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• Death Cab for Cutie is a pop-leaning alternative rock band from Bellingham, Washington State led by front man Ben Gibbard. Their latest album, Narrow Stairs, was released on May 13th, 2008 and nominated for a Best Alternative Music Album Grammy Award.

  On July 5, 2009, Death Cab for Cutie will make their Hollywood Bowl debut alongside the LA Philharmonic orchestra.http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-ca-bowl21-2009jun21,0,807260.story

• Fast Facts

  1. Formed: 1997
  2. Hometown: Bellingham, Washington State
  3. Original label: Barsuk Records
  4. New label: Atlantic Records
  5. Playing Coachella 2008
  6. Appeared on The Tonight Show October 31, 2008Official Site: Death Cab for Cutie

• Career

  The band formed at Western Washington University in 1997 and released their debut album Something About Airplanes in 1998. While the band released two more well-received albums, it wasn't until 2003's Transatlanticism that the band broke through into the mainstream. Songs from the album were featured in a variety of different television shows and movies and brought the band a slew of new fans. With the success of Transatlanticism, the band signed with the major label Atlantic Records and release the well-received album Plans.

• Band Members

  • Ben Gibbard - Guitar/Vocals
  • Chris Walla - Guitar
  • Nicholas Harmer - Bass
  • Jason McGerr - Drums

• Albums

  • 1998: Something About Airplanes
  • 2000: We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
  • 2001: The Photo Album
  • 2003: Transatlanticism
  • 2005: Plans
  • 2008: Narrow Stairs

• Quotes

  "When I was a kid, I'd always listen to baseball games on the radio, the sound of the crowd underneath the announcers is exactly the same as it was when I was a kid. I love being in my car and listening to baseball games on the radio."—Ben GibbardMLB.com: Interview with Ben Gibbard

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