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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 Nicholas Harmer Bass Jason McGerr Drums Dave Depper Guitar And Zac Rae Keyboards . 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. In 2003 There Was Another Change Of Drummer With Jason McGerr Of Eureka Farm Replacing Schorr. McGerr Would Play Drums On The Next Release Transatlanticism. Transatlanticism Was Released In October Of 2003. It Received Critical Praise And Also Became The Band's Top-Selling Album With 225 000 Copies Sold During Its First Year Out. In Spring Of 2004 The Band Recorded A Live E.P. Titled The John Byrd E.P. Named For Their Sound Engineer. The E.P. Was Released On Barsuk Records In March 2004. In November Of 2004 Death Cab For Cutie Signed A “long-Term Worldwide Deal” With Atlantic Records Leaving Their Long-Time Label Barsuk Records. Gibbard Stated On The Official Website Www.Deathcabforcutie.Com 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.” This Was A Marked Change From Gibbard's Earlier Views On Major-Label Relations Which He Said “are Set Up To Fuck You And Take All Your Money.”. After Signing To Atlantic The Band Was Still Nervous About Corporate Economics And Encouraged Fans To Download Its Songs From The Internet. The First And Second Singles Off The Band's Atlantic Record Release Plans Were “Soul Meets Body” And “Crooked Teeth” Respectively. The Full Album Was Released In August Of 2005. Plans Was Somewhat Well-Acclaimed By Critics And Fans And Received A Nomination For The Grammy Award For Best Alternative Album Of 2005. It Achieved Gold Status In 2006 After Charting On Billboard For 47 Consecutive Weeks. The Band Released A Touring DVD Titled Drive Well Sleep Carefully In 2005. 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. 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. On May 12 2008 Their Album Narrow Stairs Was Released And Was Well Received By Both Critics And Fans. It Was Their First Album To Reach #1 On The Billboard 200. The Album Contains The Singles "I Will Possess Your Heart" "Cath..." And "Grapevine Fires". The Band's Latest Released The Open Door EP Which Was Released On March 31 2009. Their Main Styles Consist Of Slow Progressive Rock With Dark Lyrics. The Band's Seventh Album Codes And Keys Was Released On May 31 2011. The Album's First Single Was "You Are A Tourist". On October 11 2013 The Band Reportedly Began Working On Their Eighth Studio Album. This Was Then Confirmed By The Group's Official Instagram Profile In Which An Image Was Uploaded With The Caption "DCFC LP8 Begins". The New Album Will Be Produced By Rich Costey And Is Expected To Be Released In Early 2015. In An Interview With Stereogum Gibbard Said Of The New Album "I Do Think From Start To Finish It's A Much Better Record Than Codes And Keys. If That Record Turned Anybody Off I Feel Pretty Strongly That This One Could Win Them Back. There Are Threads In This One That Connect Back To Our Earliest Stuff That People Love." On October 29 2013 The Band Released A Remastered Tenth-Anniversary Version Of Their 2003 Album Transatlanticism. The New Album Included A Vinyl LP And MP3 Download With Demos For All The Songs From The Album. As Part Of The 2014 Record Store Day The Band Released Its First Live Album A Vinyl-Only Double LP Recorded During Various 2012 Tour Dates With Magik*Magik Orchestra. Included Within The Packaging Was A Code For A Digital Download Of The Recording. On August 13 2014 After 17 Years As A Member Of Death Cab For Cutie Guitarist And Songwriter Chris Walla Decided To Part Ways With The Band With His Last Performance Occurring On September 13 2014 At The Rifflandia Music Festival In Victoria British Columbia. Walla States That He Plans To "...Continue Making Music Producing Records And Erring On The Side Of Benevolence And Beauty Whenever Possible." When Asked In An Interview About Walla's Involvement In The Eighth Album McGerr Confirmed That Walla "played On Everything And Has Been Involved All The Way Through Even In The Mixing. Even Though He's Played His Last Show With Us He's Still Been Involved In Everything Involving This Record."
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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 Nicholas Harmer Bass Jason McGerr Drums Dave Depper Guitar And Zac Rae Keyboards . 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. In 2003 There Was Another Change Of Drummer With Jason McGerr Of Eureka Farm Replacing Schorr. McGerr Would Play Drums On The Next Release Transatlanticism. Transatlanticism Was Released In October Of 2003. It Received Critical Praise And Also Became The Band's Top-Selling Album With 225 000 Copies Sold During Its First Year Out. In Spring Of 2004 The Band Recorded A Live E.P. Titled The John Byrd E.P. Named For Their Sound Engineer. The E.P. Was Released On Barsuk Records In March 2004. In November Of 2004 Death Cab For Cutie Signed A “long-Term Worldwide Deal” With Atlantic Records Leaving Their Long-Time Label Barsuk Records. Gibbard Stated On The Official Website Www.Deathcabforcutie.Com 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.” This Was A Marked Change From Gibbard's Earlier Views On Major-Label Relations Which He Said “are Set Up To Fuck You And Take All Your Money.”. After Signing To Atlantic The Band Was Still Nervous About Corporate Economics And Encouraged Fans To Download Its Songs From The Internet. The First And Second Singles Off The Band's Atlantic Record Release Plans Were “Soul Meets Body” And “Crooked Teeth” Respectively. The Full Album Was Released In August Of 2005. Plans Was Somewhat Well-Acclaimed By Critics And Fans And Received A Nomination For The Grammy Award For Best Alternative Album Of 2005. It Achieved Gold Status In 2006 After Charting On Billboard For 47 Consecutive Weeks. The Band Released A Touring DVD Titled Drive Well Sleep Carefully In 2005. 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. 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. On May 12 2008 Their Album Narrow Stairs Was Released And Was Well Received By Both Critics And Fans. It Was Their First Album To Reach #1 On The Billboard 200. The Album Contains The Singles "I Will Possess Your Heart" "Cath..." And "Grapevine Fires". The Band's Latest Released The Open Door EP Which Was Released On March 31 2009. Their Main Styles Consist Of Slow Progressive Rock With Dark Lyrics. The Band's Seventh Album Codes And Keys Was Released On May 31 2011. The Album's First Single Was "You Are A Tourist". On October 11 2013 The Band Reportedly Began Working On Their Eighth Studio Album. This Was Then Confirmed By The Group's Official Instagram Profile In Which An Image Was Uploaded With The Caption "DCFC LP8 Begins". The New Album Will Be Produced By Rich Costey And Is Expected To Be Released In Early 2015. In An Interview With Stereogum Gibbard Said Of The New Album "I Do Think From Start To Finish It's A Much Better Record Than Codes And Keys. If That Record Turned Anybody Off I Feel Pretty Strongly That This One Could Win Them Back. There Are Threads In This One That Connect Back To Our Earliest Stuff That People Love." On October 29 2013 The Band Released A Remastered Tenth-Anniversary Version Of Their 2003 Album Transatlanticism. The New Album Included A Vinyl LP And MP3 Download With Demos For All The Songs From The Album. As Part Of The 2014 Record Store Day The Band Released Its First Live Album A Vinyl-Only Double LP Recorded During Various 2012 Tour Dates With Magik*Magik Orchestra. Included Within The Packaging Was A Code For A Digital Download Of The Recording. On August 13 2014 After 17 Years As A Member Of Death Cab For Cutie Guitarist And Songwriter Chris Walla Decided To Part Ways With The Band With His Last Performance Occurring On September 13 2014 At The Rifflandia Music Festival In Victoria British Columbia. Walla States That He Plans To "...Continue Making Music Producing Records And Erring On The Side Of Benevolence And Beauty Whenever Possible." When Asked In An Interview About Walla's Involvement In The Eighth Album McGerr Confirmed That Walla "played On Everything And Has Been Involved All The Way Through Even In The Mixing. Even Though He's Played His Last Show With Us He's Still Been Involved In Everything Involving This Record." read less
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Narrow Stairs Is The Sixth Studio Album By Rock Band Death Cab For Cutie. It Was Released On May 12 2008 In The United Kingdom And Released On May 13 2008 In The United States. The First Single Of The Album Was I Will Possess Your Heart Released On March 18 2008. The Second Single Will Be Cath.... Production In October 2007 Chris Walla Producer And Guitarist Said That Death Cab For Cutie's New Album "is In Full Swing We're Six Songs In." He Went On To Say "thus Far It's Pretty Weird And Pretty Spectacular Lots Of Blood. It's Creepy And Heavy... We've Got A Ten Minute Long Can Jam And Had You Suggested That Possibility To Me In 1998 I'd Have Eaten Your Puppy's Brain With A Spoon." In A Billboard Piece Walla Promised A "curve Ball" And Described The Album "It's Really Weird. It's Really Really Good I Think But It's Totally A Curve Ball And I Think It's Gonna Be A Really Polarizing Record. But 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." Walla Went On To Say " Louder And More Dissonant And ... I Think Abrasive Would Be A Good Word To Use. Heavy Sludgy Slow Metal Synth-Punk Band Brainiac." Ben Gibbard Lead Singer And Writer Commented "I Just Don't Feel Like We Really Have Anything To Prove Of It Other Than To Ourselves And To Making A Record We Really Enjoy." The Lead Single "I Will Possess Your Heart" Was Released On March 18 2008 And The Band Released The Single On Their MySpace Page Shortly Thereafter. The Song Began Radio Play On March 24 2008. Apple's ITunes Music Store Opened Pre-Orders For The Album On March 19 2008. On March 31 A Fake Version Of The Album Was "leaked" On A Music Blog And Spread To Various Torrent Sites As An April Fool's Prank With Only "I Will Possess Your Heart" Correct Of All The Narrow Stairs Songs Named. The Rest Of The Songs Were By German Indie Band Velveteen But Due To The Two Bands Having A Very Similar Sound Some Fans Weren't Sure At First If The Files Were In Fact Fake. On May 6 2008 The Album Was Released On ITunes A Week Early But Was Set Back To Pre-Order Status The Next Day. Notes Several Of The Songs Have Literary Or Cultural Themes. Grapevine Fires Appears To Be Centered Around The Wildfires That Raged In California During The Summer And Fall Of 2007. Bixby Canyon Bridge Is Rife With References To Jack Kerouac's Writing Gibbard Often Notes That Kerouac Is A Favorite Author In Interviews And Bixby Was Written During The Artist's Recent Trip To Big Sur. Gibbard Has Written Lyrics About Kerouac Before - Notably His Contribution Of Lyrics And Vocals To A Song By Styrofoam Titled Couches In Alleys. In Death Cab For Cutie's 2000 Album We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes Notably There Is A Song Titled Lowell MA. Lowell Massachusetts Is Where Kerouac Was Born. Furthermore The Album's Title Track Makes A Reference To Kerouac's Poem "October In The Railroad Earth." Many Fans Have Noted That Gibbard's Lyrics On Narrow Stairs Are Largely More Straightforward And Easier To Interpret Than On Past Records. The 10th Song Pity And Fear Ends Abruptly. In An Interview The Band Stated That The Ending Was Supposed To Sound A Bit Like The Recording But Actually The Tape Machine They Were Using Broke Toward The Ending. The Cover Art Was Created By Designer EE Storey. Critical Reception The Album Has Received Mostly Positive Reviews. MTV's James Montgomery Referred To Narrow Stairs As "unquestionably The Best Thing Ever Done". In Another Positive Review Rolling Stone Called The Album "a Dark Strangely Compelling Record That Trades The Group's Bright Melancholy For Something Nearer To Despair." The Album Has So Far Been Highly Rated By Critics And Fans Having Been Awarded 4 Stars Out Of 5 By Publications Such As Rolling Stone Kerrang! Spin Alternative Press The Times The Independent And The Guardian As Well As By The Website All Music Guide. Time Magazine And Consequence Of Sound Both Awarded The Album A "B " Rating With The AV Club Giving An "A" Rating While Positive Reviews Have Also Been Given By Mojo People Pitchfork Media The Album Project Patrol AbsolutePunk And PopMatters Among Several Others. It Has A Rating Of 74 On Music Review Aggregator Metacritic. In Its Debut Week Narrow Stairs Reached The #1 Spot On The Billboard 200 Chart Selling 144 000 Copies And Scoring The Band Its First #1 Album. One Week Later It Fell To #5 With 52 000 Copies. It Has So Far Sold 374 068 Copies In The US. The Final Track On The Album The Ice Is Getting Thinner Is Used In The Final Episode Of The Hit TV Series Gossip Girl During An Emotional Scene Between Two Of The Lead Characters Serena Van Der Woodsen And Dan Humphrey.