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The band performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2006. The Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival is a four-day annual Music festival, created and produced by Superfly Productions and AC Entertainment, first held in 2002
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| Origin | Bellingham, Washington, United States |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock Indie pop |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Label(s) | Atlantic Records Barsuk Records |
| Associated acts | ¡All-Time Quarterback! The Postal Service |
| Website | Official website |
| Members | |
| Ben Gibbard Chris Walla Nicholas Harmer Jason McGerr |
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| Nathan Good Michael Schorr |
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Death Cab for Cutie (or Death Cab) is an American indie pop rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. Bellingham, Washington is the County seat of Whatcom County in the U Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene "Twee" redirects here For a definition of the word see its entry at wiktionary. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Barsuk Records (bɑrˈsuːk bar-SOOK is an Independent record label based in Seattle Washington, started and still managed by the members of the In the Spring of 1999 Death Cab for Cutie songwriter/frontman Ben Gibbard had some time on his hands and a batch of songs running around in his head that didn't seem quite right for his band The Postal Service is an American electronic Indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Nicholas Harmer (born January 23, 1975 in Landstuhl, Germany) is the Bass guitarist for the group Death Cab for Cutie Jason McGerr is the current drummer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Nathan Good (born 1975) is the first and former Drummer of Death Cab for Cutie. Michael Schorr is the former Drummer of Death Cab for Cutie with whom he recorded The Photo Album and two of their EPs The The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous Pop rock is a hybrid of Pop music and Rock music that uses catchy pop style with light lyrics over top of guitar-based songs Bellingham, Washington is the County seat of Whatcom County in the U Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The band takes its name from a satirical song of the same name. " Death Cab for Cutie " is a Song composed by Vivian Stanshall and Neil Innes and performed by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band. [1][2]
Death Cab for Cutie began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard, now the band's vocalist and guitarist. Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie The band's first album, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, was released as a demo, leading to a record deal with Barsuk Records. You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997 is the first release from the band Death Cab for Cutie, which at the time consisted entirely of founder Benjamin Barsuk Records (bɑrˈsuːk bar-SOOK is an Independent record label based in Seattle Washington, started and still managed by the members of the [3] It was at this time that Gibbard decided to expand the project into a complete band, and recruited band members to join. The band has released eight albums to date. Their most recent album, Narrow Stairs, was released on May 12, 2008 in the United Kingdom[4] and was released on May 13, 2008 in the United States. Narrow Stairs is the sixth Studio album by Alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common
In addition to Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard and guitarist Chris Walla are both involved in side projects. Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Gibbard formed the band "The Postal Service" with Jimmy Tamborello and released the album Give Up in 2003. The Postal Service is an American electronic Indie pop band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer James Scott Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel, is an Electronic music artist Give Up is the debut album by electronic pop duo The Postal Service. Walla has also released solo work under the name of Martin Youth Auxiliary. Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie.
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Death Cab for Cutie began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard while he was the guitar player for the band Pinwheel and was recording under the name All-Time Quarterback. Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976 in Bremerton Washington) is an American Musician who has formed several indie The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Pinwheel is a band from Bellingham WA created by Death Cab For Cutie / The Postal Service frontman Ben Gibbard. In the Spring of 1999 Death Cab for Cutie songwriter/frontman Ben Gibbard had some time on his hands and a batch of songs running around in his head that didn't seem quite right for his band 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. The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a Magnetic tape sound You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997 is the first release from the band Death Cab for Cutie, which at the time consisted entirely of founder Benjamin He recruited Chris Walla (who had also worked on the cassette) as a guitarist, Nick Harmer as bass guitarist, and Nathan Good to play drums. Christopher Walla is the Guitarist and producer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles Nicholas Harmer (born January 23, 1975 in Landstuhl, Germany) is the Bass guitarist for the group Death Cab for Cutie The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Nathan Good (born 1975) is the first and former Drummer of Death Cab for Cutie. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells [5] Death Cab for Cutie was officially formed at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and lyrics from early songs include local references that were important to the band's development. Western Washington University ( WWU or Western) is one of six state-funded, four-year universities of Higher education in the Bellingham, Washington is the County seat of Whatcom County in the U [2] Many of the early songs were recorded in the basement of an Ellis Street home Gibbard lived in with several roommates in Bellingham. [6]
The four released the LP Something About Airplanes on August 18, 1998. Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓  Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter Something About Airplanes is the debut studio album by Indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on August 18 1998. Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) 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. We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes is the second studio album by Indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on March 21 2000 Nathan Good left the band at some point during this album's production. Nathan Good (born 1975) is the first and former Drummer of Death Cab for Cutie. His playing on “The Employment Pages” and “Company Calls Epilogue” was kept, but Gibbard played drums on all other songs. [5] Good's replacement Michael Schorr would first appear on The Forbidden Love EP, released on October 24, 2000. Michael Schorr is the former Drummer of Death Cab for Cutie with whom he recorded The Photo Album and two of their EPs The The Forbidden Love EP (2000 was the first EP released by the band Death Cab for Cutie on Barsuk Records. Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. In 2001, another LP was released, entitled The Photo Album. The Photo Album is the third Album from indie band Death Cab for Cutie. Limited editions of this album contained three bonus tracks, which were later released separately as The Stability EP. The Stability EP is a limited release album by Death Cab for Cutie, and was the last to feature drummer Michael Schorr. [7]
In 2003, there was another change of drummer, with Jason McGerr of Eureka Farm replacing Schorr. Jason McGerr is the current drummer for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Eureka Farm was a band from Bellingham Washington who described themselves as "pop to the 10th power" began in 1996 with members Arman Bohn (songwriter/guitar McGerr would play drums on the next release, Transatlanticism,[5] which was released in October 2003. Transatlanticism is an album by Death Cab for Cutie. It is their fourth LP and eighth record release [5] Tracks from the album appeared in the soundtracks of the television shows The O.C.,[2] Six Feet Under, CSI: Miami and Californication. This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. Six Feet Under is an American Television Drama created by Alan Ball that was originally broadcast from 2001 to 2005 CSI Miami is a spin-off of the CBS network series. CSI Miami airs new episodes Mondays at 10 PM ET/PT on CBS. The 2005 movies Wedding Crashers and Mean Creek also included album tracks. Wedding Crashers is a 2005 Comedy film, directed by David Dobkin. Mean Creek is a 2004 Independent film directed by Jacob Aaron Estes and starring Rory Culkin, Trevor Morgan, In spring of 2004, the band recorded a live EP titled The John Byrd EP, named for their sound engineer. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify The John Byrd EP by the band Death Cab for Cutie was recorded live during their spring 2004 North American tour The EP was released on Barsuk Records in March 2004. Barsuk Records (bɑrˈsuːk bar-SOOK is an Independent record label based in Seattle Washington, started and still managed by the members of the March 2004: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September [5]
In November 2004, Death Cab for Cutie signed a “long-term worldwide deal” with Atlantic Records,[8] leaving their long-time label Barsuk Records. Atlantic Records ( Atlantic Recording Corporation) is an American Record label best known for its many recordings of Rhythm & blues, Rock Barsuk Records (bɑrˈsuːk bar-SOOK is an Independent record label based in Seattle Washington, started and still managed by the members of the 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. "[9] After signing to Atlantic, the band was still nervous about corporate economics, and encouraged fans to download its songs from the Internet. [10]
The first and second singles off the band's Atlantic Record release Plans were Soul Meets Body and “Crooked Teeth”, respectively (which they performed on Saturday Night Live on January 14, 2006[11]). Plans is the fifth Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released on August 30, 2005. " Soul Meets Body " is a single by Washington -based indie rock band, Death Cab for Cutie, released October 10, 2005 Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The full album was released in August 2005. Plans was wildly received by critics and fans,[12][13] and received a nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album of 2005. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences It achieved Gold Status in 2006 after charting on Billboard for 47 consecutive weeks and was certified platinum by the RIAA at the beginning of May in 2008. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry [14]
The band released a touring DVD titled Drive Well, Sleep Carefully, in 2005. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is Known for their contributions to animal rights, the band is supporting the activist group PETA in giving away copies of the DVD to promote animal rights. "Animal liberation" redirects here for other uses see Animal liberation (disambiguation. [15] In early 2006, the band announced the upcoming release of Directions, eleven short films inspired by songs from the Plans album, each directed by a different person. The videos were posted one at a time at the band's website and the DVD went on sale April 11, 2006. Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The iTunes Store began selling the videos (formatted for iPod) early on March 28, 2006. The iTunes Store is a software-based online Digital media store operated by Apple Inc iPod is a popular brand of Portable media players designed and marketed by Apple Inc Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Lance Bangs, P. Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972 in Sacramento California) is a documentary filmmaker and music video director who has created videos for Sonic R. Brown, Ace Norton, Jeffrey Brown, Lightborne, Autumn de Wilde, Rob Schrab, Laurent Briet and Monkmus, as well as Aaron Stewart-Ahn, are among directors that have contributed to the project. Jeffrey Brown (born 1975 is a Comic book writer and artist born in Grand Rapids Michigan. Autumn de Wilde (born 1970 is an American Photographer best known for her Portraiture and commercial work photography of musicians Rob Schrab (pronounced Shrob ( November 12, 1969) is a Comic book creator Actor, writer and film producer An episode of MTV2's Subterranean played these videos for the whole hour plus discussion with members of the band. MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on Digital cable and Satellite television, and is progressively being Subterranean is a weekly music show on MTV2 dedicated to alternative, indie, and underground music and artists [16] In 2006, the band made their first appearance at Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit. The Bridge School Benefit is an annual non-profit charity concert held in Mountain View California every October at the Shoreline Amphitheatre. The band completed their lengthy 2006 tour of the USA on December 10, 2006, finishing with a show at the Key Arena in Seattle, Washington. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V KeyArena at Seattle Center, also known as KeyArena is located north of downtown Seattle, USA on the grounds of Seattle Center (the site of 1962 [17]
Walla claimed on October 18, 2007 that the new album was "in full swing" and that they had six songs completed. Narrow Stairs is the sixth Studio album by Alternative rock band Death Cab for Cutie. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. [18] He went on to call the new music "weird", "spectacular", and "creepy", saying that it contained "lots of blood". [18] He noted that the album had a "can jam" that lasted 10 minutes, which Walla said that he would have never imagined doing in 1998. Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968 One of the most important Krautrock groups Can had a style grounded in the Experimental rock of [18] The new album, titled Narrow Stairs, was released on May 12, 2008. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common In a recent Billboard piece, the band promised the album to be a "curve ball", and, though it will have slower songs, they are promising some surprises. See Billboard (Turkish magazine Billboard is a weekly American Magazine devoted to the Music industry Walla said, "I'm really excited about it. It's really got some teeth. The landscape of the thing is way, way more lunar than the urban meadow sort of thing that has been happening for the last couple of records. "[19] Walla also adds that the album is "louder and more dissonant and. . . abrasive. " They claim that they were influenced by heavy metal music and "synth-punk band Brainiac. Brainiac was an American Synthpunk / Indie rock band of the 1990s "[19]
The band released the first single from the album,"I Will Possess Your Heart", on March 18, 2008. "I Will Possess Your Heart" is the first single from Death Cab for Cutie 's sixth studio album Narrow Stairs. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [20] It was met with plaudits from the band's official fan club, the DCFC Union, as well as some concern from more casual fans, saying the musical introduction, though powerful and emotive with the driving bass line, was too long. The radio edit version does not include the extended introduction. In an album review, MTV writer James Montgomery said that although "Death Cab for Cutie had gone insane," he also believes that it could make "an early contender for the best album of 2008. " He also said that "Narrow Stairs is a great album, one that could make them very famous, but could very well also kill their careers. " [21] The album was their first album to reach #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard
Death Cab for Cutie's music is typically described as indie. In Popular music, independent music, often abbreviated as indie, is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels and an autonomous [22] The band's music has been described as "a literate, whispery style, the kind of stuff that normally sounds better in headphones than in large venues". [23] Gibbard's voice has also been described as "plaintive boy-next-door"[24] and that his high tenor voice is "remarkable, vulnerable, and Zen-like". [13]
Rolling Stone reviewed Transatlanticism and commented that it was "melodic, melancholy songs about feeling both smart and confused, hopelessly romantic but wary of love. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Transatlanticism is an album by Death Cab for Cutie. It is their fourth LP and eighth record release "[24] The album has also been described as "perfectly paced song cycles about love wracked by distance and time's march. "[13] Entertainment Weekly commented on the music on the album, Plans, saying, "The lush arrangements are long on hothouse organs and pianos, but short on the squirmy guitars and squirrelly beats that, on Gibbard's best work, offset his sweet voice and borderline-maudlin poetics with a sense of emotional danger. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Plans is the fifth Studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released on August 30, 2005. "[13]