Archive for December 10th, 2004
Transatlanticism
Friday, December 10th, 2004
Death Cab for Cutie was a band I thought I wouldn’t like, judging the book from its cover. I mean, the name makes them sound like a death metal band, which is of course not even close to my kind of music.
The lead singer Ben Gibbard happens also to be the man behind The Postal Service album “Give Up”, which I loved instantly. The story behind that album is very interesting — it was just a side project for the duo, and I think it was ahead of its time when it was released in February of last year. Only now has it begun to gain widespread recognition.
When I heard Ben Gibbard was in Death Cab for Cutie, I thought I’d give their newest (though still over a year old) album “Transatlanticism” a shot.
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