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Transatlanticism
''Transatlanticism'' is the fourth studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on October 7, 2003, by Barsuk Records. At this point in their career, the group had toured and recorded for nearly a half-decade. With tensions rising, the band decided to take time away from one another; notably, Ben Gibbard collaborated with electronic musician Dntel (Jimmy Tamborello), and released an album, '' Give Up'', under the name the Postal Service. Death Cab regrouped in late 2002 to create ''Transatlanticism'', which was recorded in a leisurely manner over five-day stretches until June 2003. The record is a concept album, exploring a theme of long-distance romance. Gibbard penned the lyrics, which are somber and focus on the need to be loved. Musically, the album utilizes ambience and instrumental sparseness as an extension of this theme. The album's title, likewise, references the Atlantic Ocean and uses it as a metaphor for geographic and emotional separation. Chris Wal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie is an American rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington, in 1997. The band is currently composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Zac Rae (keyboards, guitar), and Jason McGerr (drums). The band was originally a solo project by Gibbard, who expanded the project into a complete group upon getting a record deal. They released their debut album, ''Something About Airplanes'', in 1998. The band's fourth album, 2003's ''Transatlanticism'', broke into the mainstream both critically and commercially; its songs were featured in various TV series and films. The band's major label debut for Atlantic Records, 2005's ''Plans'', went platinum. The band's tenth and latest studio album, ''Asphalt Meadows'', was released on September 16, 2022. Death Cab for Cutie's music has been classified as indie rock, indie pop, and alternative rock. Alongside their ten full-length studio albums, the band has r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sound Of Settling
"The Sound of Settling" is a song by American indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, the second single from their fourth studio album, ''Transatlanticism'', released on December 26, 2003. The song reached number 84 on the UK Singles Chart, was featured on various movie soundtracks, and became the third song by the band to be featured on the television show ''The O.C.''. An acoustic demo for "The Sound of Settling" was featured on the ''Transatlanticism Demos'' LP released by Barsuk Records in 2013, to celebrate the ten-year anniversary of ''Transatlanticisms release. Development Written by Ben Gibbard, the song is notable for its upbeat style and the "Bop bah" sung during the chorus. Gibbard originally did not like the song, due to his personal distaste of uptempo songs, and had intended to discard it. Despite Gibbard being reluctant to include it on ''Transatlanticism'', guitarist and producer Chris Walla insisted that it be included on the album. Music video The video begins ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The New Year (song)
"The New Year" is a song recorded by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie. The song was released in February 2004 as the second single from the group's fourth studio album ''Transatlanticism'' (2003). Background Gibbard crafted the song's fictional protagonist as a mix of several different women he had met: "This song is about a person who came to me one day and said she wanted to be written about. So it's not really my story as much as it is hers." Lyrically, the song revolves around a melancholic New Years' party. Gibbard also has noted the song originated as more a folk song, but was expanded upon. Reception The band's international distribution was split through several different labels, a common experience for indie groups. In the Netherlands, it was distributed by Munich Records. The 7" single was disitributed in the United Kingdom through the label Fierce Panda. The single charted for one week on the UK Singles Chart The UK Singles Chart (currently titled Official ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Studio X Sessions EP
''Studio X Sessions EP'' (2004) is an EP by Death Cab for Cutie. It was released exclusively on Apple's iTunes Music Store website. Track listing The E.P. consists of new versions of four songs that had all been recorded and released previously: A new version of the Death Cab for Cutie song "Lightness" was also recorded during these sessions, and it was released on "The Sound of Settling "The Sound of Settling" is a song by American indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, the second single from their fourth studio album, ''Transatlanticism'', released on December 26, 2003. The song reached number 84 on the UK Singles Chart, was fea ..." CD-single. References 2004 EPs Death Cab for Cutie albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Title And Registration
"Title and Registration" is a song by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, the third single from their fourth studio album, ''Transatlanticism''. It was officially released in 2004, as an internet-only single that could be streamed through the band's website, while promotional copies of the single were released on CD. The single also included a cover of the Julian Cope song " World Shut Your Mouth", which was also later released on the " Crooked Teeth" single on Death Cab for Cutie's follow-up album, ''Plans''. Live performance Due to the song's layered instrumentation, "Title and Registration" has been difficult to play during live performances in the past, and thus has been performed a variety of ways. All of these involved guitarist Chris Walla switching halfway through the song from lead guitar to keyboards, whilst singer/guitarist Ben Gibbard took over the guitar part. For the first half of the song, initially, both Gibbard and drummer Jason McGerr used electronic drums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Walla
Christopher Ryan Walla (born November 2, 1975) is an American musician, record producer, and film music composer, best known for being a former guitarist and songwriter for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Musical career Early bands While at Bothell High School in the early 1990s, Walla started a program called Open Microphone with creative writing teacher Laura Drumheller, as a noon-time forum for the arts, which allowed any student to take the stage and perform. Walla regularly performed at these shows, as well as serving as MC. One performance by Walla included a song by PJ Harvey. These early Open Microphone shows proved popular and continued for over twenty years, moving from Bothell High School to Inglemoor High School when teacher Drumheller transferred there. Walla was in a short-lived band called The Wallflowers (not to be confused with The Wallflowers of California). Later, in 2001, he was an early member of the Seattle band The Long Winters. Death Cab for Cutie Walla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ben Gibbard
Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums, and as a member of the indie pop band The Postal Service. Gibbard released his debut solo album, '' Former Lives'', in 2012, and a collaborative studio album, ''One Fast Move or I'm Gone'' (2009) with Jay Farrar. Early life Gibbard was born to Allen and Margaret (née Flach) Gibbard in Bremerton, Washington. His father was in the Navy and his family moved around the country, including spending time in Northern Virginia before returning to Washington. Gibbard spent his early life there during the grunge music explosion of the early 1990s. He graduated from Olympic High School in Bremerton in 1994, and studied environmental chemistry at Western Washington University. He was raised Catholic and in 2007 referred to himself as an "indoctrinated Catholic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Harmer
Nicholas Scott Harmer (born January 23, 1975) is an American musician, best known as the bass guitarist and occasional co-songwriter for the band Death Cab for Cutie. Equipment Basses *Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub Signature Black *Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub Signature White *Lakland Skyline Bob Glaub Signature Natural Amps * Ashdown ABM 500 EVO II Head * Fender 2x15 Bass Cabinets Discography *Death Cab for Cutie – ''Thank You for Today'' (2018, Atlantic Records) *Death Cab for Cutie – ''Kintsugi'' (2015, Atlantic Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – ''Codes and Keys'' (2011, Atlantic Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – ''Narrow Stairs ''Narrow Stairs'' is the sixth studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on May 12, 2008 in the United Kingdom and on May 13, 2008, in the United States, on Atlantic and Barsuk Records. Four singles were released for the album ...'' (2008, Atlantic Records, Barsuk Records) * Death Cab for Cutie – '' Plans'' (2005, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
We Have The Facts And We're Voting Yes
''We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes'' is the second studio album by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie. It was released on March 21, 2000, through Barsuk Records. The band, which originally included singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard, guitarist/producer Chris Walla, bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good, formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. Their debut studio album, ''Something About Airplanes'', was released in 1998 through Barsuk, after which Good exited the band. Between the two albums, both Gibbard and Walla released music via side projects, ¡All-Time Quarterback! and Martin Youth Auxiliary, respectively. The album was developed over a period of five months between the three, and recorded at the members' parents' homes. The recording came at a transitional time for the band, who were on the cusp of adulthood with little idea of what was to come. Gibbard infused these post-collegiate anxieties into his lyricism, with his songwriting melding narratives with abs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Something About Airplanes
''Something About Airplanes'' is the debut studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released August 18, 1998 on Barsuk Records. A tenth-anniversary edition of the album was released November 25, 2008, featuring redesigned artwork, liner notes by Sean Nelson, and a bonus disc including the band's first ever Seattle performance at the Crocodile Cafe in February 1998. Early recordings of five songs from the album can be found on the ''You Can Play These Songs with Chords'' compilation. Background ''Airplanes'' was created at the group's rented house off of Ellis Street in Bellingham. It was recorded on a reel-to-reel eight-track recorder. With Walla's bedroom in the attic, the band inserted a microphone through a hole in the floor to the living room where vocals were tracked. Gibbard's writing was primarily influenced by Idaho indie rockers Built to Spill; in an interview with ''Vice'', he noted that ''Perfect from Now On'', the band's 1997 opus, was "the only thing I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle
Seattle ( ) is a seaport city on the West Coast of the United States. It is the seat of King County, Washington. With a 2020 population of 737,015, it is the largest city in both the state of Washington and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The Seattle metropolitan area's population is 4.02 million, making it the 15th-largest in the United States. Its growth rate of 21.1% between 2010 and 2020 makes it one of the nation's fastest-growing large cities. Seattle is situated on an isthmus between Puget Sound (an inlet of the Pacific Ocean) and Lake Washington. It is the northernmost major city in the United States, located about south of the Canadian border. A major gateway for trade with East Asia, Seattle is the fourth-largest port in North America in terms of container handling . The Seattle area was inhabited by Native Americans for at least 4,000 years before the first permanent European settlers. Arthur A. Denny and his group of travelers, subsequ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Can Play These Songs With Chords
''You Can Play These Songs with Chords'' is an early (1996-97) demo from the rock band Death Cab for Cutie, which at the time consisted entirely of founder Ben Gibbard. This demo was originally released on cassette by Elsinor Records. It proved so popular, Gibbard recruited other musicians to make a full band, which would go on to record ''Something About Airplanes'', the band's debut studio album. ''You Can Play These Songs with Chords'' was expanded with ten more songs and re-released on October 22, 2002, through Barsuk Records on the heels of the success of ''The Photo Album''. Track listing Original release All songs written by Benjamin Gibbard. Re-issue additional tracks All songs written by Benjamin Gibbard, Nick Harmer and Christopher Walla except as otherwise noted. Personnel *Ben Gibbard – vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, drums *Nathan Good – drums, tambourine *Nick Harmer – bass guitar *Christopher Walla Christopher Ryan Walla (born Nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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