Death Cab for Cutie
| Death Cab for Cutie | |
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 Death Cab for Cutie (2018) |
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| General information | |
| origin | Bellingham , United States |
| Genre (s) | Indie rock , alternative rock |
| founding | 1997 |
| Website | deathcabforcutie.com |
| Current occupation | |
| Benjamin "Ben" Gibbard | |
| Nicholas "Nick" Harmer | |
| Jason McGerr (since 2003) | |
Guitar, keyboard
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Dave Depper (since 2016) |
Keyboard |
Zac Rae (since 2016) |
| former members | |
Drums |
Nathan Good (until 2000) |
Drums |
Michael Schorr (2000-2003) |
Guitar, organ
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Christopher "Chris" Walla (until 2014) |
Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock - band , which in 1997 Bellingham was founded.
The band has been awarded several times for the Grammy Awards in various categories since 2006 . a. Nominated for Best Rock Album . The band name comes from the song of the same name by the British underground beat band Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band . In Europe they are best known for the television series Californication , Six Feet Under and OC, California . In 2005 there were numerous songs, including a. Soul Meets Body as the soundtrack paved the way for the US sitcom How I Met Your Mother .
history
The story of Death Cab for Cutie began in 1997 in Bellingham, Washington, USA with the solo project All-Time Quarterback by Ben Gibbard . Due to the positive response to the tape You Can Play These Songs with Chords , Gibbard decided to expand the solo project to include a band. In guitarist Christopher Walla, bassist Nick Harmer and drummer Nathan Good, he found the right people for this project. The name of the band goes back to the song "Death Cab for Cutie" by the London beat band Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah - also featured in the The Beatles video "Magical Mystery Tour" .
In 1998 the US indie label Barsuk Records released their debut album Something About Airplanes and received consistently good reviews within the independent scene. After Nathan Good left the band and was replaced by Michael Schorr, the band completed the follow-up We Have the Facts, and We're Voting Yes shortly thereafter . After the release of two EPs ( Forbidden Love , Stability ) and another album ( The Photo Album ), You Can Play These Songs with Chords was re-released in October 2002 , supplemented by rarities, covers and B-sides.
Singer Benjamin Gibbard also forms together with Jimmy Tamborello, known as Dntel, the electronic duo The Postal Service , which released an album ( Give Up , 2003) and several EPs . The album was awarded a platinum record due to sales of over one million records. At the same time, former guitarist Christopher Walla had a solo project called Martin Youth Auxiliary . Christopher Walla is also a producer and has produced bands such as Nada Surf , The Thermals , Tegan and Sara and The Decemberists in addition to the Death Cab for Cutie albums .
In 2003 Jason McGerr joined the band as a drummer. In the same year, the fourth album Transatlanticism was released. With songs like The New Year , Sound of Settling or the title track Transatlanticism , Death Cab for Cutie made their breakthrough in Europe - at the beginning of 2004 they played their first concerts in Germany. The Hamburg indie label Grand Hotel van Cleef was responsible for releasing the album in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. During this time, the band's music increasingly took place in American TV programs. At OC, California , the band was considered the favorite band of the character Seth Cohen , played by actor Adam Brody . In addition, the band had a cameo in the form of a concert in the second season .
After the change from Barsuk Records to the major label Atlantic Records , a subsidiary of the Warner Music Group , the new album Plans was released on August 30, 2005 . This was nominated for a Grammy in the category “ Best Alternative Album of 2006” .
On October 16, 2009, the single Meet Me on the Equinox was released , which was written for the soundtrack to the film New Moon - Bis (s) zur Mittagshrunde and is the only place in the German single charts so far.
On May 31, 2011, the band released their seventh studio album called Codes and Keys . The first single You Are a Tourist from the album was released on March 29, 2011. The song is characterized by its music video, which is their first live music video in a plan sequence . Codes and Keys was nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 54th Grammy Awards in 2012 . In October 2013 the band began to work on their eighth album and simultaneously released a remastered version of Transatlanticism for the 10th anniversary, which was released in the form of a record and demo version of all songs.
On August 13, 2014 guitarist and songwriter Christopher Walla announced after 17 years that he was leaving the band. He played his last concert on September 13, 2014 at the Rifflandia Music Festival in Canada . However, he was involved in the recording process of the studio album Kintsugi , which was released on March 31, 2015. The two musicians Dave Depper (guitar, keyboard) and Zac Rae (keyboard) replaced him for live performances. The single Black Sun was released on January 26, 2015.
In October 2016, the band announced the release of a single entitled Million Dollar Loan . The song as a protest song against the presidential candidate of the Republican Party , Donald Trump was thought was a campaign called within 30 Days, 30 songs published. In a Facebook post about the song, Ben Gibbard mentioned that both Dave Depper and Zac Rae, as part of the band and contributors, were involved in writing the arrangement of the song, indicating that the two became full members of the band.
On November 17, 2017, the band announced via Instagram that they had started work on a new studio album due for release in 2018. On May 1, 2018, the band released a teaser video with a release date of August 2018. On June 12, 2018, the band announced the title of their new album Thank You for Today and shared the first single from the album Gold Rush . Subsequently, "I Dreamed We Spoke Again" was released on July 19, 2018. "Autumn Love" was the last single released on August 1, 2018. The album was released on August 17, 2018. It is the band's first album without Christopher Walla and the first album with Dave Depper and Zac Rae as permanent band members. Lauren Mayberry, singer of the band Chvrches is featured on the album and was guest singer on the song "Northern Lights".
Together with the US rapper Chance The Rapper , Death Cab For Cutie wrote the song Do You Remember , which was released on his album The Big Day on July 26, 2019 . The song reached number 95 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
On July 29, 2019, the band announced a new EP, The Blue EP , which was released on September 6, 2019. On the same day they also released the first single Kids in '99 . On August 16, 2019, the EP's second single, To The Ground , was released.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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 CH
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| 2003 | Transatlanticism | - | - | - | - |
US97  (3 weeks)US |
First published: October 7, 2003
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| 2005 | Plan |
DE86 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
UK-  |
US4th  (50 weeks)US |
First published: August 30, 2005
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| 2008 | Narrow stairs |
DE40 (2 weeks) DE |
AT65 (1 week) AT |
CH57 (1 week) CH |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
US1 (32 weeks)US |
First published: May 12, 2008
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| 2011 | Codes and Keys |
DE47 (2 weeks) DE |
AT73 (1 week) AT |
CH59 (1 week) CH |
UK24 (1 week) UK |
US3 (14 weeks) US |
First published: May 31, 2011
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| 2015 | Kintsugi |
DE73 (1 week) DE |
- |
CH73 (1 week) CH |
UK28 (1 week) UK |
US8 (7 weeks) US |
First published: March 31, 2015
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| 2018 | Thank you for today |
DE53 (1 week) DE |
AT73 (1 week) AT |
CH44 (1 week) CH |
UK24 (1 week) UK |
US13 (2 weeks) US |
First published: August 21, 2018
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EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 2008 | Live from Las Vegas at The Palms (EP) | - | - | - | - |
US135 (1 week) US |
First published: August 2008
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| 2009 | The Open Door (EP) | - | - | - | - |
US30 (8 weeks) US |
First published: March 31, 2009
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| 2019 | The Blue (EP) | - | - | - | - | - |
First published: September 6, 2019
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Video albums
| year | title | Remarks |
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| 2005 | Drive Well, Sleep Carefully | First published: July 26, 2005 |
| 2006 | Directions: The Plans Video Album | First published: April 11, 2006 |
| 2011 | Live at the Mt.Baker Theater | First published: May 31, 2011 |
more publishments
- 1997: You Can Play These Songs with Chords
- 1998: Something About Airplanes
- 2000: We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
- 2000: The Forbidden Love (EP)
- 2001: The Photo Album
- 2005: iTunes Originals
- 2002: The Stability (EP)
- 2004: Studio X Sessions (EP)
- 2005: The John Byrd (EP)
- 2008: iTunes Live: London Festival '08
- 2011: Keys and Codes Remix (EP)
- 2012: Live 2012
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2003 | The New Year Transatlanticism |
- | - | - |
UK86 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: September 2003
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| The Sound of Settling Transatlanticism |
- | - | - |
UK84 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: December 26, 2003
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| 2005 | Soul Meets Body Plans |
- | - | - | - |
US60 (19 weeks)US |
First published: October 10, 2005
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| 2006 | Crooked Teeth Plans |
- | - | - |
UK69 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: April 11, 2006
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| I Will Follow You into the Dark Plans |
- | - | - |
UK66 (1 week) UK |
US- |
First published: June 26, 2006
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| 2008 | I Will Possess Your Heart Narrow Stairs |
- | - | - |
UK85 (1 week) UK |
US70 (12 weeks) US |
First published: March 17, 2008
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| 2009 | Meet Me on the Equinox The Twilight Saga: New Moon (OST) |
DE71 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK86 (2 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 13, 2009
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| The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement: | |||||||
| 2019 | Do You Remember The Big Day |
- | - | - | - |
US95 (1 week) US |
Chart entry: August 10, 2019
Chance the Rapper feat. Death Cab for Cutie |
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