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Article: Comfort in sound: Big time beckons Death Cab for Cutie; Nice guys try to finish first in rock 'n' roll
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- Telegraph - Herald (Dubuque)
- Article date:
- September 11, 2005
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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, "Transatlanticism," sold more than 200,000
copies - sensational for an indie release. ...