Death Cab For Cutie

Various artists: Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono review – tribute to brilliance of rock icon’s music

Death Cab for Cutie, David Byrne and the Flaming Lips are among artists reworking Ono’s strange sound and outsider songs into something more palatable

Rachel Aroesti

18, Feb, 2022 @8:30 AM

Tracks of the week reviewed: Haim, Ariana Grande, Iggy Pop

This week we’ve got some anti-ASMR, a bit of spiteful pop brilliance, and a funky three-note bass riff

Luke Holland

09, Aug, 2019 @10:00 AM

Pop, punk and protest songs: the hottest music on the horizon in 2019

With the uproarious Idles hitting the road, Kamasi Washington play a mind-expanding UK show, and new albums from the Specials, Weezer and AJ Tracey, here are the sounds the new year will be shaking to

Alexis Petridis

01, Jan, 2019 @3:00 PM

Death Cab for Cutie: Thank You for Today review – comforting alt-rock melancholia

The band’s ninth album brings gorgeous melodies and mature lyrics – it’s MOR, in an appealing way

Michael Hann

17, Aug, 2018 @9:30 AM

Ben Gibbard on Teenage Fanclub: 'A reminder of beauty in the world'

The Death Cab for Cutie singer has rerecorded Bandwagonesque, Teenage Fanclub’s 1991 album. How did an ‘incredibly romantic’ Seattle teenager get hung up on four blokes from Scotland?

Ben Gibbard

26, Jul, 2017 @10:03 AM

Pop quiz: from funeral songs to Fleetwood Mac – do you know this week in music history?

We’re talking loved ones, Led pollution and new livers – test your knowledge

Michael Hann

12, Aug, 2016 @12:19 PM

Death Cab For Cutie review – a reminder of who you used to be

The veteran band’s expert recreation of their introspective songs offers the audience a way to revisit their past – which is exactly what they want

Elle Hunt

25, Jul, 2015 @8:54 AM

Death Cab for Cutie: Kintsugi review – melancholy music for arenas

Marked by departures, this is an understandably sombre record, and its epic indie rock is occasionally overwrought

Lanre Bakare

26, Mar, 2015 @9:00 PM

January is music bonanza month! Hear new tracks from Django Django, Sufjan, the Purity Ring and more!

Lots of music artists have just announced new releases, so here’s all you need to know about their upcoming albums in one handy post

Guardian music

13, Jan, 2015 @5:49 PM

Death Cab For Cutie's Chris Walla leaves group

After 17 years with the band, guitarist and producer of the cult rock group says he longs for ‘the unknown’

Sean Michaels

14, Aug, 2014 @8:45 AM

The Smiths: who has performed the best cover versions of their songs?

Arcade Fire have covered The Smiths' London at their Earl's Court gig, but who has produced the most impressive cover version of a Smiths song?

Hannah Jane Parkinson

10, Jun, 2014 @2:31 PM

Postal Service to mark 10th anniversary of debut album with reunion tour

Cult collaboration between Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello will be renewed at Coachella festival, with further dates to follow