death cab [Archive] - Robot Lounge

07-30-2001, 12:07 PM

Originally posted by jmc
has any one heard from death cab for cutie in the last two years?

'We have the facts...' was released in 2000. They also released an EP at the end of 2000.

-k

YelloKitty

07-30-2001, 12:35 PM

the ep is actually a lot better than we have the facts, in my opinion.

saw them live a couple of months back. theyre amazing.

07-30-2001, 01:39 PM

Originally posted by jmc
has any one heard from death cab for cutie in the last two years?

I went to one of their concerts several months ago.. and fell asleep

just couldn't get in to them

jmc

07-30-2001, 05:00 PM

i live not to far from where they were concieved, and in every local search that i have attempted, nothing has come up besides "somthing about planes" and "...voting yes"

YelloKitty

07-30-2001, 06:19 PM

check out

http://www.deathcabforcutie.com

07-31-2001, 01:08 AM

they are supose to be releasing a new ep sometime this fall...touring too. Has anyone heard any of their side projects? Any good?

07-31-2001, 01:15 AM

Yellokitty did you go to the bottom of the hill show? I tryed to get in, but it was sold out.
If you did, how was it?

08-07-2001, 03:46 PM

Did you know The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band of 1978 or there abouts had a song on their best of album "Best of the Bonzos" had a song called "Death Cab for Cutie": a very bad Elvis tribute song. Neil Innis , when the band broke up want to do the music for Monty Python's Flying Circus. John Lennon called them his favorite band. They were a cross between Frank Zappa and Spike Jones. I have all of their albums except for "A Doughnut for Granny's Greenhouse" tho thats mostly reprised in the best of. Their version of Monster Mash is the best!

YelloKitty

08-07-2001, 07:19 PM

Originally posted by naesone

Yellokitty did you go to the bottom of the hill show? I tryed to get in, but it was sold out.
If you did, how was it?

why, yes i did go! and it was fantastic. sorry you missed the show. i really like the lead singers stage presence. he rocked me the hell out. the crowd was kinda weird tho... lots of frat boy types.

does it bother anybody that they're like categorized as christian emo?

shoegaze

08-08-2001, 02:24 AM

christian emo? i've never heard that..

Originally posted by YelloKitty
Originally posted by naesone

Yellokitty did you go to the bottom of the hill show? I tryed to get in, but it was sold out.
If you did, how was it?

why, yes i did go! and it was fantastic. sorry you missed the show. i really like the lead singers stage presence. he rocked me the hell out. the crowd was kinda weird tho... lots of frat boy types.

does it bother anybody that they're like categorized as christian emo?

lovelikefrogs

08-08-2001, 05:36 AM

Originally posted by YelloKitty
Originally posted by naesone

Yellokitty did you go to the bottom of the hill show? I tryed to get in, but it was sold out.
If you did, how was it?

why, yes i did go! and it was fantastic. sorry you missed the show. i really like the lead singers stage presence. he rocked me the hell out. the crowd was kinda weird tho... lots of frat boy types.

does it bother anybody that they're like categorized as christian emo?

why are they classified as Christian Emo?, I didn't think they were Christians in the traditional sense, don't they sing about lusting for girls and booze and all those other secular evils of the world?

They're the kind of band where I hate to like them, but there are a few songs that I can't do without for now in my current flavors of the period.

invictus

08-08-2001, 05:51 AM

Originally posted by YelloKitty

does it bother anybody that they're like categorized as christian emo?

Yikes.... that's scary.

moderncriminal

08-10-2001, 11:24 AM

they've been touring a whole bunch basically. where have you been?? they did some stuff with Pedro, then they did the Holiday Matinee tour... they're the only Barsuk band anybody talks about. must suck to be any other band on that label.

frogbelly

08-13-2001, 07:18 AM

The world needs more spiritual fruits
not religious nuts.

YelloKitty

08-13-2001, 11:06 AM

yeah once i had some spiritual fruit i became *regular* but when i ate one of those religious nuts, i just got a tummy ache.

frogbelly

08-13-2001, 11:49 AM

Originally posted by YelloKitty
yeah once i had some spiritual fruit i became *regular* but when i ate one of those religious nuts, i just got a tummy ache.

Oh no this is leading up to a poo poo story.

YelloKitty

08-13-2001, 06:42 PM

back to death cab... they're hopefully touring with the dismemberment plan. anybody like em?

08-15-2001, 06:56 AM

Originally posted by YelloKitty
[QUOTE]Originally posted by naesone
[B]
does it bother anybody that they're like categorized as christian emo?

well the only real difference between christian and emo is christian is happy, emo is sad.

DreadedWheat

08-26-2001, 02:56 PM

Are you kiddin' me, buddy? I have heard waaay too much about/from Steven Malkamus in the past 6 months.

YelloKitty

08-27-2001, 12:34 PM

theres nothing wrong with stephen malkmus!!!!

DreadedWheat

08-27-2001, 01:55 PM

er.. There is if I spell his name all wrong. sorry!

peko-chan

08-18-2002, 09:44 PM

those Death Cab cuties are on tour in Europe at the moment, doing that summer festival thang, and will back at the end of the month. Seattle bots should keep an eye out for them at Bumbershoot, Sept. 1.

Rumor has it they'll be in the studio in the late fall and that oh so rocking DCFC DVD directed by that oh so equally rocking 'bot Domu will be out early next year ;) oh the goodness! be still my heart!

soundslikequiet

07-21-2003, 10:24 PM

so i'm listening to their new album, and god dammit if it isn't delicious!!!

BooBoo-Kitty

07-21-2003, 11:39 PM

wha wha wha?!

Hyde

07-22-2003, 04:18 AM

one word: soulseek.

soundslikequiet

07-22-2003, 07:52 AM

hah not soulseek, but i did get the hook-up through connections.

11 tracks and it's freakin' nice! most of 'em are encoded at 256 kbps 'cept for two which are at 192.

i can't wait to own my own copy.

starfker

07-23-2003, 08:39 PM

It's all about The Postal Service, now

domu

07-23-2003, 10:31 PM

You haven't heard Transatlanticism obviously.

starfker

07-24-2003, 08:48 AM

no what's that?

peko-chan

07-24-2003, 10:33 AM

Originally posted by karmen
http://www.barsuk.com/img/bark32.jpg

:heart: palpitations. out in oct.
holla justin!

for our newbie.

UsesTangerines

07-25-2003, 04:33 PM

Originally posted by starfker
It's all about The Postal Service, now

Hooray for The Postal Service

peko-chan

07-25-2003, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by UsesTangerines

Hooray for The Postal Service

ben gibbard + dntel = postal service (http://giantrobot.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=14912&highlight=postal+service)

^
The thread's here :heart:

quietquiet

10-07-2003, 09:40 AM

ahhhhh...there's nothing better than going out early on tuesdays and buying the new deathcab cd. too bad these moments don't come very often, but when they do......wow.

YelloKitty

10-07-2003, 09:45 AM

dammit i want

Phyrephox

10-07-2003, 04:55 PM

& new Rza. Hoto Chotan!

peko-chan

10-08-2003, 09:40 AM

"tiny vessels" - most fucked up kiss-off song or what?

/And we'll pretend that it meant something so much more
But it was vile and it was cheap
And You are beautiful, but you don't mean a thing to me.../

Scandalous. So who's the girl he spent two weeks in Silverlake with? Ohhhh :rolleyes:

lakebottom

10-08-2003, 05:00 PM

he came into anthro once where I work and I guess they were playing postal service and he was singing along to his own songs.

may

10-08-2003, 09:20 PM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ThatGirlJing

[B]ben gibbard + dntel = postal service (http://giantrobot.com/forums/showthread.php3?s=&threadid=14912&highlight=postal+service)

and don't forget jenny lewis either. mmmm rilo kiley.

i have to confess, i was kind of over postal service after playing their album over and over again, constantly for like 3 weeks straight back in may. they are great, and the concept is great, yes, but death cab is where it's at. even though the PS is out of rotation these days, their lyrics stick in my head and i can't get em out:

i am thinking it's a sign
that the freckles in our eyes are mirror images
and when we kiss they're perfectly aligned

damn you ben, you are so good.

EK-4000

10-19-2003, 03:50 PM

best death cab song of all is we have the facts imo.

peko-chan

10-20-2003, 08:49 AM

Originally posted by EK-4000
best death cab song of all is we have the facts imo.

you mean album, no?
there's no song called "we have the facts..."

tracks from "Facts":

1. Title Track (Gibbard) - 3:29
2. The Employment Pages (Gibbard) - 4:04
3. For What Reason (Gibbard) - 2:52
4. Lowell, Ma (Gibbard/Walla) - 3:28
5. Little Fury Bugs (Gibbard) - 3:37
6. 405 (Gibbard) - 3:48
7. Company Calls (Gibbard/Harmer/Walla) - 3:19
8. Company Calls Epilogue (Gibbard) - 5:16
9. No Joy in Mudville (Gibbard/Harmer/Walla) - 6:03
10. Scientist Studies (Gibbard) - 5:56

quietquiet

10-26-2003, 05:04 PM

here are some photos i took from last night at the middle east. for some reason they covered tom petty's free fallin. nevertheless, they played one of the best shows i've seen them play.
http://photos.hippo-creek.com/photos/dcfc1.JPG http://photos.hippo-creek.com/photos/dcfc11.JPG

kyoppolife

10-26-2003, 06:40 PM

actually, i would love to hear them cover free fallin. i love their cover of the eurythmics "sweet dreams", it's one of my fav covers.

peko-chan

11-06-2003, 04:01 PM

Originally posted by quietquiet
here are some photos i took from last night at the middle east. for some reason they covered tom petty's free fallin. [/IMG]

funny.
Kings of Convenience is well known for their "Free Fallin" cover. What's with everyone's fascination with Petty? Me, I like the Cab's cover of Bjork's All is Full Of Love better myself. Ben has also done a solo cover of Joga that is quite swoon worthy.

I'm pretty bummed I won't be here next week for their show at the Fillmore. It should be quite a spectacle. People are already scalping the tickets for 75 bucks and upwards. I'm sending Empty Screams in my place and the rest of you SF bots better report in too! :P

Empty Screams

11-07-2003, 10:06 AM

thanks again, homeslice

:heart:

YelloKitty

11-22-2003, 03:07 PM

video for the new year here:
http://www.mtv.com/music/video/premiere/death_cab_for_cutie/

YelloKitty

11-22-2003, 04:29 PM

dooooooooooodyeaaaaaaaaaaaaahthatswhatimtalkinbout

peko-chan

01-20-2004, 10:19 AM

They were the musical guests last night. Seemed like the audience was mostly there for them, screaming the way they did whenever Kilborn mentioned their name. What an odd show line up though - Rev. Al Sharpton, Stephen Baldwin, then the band. I tried my best to stay up but woke up to an infomercial. The only glimpse of the band I got was them during the late show runthrough, a clip that they played back before commercial break. bah.

estrella

01-20-2004, 12:48 PM

^ I saw it! They were awesome as usual, too bad they were on Craig Kilborn though. He sucks. They played a bass heavier version of The New Year. It was different, but still good. You can download the performance here (http://www.hardlylove.net/mp3/DCFC_theNewYear_CBS_1.19.04.mpeg). It's 64 MB... and I found it at the Barsuk messageboards.

peko-chan

01-20-2004, 01:48 PM

First namedropped and glimpsed on The OC, now performing on Kilborn.
How much longer before Teen People? I want my pullout poster of Ben and Chris. Nick needs a haircut though....

shoegaze

01-20-2004, 10:51 PM

yes.. they totally seemed nervous!!

wuts wrong with craig? anyone that can book moz is cool peeps in my book...

Killjoy

02-22-2004, 07:56 AM

The Sound of Settling video here (http://www.mtv.com/music/video/premiere/deathcabforcutie/index.jhtml).

YelloKitty

03-31-2004, 11:06 PM

lissen to ben gibbard sing "thriller," acoustic:
http://www.stereogum.com/ben%20gibbard%20-%20thriller.mp3

Liver_on_a_Stick

04-01-2004, 03:58 AM

^^ Thanks YK, that was awesome!

Hyde

11-14-2004, 11:51 PM

Death Cab For Cutie Signs To Atlantic

Death Cab For Cutie has signed a long-term worldwide deal with Atlantic Records. The modern rock quartet was previously signed to Barsuk Records, which released the critically acclaimed album "Transatlanticism" in 2003. The set has sold more than 225,000 units in the U.S., according to Atlantic.

Barsuk retains rights to "Transatlanticism," the rest of the band's catalog and an upcoming live EP. Barsuk will also release future Death Cab albums on vinyl in the United States.

Death Cab wraps up a North American headlining tour this week, then will begin work on its first Atlantic set. Meanwhile, singer/guitarist Ben Gibbard's side project, the Postal Service, is in its 90th week on the Top Independent Albums chart with "Give Up" (Sub Pop).

http://www.billboard.com/bb/daily/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000719211

stryfe

02-13-2005, 10:38 PM

the 'world shut your mouth' cover is supposed to be somewhere on dcfc's website. anyone have the link?

the streaming version is here (http://liquidbuilder.com/dcfc/popup.cfm?).

Sid

08-16-2005, 09:49 PM

Can't get "soul meets body" out of my head. What a great song.

martin

08-16-2005, 10:05 PM

There's one guitar part in that song that reminds me of Rod Stewart's "Maggie May"...

akuma

08-25-2005, 01:02 PM

i seen death cab on a shitload of magazine covers recently, i guess that means a new LP is coming down the pike

lakeside resort

08-25-2005, 03:03 PM

this band is a bunch of pussies.

akuma

08-25-2005, 03:04 PM

pussies that make good music

magicboy

08-25-2005, 05:00 PM

i managed to hear an advance of the new record, and i thought it was pretty boring. and the last track is a shortened re-do of the track "stability," now titled "stable song," and that just struck me as half assed and lazy. whatevs, the kids will dig it.

martin

08-25-2005, 05:47 PM

Give it another listen or two--preferably with a date--and get back to us.

Seabass

08-31-2005, 09:17 PM

Just picked it up. Yep its dead cab. I did listen to it while hangin with the girlfriend, but didn't really hear it cuz we were talking. But the bands sound was great.
In truth, you don't really hear them until you're in a fragile relationship with a really hot/cool person, or just had your heart ripped out by some cutie. Damn you Jessica!!! Damn you....!!

I can't believe I missed them with the Pixies! Show of the summer.

09-02-2005, 07:29 AM

Just downloaded the album Plan from iTunes music store last night. So far, I really dig it. By default, it's their sound that immediately gets me to listen, and then a few listens later I start to appreciate the song structure, then lyrics. Usually, I could give a fuck less what people are saying in the lyrics - not that I don't think lyrics are great and all, just that I'm more into soundscapes, textures, melodies, and overall composition i.e. how a tune weaves in and out of dynamics and subtle 'smart' elements that make it sound like a painting or design to me. I think DCFC does a really cool job of all that.

FDM

09-02-2005, 09:31 AM

we've been playing the new one in the store every so often and it's pretty meh. a little too mellow for my tastes.

all you death cab kids need to check out Youth Group though. they're pretty good, a little more propulsive than the new death cab which damn near put me to sleep yesterday.

YelloKitty

02-05-2006, 07:08 PM

Death Cab Unveil 'Directions'
Death Cab for Cutie has announced details of their upcoming “DIRECTIONS,” an innovative anthology of 12 short films inspired by each song on the band’s acclaimed album PLANS. Every song will be delivered by a different director. 11 of the videos will be unveiled one by one at www.deathcabforcutie.com. The first of which will be 'Marching Bands of Manhattan' on January 23. The entire collection will be available on dvd to purchase April 11, 2006. Among the filmmakers contributing to “DIRECTIONS” are Lance Bangs, P.R. Brown, Ace Norton, Jeffrey Brown, Lightborne, Autumn de Wilde, Rob Schrab, Laurent Briet and Monkmus, as well as Aaron Stewart-Ahn.
^yes, that's GRL's very own DOMU! *throws confetti*

charlos3000

02-05-2006, 08:02 PM

DC4C is becoming the new indier version of DMB:

rocked in every house on sorority row from GPB to DDD

Ryan

02-05-2006, 08:13 PM

Originally posted by YelloKitty
Death Cab Unveil 'Directions'
Death Cab for Cutie has announced details of their upcoming “DIRECTIONS,” an innovative anthology of 12 short films inspired by each song on the band’s acclaimed album PLANS. Every song will be delivered by a different director. 11 of the videos will be unveiled one by one at www.deathcabforcutie.com. The first of which will be 'Marching Bands of Manhattan' on January 23. The entire collection will be available on dvd to purchase April 11, 2006. Among the filmmakers contributing to “DIRECTIONS” are Lance Bangs, P.R. Brown, Ace Norton, Jeffrey Brown, Lightborne, Autumn de Wilde, Rob Schrab, Laurent Briet and Monkmus, as well as Aaron Stewart-Ahn.
^yes, that's GRL's very own DOMU! *throws confetti*

osnap! spot is BLOOOOWN.

miss that guy.

YelloKitty

02-05-2006, 08:22 PM

he's in bk, ryan!

Ryan

02-05-2006, 08:28 PM

yeah? i know he was gone for a while.. mayhaps i should hawlah

FDM

02-05-2006, 09:17 PM

Originally posted by charlos3000
DC4C is becoming the new indier version of DMB:

rocked in every house on sorority row from GPB to DDD

well put. after their songs showed up on the OC, every single juicy couture rocking, gum-snapping, spray-on tanning suburbanite teenybopper girl wanted their cd so they could be all "emo indie punk rock too"......ugh...

*listening to paint it black*

Krumb

02-08-2006, 01:31 AM

i saw them a couple a days ago in sweden, they were not all that exciting but the crowd kind of made their day.. but i guess it's pretty hard to get excited over a concert in malmö, sweden.

Jook Sing Vegas

02-11-2006, 04:29 PM

Death Cab on Austin City Limits on PBS 2 nite

domu

02-13-2006, 06:45 PM

I've been around, just working. I directed the final Directions video and was executive producing the whole thing. It was a lot of work. I just dropped by the store for the first time in four months the other day and said hi to Brent. Pissed I missed the Panter / Brown show and Gondry.

Malinda I PMed you and you never shouted back. You full?

http://www.deathcabforcutie.com is running our project trailer.