News: Death Cab For Cutie Announce Reissue of ‘The Photo Album’

It’s a movie script ending for Death Cab For Cutie’s The Photo Album, or at least a deluxe reissue 20 years on. The band will give their third full-length album a 35-track repackaging in honor of the anniversary. A favorite with many fans of the band’s earlier material (but, apparently, not a favorite of frontman Ben Gibbard), The Photo Album captures the Bellingham, Washington group on the brink of mainstream success, but not quite there yet. Twinkly guitars and lyrics from lovelorn to angst-ridden are central to the album’s sound. Bassist Nick Harmer remembers it as a turning point for the band. “Should we quit our day jobs and really go all-in making music, or should we slow it down a little bit?” he recalls asking.  “We decided to go all-in.” The Pho...

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