Death Cab for Cutie

Combining sensitive songwriting, memorable melodies, and the rich, wistful vocal tone of bandleader Ben Gibbard, Seattle's Death Cab for Cutie is one of the definitive indie groups of the 21st century. Then based in the bayside college town of Bellingham, Washington, Gibbard had a minor breakthrough in 1997 with his debut cassette, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, prompting him to put together a band that included the cassette's producer, Chris Walla. After marrying grungy rock and bittersweet indie pop for nearly a decade, their 2005 major-label debut, the more polished ...