The Aquabats
Death Spells
NOFX
Diarrhea Planet
Night Riots
Rogue Wave
Wolf Parade
Syd Arthur
Plague Vendor
White Lung
Donna Missal
Fucked Up
Planes Mistaken for Stars

Saturday (September 3)
Vince Staples
Billy Talent
Julian Marley
Underoath
Yo La Tengo
Kirk Knight
Judith Hill
Tigers Jaw
Set Your Goals
The Dandy Warhols
Sleater-Kinney
Against Me!
The Hold Steady
Violent Soho
Devotchka
Somos
Diet Cig
People Under the Stairs
Ween
Meat Puppets
Leftover Crack
Glassjaw
Frnkiero and the Patience
Fat Nick & Don Krez
The Lillingtons
Danny Brown

Sunday (September 4)
The Creator
NAS
Hatebreed
Bad Religion
Pouya
Converge
The Original Misfits
Dee-1
Pepper
Sleigh Bells
Gogol Bordello
Bryce Vine
Bleached
Murder by Death
3Teeth
Jule Vera
Chevy Metal
Holy White Hounds
Glenn Danzig
Tyler
Lewis Del Mar
Juliette Lewis & the Licks
Microwave
High Waisted
Culture Abuse
Jessica Hernandez & the Deltas
Me First & the Gimme Gimmes
Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgang Von Frankenstein

CHICAGO:

Friday (September 16)
Flatbush Zombies
2Chainz
Jimmy Eat World
All Time Low
Pierce the Veil
The Flaming Lips
Julian Marley
Neck Deep
Dan Deacon
Tiger's Jaw
Touche Amore
Pepper
Set Your Goals
Refused
The Specials
Basement
Turnover
GWAR
Highly Suspect
NOFX
Violent Soho
Diarrhea Planet
Laura Stevenson
3Teeth
Somos
Fu Manchu
Eskimeaux
Big D & The Kids Table
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Ween
Jule Vera
The Wans
Meat Puppets
Bad Cop/Bad Cop
Girls Against Boys
Holy White Hounds
The Anniversary
Worriers
Glassjaw
Citizen
Off With Their Heads
The Far East

Saturday (September 17)
GZA
Brand New
Death Cab For Cutie
Social Distortion
Fitz & the Tantrums
Balance & The Composure
The Hives
The Vandals
The Hold Steady
Death Spells
Bob Mould
I the Mighty
Morrissey
Brick + Mortar
Night Riots
Tasha The Amazon
Hippo Campus
Smoking Popes
Black Foxxes
White Lung
Summer Cannibals
Deal's Gone Bad
The Toasters
Donna Missal
Sleepy Kitty
Kitten Forever
Nots
NAS
Descendents
Motion City Soundtrack
Method Man & Redman
Fucked Up
People Under The Stairs
Jessica Hernandez & The Deltas
Dee-1
Plague Vendor
Microwave
The Walters
Blackbox
High Waisted
Partner
School of Rock

Sunday ( September 18)

Joey Bada$$
Rob Zombie
Andrew W.K.
Dee Snider
Bad Religion
Denzel Curry
Thursday
Death Grips
Marina City
The Bronx
The Julie Ruin
Tiger Army
The Dirty Nil
Creeper
The So So Glos
Swingin' Utters
A Will Away
The Falcon
Big Ups
All Dogs

War on Women

Hard Girls

Can't Swim

The Original Misfits
Glen Danzig
Jerry Only and Doyle Wolfgange Von Frankenstein
Sleater-Kinney
Deftones
Underoath
Jake Bugg
Chevy Metal
Me First & The Gimme Gimmes
The Wonder Years
Leftover Crack
Billy Talent
Juliette lewis & The Licks
Frnkiero And the Patience
Pouya
Bleached
Syd Arthur
Tancred
With Our Arms To The Sun
The Gallow Walkers
School of Rock

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