History Music / DeathCabForCutie

* NewSoundAlbum: While the band's sound has been evolving gradually since the beginning, "Codes and Keys" makes most drastic stylistic jump. The lyrics are more optimistic than usual (probably because Gibbard was married at the time of its release) and there is a heavier emphasis on electronic instrumentation.

* NewSoundAlbum: While the band's sound has been evolving gradually since they began, "Codes and Keys" is the most drastic and noticeable stylistic jump. The lyrics are more optimistic than usual (probably because Gibbard was married at the time of its release) and there is a heavier emphasis on electronic instrumentation.

* NewSoundAlbum: Early interviews claim that ''Codes And Keys'' will fit the trope.

* AGoodNameForARockBand: The band's name is a reference to a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song in ''Film/MagicalMysteryTour''.

** "We Looked Like Giants" can stretch to as long as ten minutes live, while versions of "Scientist Studies" and "Blacking Out the Friction" can reach nine. [[hottip:*:The last case is only a partial example, though, as it generally segues into a cover of {{Bjork}}'s "All is Full of Love"] in the second half.]]

** "We Looked Like Giants" can stretch to as long as ten minutes live, while versions of "Scientist Studies" and "Blacking Out the Friction" can reach nine. [[hottip:*:The last case is only a partial example, though, as it generally segues into a cover of [{{Bjork}} "All is Full of Love"] in the second half.]]

** "We Looked Like Giants" can stretch to as long as ten minutes live, while versions of "Scientist Studies" and "Blacking Out the Friction" can reach nine. [[hottip:*:The last case is only a partial example, though, as it generally segues into a cover of [[{{Bjork}} "All is Full of Love"]] in the second half.

** "We Looked Like Giants" can stretch to as long as ten minutes live, while versions of "Scientist Studies" and "Blacking Out the Friction" can reach nine. [[hottip:*:The last case is only a partial example, though, as it generally segues into a cover of [[{{Bjork}} "All is Full of Love"]] in the second half.]]

The other members continue to freelance elsewhere in their spare time, launching side projects wherever they see fit: most notably, Gibbard teamed up with electronica musician Jimmy Tamborello (a.k.a. Dntel) to form The Postal Service, and Walla is a well-known record producer for other bands such as TeganAndSara, TheDecemberists and The Thermals. [[LuckyBastard Gibbard is also]] [[http://pitchfork.com/news/36543-death-cab-for-cuties-ben-gibbard-and-zooey-deschanel-get-married/ married]] to actress and musician ZooeyDeschanel, though they [[http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1673591/zooey-deschanel-death-cab-for-cutie-ben-gibbard-split.jhtml/ recently announced their separation]].

Death Cab for Cutie are an indie rock band from Bellingham, Washington, formed in 1997 as a solo project of FaceOfTheBand Ben Gibbard, a twenty-something science graduate who had previously been in other local bands such as Pinwheel and ¡All-Time Quarterback!. By 1998, Gibbard had recruited several band mates from his previous bands, most notably [[TheRevolutionaryHydra The Revolutionary Hydra]], into a full-fledged band. Except for two drummer changes, the lineup has stayed constant ever since.

* In the lines "But while you debate half empty or half full..." in Marching Bands Of Manhattan, there is a subtle bit of this involved.

If there's noone beside you when your soul embarks\\

* NeverSpeakIllOfTheDead: Subverted to hell and back in "Styrofoam Plates", a rant by a young man who was raised by a poor single mother who refuses to talk nice about his dead father just because he's dead.

** "We Looked Like Giants" can stretch to as long as ten minutes live.

** The B-side "Stability" crosses the twelve-minute mark.

* The B-side "Stability" crosses the twelve-minute mark.

* EpicRocking: "I Will Possess Your Heart" (about 8 1/2 minutes) and "Transatlanticism" (nearly 8 minutes)

Death Cab for Cutie are an indie rock band from Bellingham, Washington, formed in 1997 as a solo project of FaceOfTheBand Ben Gibbard, a twenty-something science graduate who had previously been in other local bands such as Pinwheel and ¡All-Time Quarterback!. By 1998, Gibbard had recruited several band mates from his previous bands, most notably The Revolutionary Hydra, into a full-fledged band. Except for two drummer changes, the lineup has stayed constant ever since.

-->"Dude. You are marrying ZooeyDeschanel. You have nothing, I repeat, ''nothing'' to be sad about anymore. From here on out, please only songs about emotional guys and their blind luck."
--->J. Edward Keyes of ''Rolling Stone'' regarding [[http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/01/09/single-minded-death-cab-cover-tom-petty-notorious-big-meets-michael-jackson/ Ben Gibbard's cover of Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'"]].

* WutheringHeights: "Cath..." is based on the book's plot.

* AGoodNameForARockBand: The band's name is a reference to a Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band song in ''MagicalMysteryTour''.

The other members continue to freelance elsewhere in their spare time, launching side projects wherever they see fit: most notably, Gibbard teamed up with electronica musician Jimmy Tamborello (a.k.a. Dntel) to form The Postal Service, and Walla is a well-known record producer for other bands such as TeganAndSara, TheDecemberists and The Thermals. [[LuckyBastard Gibbard is also]] [[http://pitchfork.com/news/36543-death-cab-for-cuties-ben-gibbard-and-zooey-deschanel-get-married/ married]] to actress and musician ZooeyDeschanel.

* FadingIntoTheNextSong: The trio of "Tiny Vessels," "Transatlanticism," and "Passenger Seat" on ''Transatlanticism''

* DisContinuity: Their cover of "[[TheSmiths This Charming Man]]" never existed. Neither did "Flustered/Hey Tomcat!".