"Forbidden Love is a huge step forward for the band, and you can hear the new gait immediately on the first track, "Photobooth," where the synth lines of Pornography-era Cure mix with clattery drum machine beats, a xylophone and Benjamin Gibbard's sweet images of a soured relationship. That over-the-shoulder look at bygone summers gives everything a deliciously wistful patina, even on shove-guitar-through the-amplifier rockers like "Song for Kelly Huckaby." The acoustic excavation of "405" elevates the song into one of the finest uses of highway-as-metaphor since Dylan revisited Highway 61 thirty-five years ago. It's no small feat, and just one of a number of reasons that Forbidden Love -- in all its 5-song glory -- ranks as one of the year's biggest records."  (Spin.com)

"Death Cab for Cutie’s been exploring the dreamy, indie rock locker since its first release. But rather than making samey and inevitably dull releases, the band has searched out every crevice and nuance in the cubby. This five-song EP proves Death Cab’s mastery of pure, lilting melodies and sensitive boy-next-door vocals."  (Pulse)

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