Death Cab for Cutie (band)
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Death Cab for Cutie is an indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band takes its name from a satirical song performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band on their album Gorilla. The song was also performed in a striptease act in the Beatles' movie Magical Mystery Tour.
Death Cab began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard, who had previously recorded under All-Time Quarterback. While recording solo, Gibbard released a cassette, entitled You Can Play These Songs with Chords; the release was surprisingly successful, and Gibbard decided to expand the band into a complete project. He recruited Christopher Walla as a electric guitarist, Nick Harmer on bass, and Nathan Good to play drums; this configuration released the LP Something About Airplanes in the summer of 1998. The album got favorable reviews from the independent music scene, and in 2000, the follow-up was released: We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes. Just prior to the release of We Have the Facts, Good left the band, replaced by drummer Michael Schorr. Schorr would first appear on The Forbidden Love E.P., released in fall of 2000. The following year, another LP was released, entitled The Photo Album. Limited editions of this album contained three bonus tracks, which were later released separately as The Stability E.P..
In 2003, there was another change of drummers, with Jason McGerr of Eureka Farm replacing Schorr. McGerr would play drums on the next release, Transatlanticism, which came out in October of 2003.
Transatlanticism received critical praise and also became the band's top-selling album, with 225,000 copies sold during its first year out. In addition, tracks from the album appeared in the soundtrack of television show The O.C..
In November, 2004 Death Cab for Cutie signed a "long-term worldwide deal" with Atlantic Records, leaving their long-time label Barsuk Records and the rank of indie record labels. Gibbard stated on the official website that nothing would change except that "Next to the picture of Barsuk holding a 7”, there will be the letter “A” on both the spine and back of our upcoming albums."
In spring of 2004, the band released a live album titled The John Byrd E.P., named for their sound engineer. The E.P. was released on Barsuk records in March of 2005.
Gibbard is also a member of The Postal Service, a side project he formed in 2003.
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Discography
Main Albums
- You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997)
- Something About Airplanes (1998 · Barsuk Records)
- We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes (2000 · Barsuk Records)
- The Photo Album (2001 · Barsuk Records)
- Transatlanticism (2003 · Barsuk Records)
- Plans (to be released September 20, 2005 · Atlantic Records)
Compilations
EPs
- The Forbidden Love E.P. (2000 · Barsuk Records)
- The Stability E.P. (2002 · Barsuk Records)
- Studio X Sessions E.P. (2004)
- The John Byrd E.P. (2005 · Barsuk Records)
Videos
External Links
- Death Cab for Cutie (http://www.deathcabforcutie.com) · Official Website
- Barsuk Records (http://www.barsuk.com) · Record label
- Death Cab For Cutie Tour History (http://www.dcfc-tour.net)
- DCFC Videos at MTV (http://www.mtv.com/bands/az/death_cab_for_cutie/audvid.jhtml)
- All Lyrics (http://www.letssingit.com/?http://www.letssingit.com/death-cab-for-cutie-g6lm7.html)
- Collection of Tabs and Chords (http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/tabs/death_cab_for_cutie_tabs.htm)
- Fanlisting (http://styrofoam.crossmyheart.org)
- Fanlisting for the Song 'Passenger Seat' (http://fan.knoifey-spoony.com/passenger/)