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Article: Comfort in the Sound: The big time beckons Death Cab for Cutie
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- September 2, 2005
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JAKE COYLE, AP Entertainment Writer
AP Worldstream
09-02-2005
Dateline: NEW YORK
The sensitive, polite, nice guys that are Death Cab for Cutie were reared in the Seattle area during the heyday of grunge.
Though their name might suggest a hard edge, for eight years Death Cab has been building a following with gentle, introspective pop. Far from brash and loud anti-heroes, they are, as guitarist Chris Walla says, more a reaction to their hometown's fabled era.
Their punk revolution? "Stay in your living room! Have a quiet night with your girlfriend! Listen to some records!" jokes Walla.
Last year, thanks to some major plugging on the hit TV show "The O.C.," their fourth album, ...