Death Cab For Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab for Cutie performing "Summer Skin" on their "Long Division" European tour, at Carling Academy Sheffield on November 17, 2008. Left to right: Harmer, McGerr, Gibbard, Walla.
Background information
Origin	Bellingham, Washington, United States
Genre(s)	Indie rock Indie pop
Years active	1997–present
Label(s)	Warner Music Atlantic Records Barsuk Records Fierce Panda Records Sub Pop 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 Jayson Tolzdorf-Larson Michael Schorr

Death Cab for Cutie is an Grammy nominated American indie rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington in 1997. The band consists of Benjamin Gibbard (vocals, guitar), Chris Walla (guitar, production), Nicholas Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums). 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.