In my opinion, the best indie band out there (EAT IT, Belle and Sebastian!). I've been recommending this band to anyone who will listen to me for years. They're from Bellingham, Washington. The indie pop quartet Death Cab for Cutie began in 1997 as the solo project of singer/guitarist Ben Gibbard, who organized a full blown band after composing the band's first songs. Gibbard continues to have several side projects, most notably the recent release "Postal Service". The songs are very melodic and lyrically driven. I'd shudder to use the word "pop", so maybe I'll say "melodic emo" instead. If you're looking for an easily accessible introduction, buy "We Have the Facts, and We're Voting Yes", it's a great CD. And yes, it's supposed to sound like crap for the first minute or so, it's a joke and tribute to the earlier garage days of crappy muffled 4 track demos. They seem to favor very short album titles ("Transatlantacism" or "Photo Album") or very very long (the aforementioned "We Have the Facts, and We're Voting Yes", or "You Can Play These Songs With Chords"). Anyway, check them out, they're GREAT.
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