Death Cab for Cutie The band performing at the Bonnaroo Music Festival in 2006. Background information Origin Bellingham, Washington, United States Genre(s) Indie rock Alternative rock Indie pop Years active 1997–present Label(s) Atlantic Records Barsuk Records Associated acts ¡All-Time Quarterback! The Postal Service Website Official website Members Ben Gibbard Chris Walla Nicholas Harmer Jason McGerr Former members Nathan Good Michael Schorr Death Cab for Cutie is an American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. It began as a solo project of Ben Gibbard, now the band's vocalist and guitarist. Gibbard took the band name from the title of the song written by Neil Innes and Vivian Stanshall and performed by their group the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band in The Beatles' 1967 film Magical Mystery Tour. Gibbard's first album, You Can Play These Songs with Chords, was released as a demo, leading to a record deal with Barsuk Records.It was at this time that Gibbard decided to expand the project into a complete band, and recruited band members to join. The band has released six studio albums, four EPs, and one demo to date. Their most recent album, Narrow Stairs, was released on May 12, 2008 in the United Kingdom and was released on May 13, 2008 in the United States.
Lyrics for Stable Song
Rows of deserted houses
All our stable mates highway bound
Give us our measly sum
Getting the air inside my lungs is heavenly
Starting out with nothing but crippling doubt
We'll rest easy justified
Suffered a swift defeat, i'll endure countless repeats
The gift of memory is an awful curse
With age it just gets much worse, but i won't mind
I won't mind
I won't mind
I won't mind
[Thanks to Jes (jarvisj@ufl.edu) for these lyrics]