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Death Cab for Cutie, the name deriving from the Vivian Stanshall/Neil Innes song "Death Cab For Cutie", began in 1997 as a solo project by Ben Gibbard when he was a guitarist for the band Pinwheel. He recorded under the name All-Time Quarterback. As Death Cab for Cutie, he released a cassette, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, during the ...
Innes's inspiration for the song was the title of a story in an old American pulp fiction crime magazine he came across at a street market. [1] Stanshall's primary contribution was to shape "Death Cab for Cutie" as a parody of Elvis Presley (notably Presley's 1957 hit "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear"), and he sang it as such, with undertones of 1950s doo-wop.
Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) [2] 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 supergroup The Postal Service.
The sound of 2003 was the feather-light yearning of Ben Gibbard, nasal frontman of Death Cab for Cutie and the blueprint for every proto-softboi with an unrequited crush and their headphones ...
November 30, 2023 at 2:22 PM 50 More Great Albums of the Year In October, Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service wrapped their co-headlining tour with a three-night stand in Los Angeles at the ...
Ben Gibbard was at the height of his powers in 2003, delivering the two records his entire output is measured against: Death Cab for Cutie’s fourth album, “Transatlanticism,” and the Postal ...
Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock group from Bellingham, Washington and was formed in 1997 by Ben Gibbard as a side project from Pinwheel. After releasing a demo tape, he added guitarist Chris Walla , bassist Nick Harmer, and drummer Nathan Good to the band.
"We Laugh Indoors" is a song by American rock band Death Cab for Cutie, the third single from their third album, The Photo Album, released on 29 October 2002. The single was released on both 7" vinyl and CD. The vinyl release featured "We Laugh Indoors", and a live acoustic version of "Debate Exposes Doubt".