"Plato once said something about music being the thing that can give charm to sadness. If you wanna know what it can do for utter despair, check out the new EP from Death Cab For Cutie. Some real solid, honest, beautiful indie rock with a somewhat experimental leaning is within. Lilting, singsong harmonies that moan heartbreaking lyrics conjure that day when you thought you might have hope, but you waited to long for the coast to be clear. Taking the "just give up" cake is the track "Stability" with the line, 'Memory is an awful curse, with age it just gets worse, but I won't mind.' Kill me. Great little 3-song treat from these guys."  (GroovyStylie.com)

"This EP contains three wonderful songs, with one of them being a kick-ass cover of Bjork’s "All Is Full Of Love". Death Cab For Cutie has charted some new territory here, experimenting with some longer song structures and back-up vocals. The title track spans some 12 glorious minutes, featuring a drawn-out repetitive ending much like Karate’s "This Day Next Year" or Quicksand’s "It Would Be Cooler If You Did". Stability could quite possibly be Death Cab’s best work to date, and with only three songs, there isn’t much room for error."  (Action Attack Helicopter)

"The Stability EP is short and poignant. Three tracks that manage to rip your heart apart and paste it back together with the gum under your desk. If anything, The Stability EP represents an infrequently visited excursion in the deepest emotions within the indie-pop domain; it transcends the expectations that were once bordered around Death Cab's music and shows a level of ingenuity that has only been dabbled on before. If this EP is evidence of things to come, I am confident that Death Cab will have the whole music community at their helm in the very near future. Highly sophisticated and incredibly mature, The Stability EP is a testament to Death Cab's ability to craft a provocative dish with limited ingredients."  (Delusions of Adequacy)

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