Death Cab for Cutie

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Biography

Death Cab for Cutie is an American alternative rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Chris Walla (guitar, production, keyboards), Nick Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums). Death Cab for Cutie's music has been labeled as indie rock, indie pop, emo, and alternative rock, and is noted for its use of unconventional instruments as well as Gibbard's unique lyrical style. The band has released seven studio albums, five EPs, and one demo to date. The group takes its name from a song featured in The Beatles' 1967 film, Magical Mystery Tour. Gibbard's first album, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, was released as a demo, leading to a record deal with Barsuk Records. It was at this time that Gibbard decided to expand the project into a complete band, and recruited band members to join. In 1998, the band released its debut album, Something About Airplanes, followed by We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes in 2000; both records were positively received in the indie community. Lineup changes ensued both before and after the release of the The Photo Album (2001), and the group's album Transatlanticism (2003) gained the band commercial success. After signing with Atlantic Records, Death Cab For Cutie released Plans in 2005, which contained the singles "Soul Meets Body" and "Crooked Teeth". The 2007 record Narrow Stairs served as a stylistic departure for the group. The band released their seventh album, Codes and Keys, on May 31, 2011.

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Year Formed 1997
Number of Albums 49
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Website www.deathcabforcutie.com
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Trivia

Who is the lead singer of Death Cab?

Ben Gibbard

...k band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nicholas Harmer (bass), Jason McGerr (drums...
What was the name of the cassette released by Ben Gibbard as Death Cab for Cutie?

You Can Play These Songs with Chords

... Death Cab for Cutie, Gibbard released a cassette titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords ; the release was surprisingly successful, and Gibbard de...
Who was recruited as an electric guitarist?

Chris Walla

...bard 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...
When was the LP Something About Airplanes released?

August 18th 1998

... play drums. The four released the LP Something About Airplanes on August 18th 1998 . Nathan Good left the band at some point during this album's produ...
Who left the band at some point during this album's production?

Nathan Good

...e four released the LP Something About Airplanes on August 18th 1998. Nathan Good left the band at some point during this album's production. His play...
How many bonus tracks were included on limited editions of this album?

three

...layed drums on all other songs. Limited editions of this album contained three bonus tracks, which were later released separately as The Stability EP....
Who replaced Schorr?

Jason McGerr

...h were later released separately as The Stability EP. In 2003, there was another change of drummer, with Jason McGerr of Eureka Farm replacing Schorr....
What was the name of the album's bonus tracks?

The Stability EP

...tained three bonus tracks, which were later released separately as The Stability EP . In 2003, there was another change of drummer, with Jason McGerr o...
In what year did Jason McGerr become the new drummer?

2003

...nus tracks, which were later released separately as The Stability EP. In 2003 , there was another change of drummer, with Jason McGerr of Eureka Farm r...
When was Death Cab formed?

1997

... American indie rock group from Bellingham, Washington and was formed in 1997 by Ben Gibbard as a side project from Pinwheel. After releasing a demo t...
How many albums did Death Cab release through Barsuk Records?

four

... Cab signed to Barsuk Records and released four extended plays (EPs) and four studio albums through the label. The fourth album, Transatlanticism, rea...
What was the name of Death Cab's fourth album?

Transatlanticism

... (EPs) and four studio albums through the label. The fourth album, Transatlanticism , reached number 97 on the Billboard 200 and was eventually certifi...
Death Cab signed to what label?

Barsuk Records

...ck Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good to the band. Death Cab signed to Barsuk Records and released four extended plays (EPs) and four studio albums throu...
How many singles and a demo tape did the band issue through Barsuk?

nine

...as eventually certified gold in the United States. The group also issued nine singles and a demo tape through Barsuk. In 2004, the band signed with At...
When did the group sign with Atlantic Records?

2004

...s. The group also issued nine singles and a demo tape through Barsuk. In 2004 , the band signed with Atlantic Records, a subsidiary of the Warner Music...
What was the name of the band's first release on Atlantic Records that earned a platinum certification?

Plans

... subsidiary of the Warner Music Group. Their first release on the label, Plans , earned a platinum certification and charted at number four in the US. ...
What was Death Cab for Cutie's first single to chart on the Billboard Hot 100?

Soul Meets Body

...inum certification and charted at number four in the US. The single Soul Meets Body was the band's first to chart on the Billboard Hot 100. Death Cab ...
What year was Narrow Stairs released?

2008

...ab for Cutie topped the US and Canadian album charts with Narrow Stairs ( 2008 ), with help from the Hot 100 single I Will Possess Your Heart. Both Plan...
What was the name of the Hot 100 single?

I Will Possess Your Heart

...s with Narrow Stairs (2008), with help from the Hot 100 single I Will Possess Your Heart . Both Plans and Narrow Stairs received critical praise and we...
Where was Death Cab for Cutie formed?

Bellingham, Washington

...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),...
Ben Gibbard is the band's vocalist and what else?

guitarist

...Cab began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard, now the bands vocalist and guitarist . Gibbard took the band name from the satirical song Death Cab for Cut...
What film did The Bonzo Dog Band appear in?

Magical Mystery Tour

...rmed 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 ...
What was Nathan Good's profession?

drums

...ectric guitarist, Nick Harmer as bass guitarist, and Nathan Good to play drums . The four released the LP Something About Airplanes on August 18th 1998...
When did the band release We Have the Facts and Were Voting Yes?

2000

... The album was favorably reviewed in the independent music scene, and in 2000 the band released We Have the Facts and Were Voting Yes. His playing on ...
Which band's third album was released?

The Photo Album

...led to a record deal with Barsuk Records. Their third album, 2001's The Photo Album , gave the band their first charting single, however the release of...
When did Death Cab For Cutie release their fifth album?

2005

...Cab For Cutie released their fifth album and majorlabel debut, Plans, in 2005 , which received platinum certification from the Recording Industry Assoc...
Which record label did deathcab for cutie sign with?

Atlantic Records

...and mainstream critical and commercial success. After signing with Atlantic Records , Death Cab For Cutie released their fifth album and majorlabel deb...
What was Death Cab for Cutie's first number one single?

You Are a Tourist

...011's Codes and Keys, featured the band's first number one single, You Are a Tourist . Their eighth studio album Kintsugi, the last to feature Walla, i...
What was the name of the band's seventh album?

Codes and Keys

... stylistic departure for the group, and their seventh album, 2011's Codes and Keys , featured the band's first number one single, You Are a Tourist. Th...
In what year was Codes and Keys released?

2011

... served as a stylistic departure for the group, and their seventh album, 2011 's Codes and Keys, featured the band's first number one single, You Are a...
When is Kintsugi due out?

March 2015

...udio album Kintsugi, the last to feature Walla, is set for release in March 2015 . Death Cab for Cutie's music has been labeled as indie rock, indie po...
How many fulllength studio albums has Death Cab For Cutié released since their formation?

seven

...e and unique lyrical style. Since their formation, the band has released seven fulllength studio albums, four EPs, two live EPs, one live album, and o...
How many live EPs has the group released?

two

...tyle. Since their formation, the band has released seven fulllength studio albums, four EPs, two live EPs, one live album, and one demo album to date....
What was Ben Gibbard's profession?

singerguitarist

...ile region of Bellingham, Washington, in 1997 as a solo project for singerguitarist Ben Gibbard, Death Cab for Cutie grew into a huge underground musi...
What was Chris Walla's hobby at school?

fourtrack

... the moniker AllTime Quarterback. In the mid1990s he met guitarist and fourtrack enthusiast Chris Walla at school, and the two bonded over Teenage Fan...
What did Walla and Gibbard bond over?

Teenage Fanclub albums

...track enthusiast Chris Walla at school, and the two bonded over Teenage Fanclub albums . Soon they began writing and recording songs together in their ...
What was the name of Death Cab's 1998 album?

Something About Airplanes

...rums, Death Cab made their official debut. Their album, 1998's Something About Airplanes , started a buzz in underground music scenes throughout the co...
Who was Gibbard at the inception of Death Cab?

an engineering student at Western Washington University

...At Death Cab for Cutie's inception, Gibbard was an engineering student at Western Washington University who split his time between school and music. T...
What university was Gibbard a student at at the time of Death Cab for Cutie's inception?

Western Washington University

...for Cutie's inception, Gibbard was an engineering student at Western Washington University who split his time between school and music. Taking a break...
What was the name of the local power pop band Gibbard was a part of?

Pinwheel

...etween school and music. Taking a break from his local power pop band, Pinwheel , Gibbard began recording an album's worth of solo material during the ...
What did he hope to do with his new songs?

play the new songs live

...ese Songs with Chords. When the tape became a local hit, Gibbard reached into his circle of friends to form a band, hoping to play the new songs live ....
Who were the founding members of Death Cab for Cutie?

Gibbard and Walla

...uded Michael Schorr and Jason McGerr. Death Cab for Cutie founders Gibbard and Walla met in the mid1990s at Western Washington University, in Bellingh...
Gibbards new wave influenced side project, the Postal Service, produced what?

Give Up (2003).

...ards new wave influenced side project, the Postal Service, produced Give Up (2003). Plans, the groups major label debut, was released that year and yi...
Whose strings are included in Bend To Squares?

Erika Jacobs'

...ill. The groping instrumental dynamics of Bend To Squares (including Erika Jacobs' strings) renders a convoluted psychology. Your Bruise is almost one...
What lullaby closes the album?

Line Of Best Fit

...the way it refuses to let the melody soar. The sevenminute lullaby Line Of Best Fit that closes the album indulges in Neil Young ian guitar meditation...
The sevenminute line of best fit indulges in what kind of guitar meditations?

Neil Young ian

...enminute lullaby Line Of Best Fit that closes the album indulges in Neil Young ian guitar meditations and quasiwaltzing rhythms. On the other hand, th...
What was the name of the 2000 book by Barsuk?

We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes

...ively melodic structure, and unusually in a witty tone. We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes (Barsuk, 2000) was perhaps less poignant but the vignet...
What was achieved with the suspended atmosphere of The Employment Pages?

emotional nadir

...ression of Title Track and the upbeat aria of Little Fury Bugs. The emotional nadir was achieved with the suspended atmosphere of The Employment Pages...
What was the name of the band's ninth and latest studio album?

Thank You for Today

...2005's Plans, went platinum. Their ninth and latest studio album, Thank You for Today , was released in August 2018. The band's tenth studio album Asph...
When will the band release their tenth studio album, Asphalt Meadows?

September 16, 2022

...The band's tenth studio album Asphalt Meadows will be released on September 16, 2022 . Death Cab for Cutie's music has been classified as indie rock, i...