Death Cab For Cutie Lyrics

Death Cab For Cutie Info:

From:
Bellingham, Washington, United States

Genres:
Alternative rock, emo, indie pop, indie rock

Years active:
1997–present

Associated acts:
The Postal Service
All-Time Quarterback
Benjamin Gibbard

Name Origin:
Gibbard took the band name from the song Death Cab for Cutie by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (off their 1967 album "Gorilla")

The song's name was in turn taken from an invented pulp fiction crime magazine "The Uses of Literacy" by Richard Hoggart, as part of his 1957 study of working class culture.

In a 2011 interview, Gibbard stated, "The name was never supposed to be something that someone was going to reference 15 years on. So yeah, I would absolutely go back and give it a more obvious name.

Members:
Benjamin Gibbard – lead vocals, guitars, piano, organ, keyboards, bass, drums, percussion, drum machine
(1997–present)

Nick Harmer – bass, backing vocals, guitars, organ, keyboards
(1997–present)

Jason McGerr – drums, percussion
(2003–present)

Past Members:
Chris Walla – guitars, piano, organ, keyboards, glockenspiel, percussion, backing vocals
(1997–2014)

Michael Schorr – drums, percussion
(2000–2003)

Nathan Good – drums, percussion
(1997–1999)

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