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Death Cab For Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie formed in 1997, its name inspired by a Beatles song, and its four band members came together around lead singer Ben Gibbard and his first attempt to record. The group originally consisted of lead singer and rhythm guitarist Benjamin Gibbard, lead guitarist Chris Walla, bassist Nick Hammer and drummer Nathan Good. They tried selling out local shows at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington. Though they did not sell many tickets, they did start down the path that would have them become indie rock sensations.
Their first LP, Something About Airplanes (released August 18, 1998), garnered positive reviews throughout the independent music scene. It was its first full album, We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, that brought the first group alteration. Nathan Good left the group and Jayson Tolzdorf-Larson replaced him on drums. By the beginning of the 21st century Death Cab for Cutie was selling tickets for a national tour.
They also had changed drummers again, adding Michael Schorr to replace Tolzdorf-Larson. It was the last drummer change that marked the group's entry into the national consciousness. Jason McGerr joined the group in 2003 and Death Cab for Cutie released Transatlanticism in October. The album sold well in stores and was a favorite of the music and movie industry. The group had changed its style from a seeming lack of emotion to create high emotion to a more melodic style that caught on with the national taste.
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Death Cab for Cutie has since released Plans in 2005 and Narrow Stairs in 2008. The Pacific Coast group has earned a Grammy nomination and Narrow Stairs reached number one on the Billboard 200 chart. The 2009 tour will sell tickets for shows beginning in Miami, Florida on March 7 and is currently scheduled to end at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta, Georgia.
