Death Cab For Cutie

Despite multi-instrumentalist/producer Chris Walla’s pronouncements to the contrary, Death Cab For Cutie’s 2008 record, Narrow Stairs, wasn’t all that much of a curveball. It was, to date, the band’s most rock-oriented record—much more so than its predecessor, Plans. Both those records, along with a little ditty written for The Twilight Saga: New Moon, launched Death Cab into semi-serious mass-market fame. The band’s latest record, Codes And Keys, featured contributions from Magik*Magik Orchestra, whose members are also joining the band for this tour. Codes also seemed to suggest a calmer, happier Death Cab, which might have been due in part to lead singer Ben Gibbard’s marriage to actress Zooey Deschanel in 2009. If so, expect a return to sad-bastard form this time, given the couple’s recent split.

Updated 03/30/2012