Death Cab for Cutie

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Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band which is making a big name for itself in the music industry.

About

Death Cab for Cutie was formed in 1997 in Washington. The name was taken from a song of the same title by The Bonzo Dog Band of the ‘60s. Initially, only Ben Gibbard comprised Death Cab for Cutie, when he released You Can Play These Songs with Chords but Chris Walla and Nicholas Harmer also performed on the released cassette. The two then became members of the group, plus Nathan Good who took care of the drums. Something About Airplanes was then released by the band in 1998, receiving encouraging reviews. The album was followed by We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes in 2000, but Nathan left while it was still being recorded, so there were two tracks in the album with their drums performed by Nathan since the band decided to keep them as they were. The band found a new drummer in Michael Schorr shortly afterwards, and they released The Forbidden Love EP that same year. In 2001, the band again came out with The Photo Album, another LP. Some editions of this LP had three extra tracks which were then later released as The Stability EP.

Just as in 2000, another change in the band drummer occurred – Michael was replaced by Jason McGerr, who played the drums in their next release, and perhaps their best album ever, Transatlanticism in 2003. Apart from selling hundreds of thousands of copies on its first year, songs from the album was also featured in various TV series like Six Feet Under and The O.C. and the movie The Wedding Crashers.

A live album came next for the band, The John Byrd E.P in 2005 under Barsuk Records. The title of the album was after the sound engineer’s name. In late 2004 however, the band signed under Atlantic Records. With their new record label, the band released Plans. This is another phenomenal success for the band, as it not only gained critical praise but even received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 2005.

Apart from their album releases, Death Cab for Cutie also released two DVDs – one was Drive Well, Sleep Carefully, a film folloring their 2004 US tour, and the other was Directions in 2006, which showcased short films whose themes were from the tracks of Plans.

The Band

Awards & Certifications

Awards

Certifications

Chart Toppers

News

Tours & Concerts

• No tours at the moment.

Announcements

• Death Cab for Cutie garners 2 Grammy nominations for 2007 – one for "Best Pop Performance By A Duo Or Group With Vocal" and the other, "Best Long Form Music Video."

Discography

Albums

Something About Airplanes August 18, 1998	We Have The Facts And We’re Voting Yes March 21, 2000	The Photo Album October 9, 2001	Transatlanticism October 7, 2003
Plans August 30, 2005 Atlantic Records

EPs

The Forbidden Love E.P. 2000

The Stability E.P. 2002

Studio X Sessions E.P. 2004

The John Byrd E.P. 2005

Singles

Compilations & Live Releases

Filmography

Drive Well, Sleep Carefully - On the Road with Death Cab for Cutie 2005 Plexifilm

Directions: The Plans Video Album 2006 Atlantic Records

Other artists

Similar artists

• The Postal Service

• The Shins

• Bright Eyes

• Coldplay

• The Decemberists

• Modest Mouse

• The Arcade Fire

Influences

• Yo La Tengo

• Pixies

• Built To Spill

• The Feelies

Contemporaries

• Pedro The Lion

• Beulah

• John Vanderslice

• And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

Trivia

• Death Cab for Cutie's song "Transatlanticism" was played at the ending of CSI: Miami's 100th episode.

• The indie film "The Puffy Chair" pays homage to a classic movie moment from "Say Anything" using a Death Cab for Cutie song: its lead character holds up a boombox outside his girlfriend's window blaring Death Cab for Cutie's "Transatlanticism" instead of Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes."

• Death Cab for Cutie have a split Single with the band The Revolutionary Hydra, called "Your Bruise."

• Death Cab for Cutie have a split Single with the band Fiver, called "Death Cab for Fiver."

• Many of the early songs were recorded in the basement of the home Ben lived in with several roommates in Bellingham.

Reviews

External Links

• Death Cab for Cutie Official Site

• My Space