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Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Chris Walla (guitar), Nicholas Harmer (bass), and Jason McGerr (drums).
Death Cab began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard, now the band’s vocalist and guitarist. Gibbard took the band name from the satirical songDeath Cab for Cutie, performed by The Bonzo Dog Band in The Beatles’ 1967 experimental film Magical Mystery Tour.
As Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard released a cassette titled 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 Chris Walla (who had also worked on the cassette) as an electric guitarist, Nick Harmer as bass guitarist, and Nathan Good to play drums.
The four released the LP Something About Airplanes on August 18th 1998. The album was favorably reviewed in the independent music scene, and in 2000 the band released We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes. Nathan Good left the band at some point during this album’s production. His playing on “The Employment Pages” and “Company Calls Epilogue” were kept, but Gibbard played drums on all other songs.
Michael Schorr would first appear on The Forbidden Love E.P., released on October 24, 2000. In 2001, 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 EP.
Death Cab began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard, now the band’s vocalist and guitarist. Gibbard took the band name from the satirical song
Death Cab for Cutie, performed by The Bonzo Dog Band in The Beatles’ 1967 experimental film Magical Mystery Tour.
As Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard released a cassette titled 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 Chris Walla (who had also worked on the cassette) as an electric guitarist, Nick Harmer as bass guitarist, and Nathan Good to play drums. The four released the LP Something About Airplanes on August 18th 1998. The album was favorably reviewed in the independent music scene, and in 2000 the band released We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes. Nathan Good left the band at some point during this album’s production. His playing on “
The Employment Pages” and “Company Calls Epilogue” were kept, but Gibbard played drums on all other songs.Michael Schorr would first appear on The Forbidden Love E.P., released on October 24, 2000. In 2001, 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 EP.
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Bixby Canyon Bridge ♥
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a lack of color ♥
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Unobstructed Views ♥
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have they got any songs like Arctic Monkeys' , The Strokes', Kaiser Chiefs', etc. greatest songs?
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a lack of color <333
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cd album from death cap for cutie best hits
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both good and bad at the same time, but! His heart is broken again which means their next album will be amazing! [31]
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We're not the same, dear, as we used to be.
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everyone posting in this shoutbox needs to listen to no joy in mudville and realize that there was life before transatlanticism [2]
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join this group fellows, and share your music with us http://www.lastfm.es/group/Crystallizing+Feelings+Through+Music
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everyone posting in this shoutbox needs to listen to no joy in mudville and realize that there was life before transatlanticism
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Transatlanticism ♥
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His heart is broken again which means their next album will be amazing! [30]
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Marching Bands of Manhattan ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
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I really only ever listen to Transatlanticism, but boy it rules
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His heart is broken again which means their next album will be amazing! [29]
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Ben Gibbard will probably disband DCFC or release an even happier album to troll fans after he broke up with Zooey Deschanel and got our hopes up. [2]
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Death Cab For Cutie in Portland, OR on 12/08/11
8 Dec 2011 | from www.deathcabforcutie.com
Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Date: Thursday, December 8th 2011
Time: 8:00pm
City: Portland, OR
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Crystal Ballroom
Country: United States
Age restrictions: soldout
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