評論
多數Death Cab for Cutie的歌都像是歌者的自述，他講的都是生活中的領悟和對未來的美好憧憬。樂隊主唱Ben Gibbard說：“我們的歌曲是真誠的，也許我們會為丘比特的冷落而憂心忡忡，也許我們不會把痛苦和聽眾分享，但是我們只是想唱一些快樂的歌曲與別人分享。”可是不幸在2000年的夏天降臨到樂隊身上，一連串的事故讓這幾個年輕人心灰意冷，先是樂隊因為經理人的問題產生了激烈的矛盾，然後鼓手Nathan Good的離開讓樂隊幾乎解散。好在最後樂隊克服了這些矛盾，他們找來了新的鼓手Michael Schorr並且錄製了一張紀念這段經歷的EP《Forbidden Love》。2003年出版這張專輯《Transatlanticism》之前，樂隊又加入了新的成員，也許這對他們來說是一個新的開始.
成員
| 現在成員 | Ben Gibbard Nick Harmer Jason McGerr |
| 過去成員 | Nathan Good Michael Schorr Chris Walla |
英文簡介
Death Cab for Cutie began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard while he was the guitar player for the band Pinwheel. 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 Christopher Walla (who had also worked on the cassette) as an electric guitarist, Nick Harmer as bass guitarist, and Nathan Good to play drums. Death Cab for Cutie was officially formed at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington, and lyrics from many of the early songs include local references that were important to the band's development. Many of the early songs were recorded in the basement of an Ellis Street home Ben lived in with several roommates in Bellingham, and the title of the band's official fan club, DCFC Local Union #1138, references this building, along with the ¡All-Time Quarterback! song “Dinner at Eight in the Suburbs”.
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 E.P.
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.[citation needed] Tracks from the album appeared in the soundtracks of television shows The O.C., Six Feet Under, and CSI: Miami, the 2005 movies Wedding Crashers and Mean Creek.
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. The album includes tracks from The Wiltern in Los Angeles, The Fillmore in San Francisco, as well as other venues.
音樂作品
專輯| 專輯名稱 | 發行時間 |
| Kintsugi 2015-03-21 英語 | |
| Codes and Keys 2011-05-21 英語 | |
| Narrow Stairs 2008-06 | |
| studio x sessions 2007-07-27 | |
| plans 2005-08-30 | |
| transatlanticism 2003-10-07 | |
| you can play these songs with chords 2002-10-22 | |
| the stability 2002-02-01 | |
| the photo album 2001-09-23 | |
| forbidden love e.p 2000-10-24 | |
| we have the facts and we're voting yes 2000-03-21 | |
| something about airplanes 1999-03-23 | |
| Something About Airplanes 1998-01-01 | |
| You Can Play These Songs with Chords 1997-01-01 |
