We premiered Chris Walla's lilting, much downloaded "Sing Again" a couple few weeks ago. Time for another peek at Field Manual: EW has a stream of "St. Modesto" (track 10 on the album, for those who…   Read Story »

We all knew Ben Gibbard was a punk rocker and that Chris Walla was singing again. We even gave you a Death Cab For Cutie studio update a ways back ... but we didn't realize how close the boys were to…   Read Story »

Considering how much Chris Walla gets around -- whether as a member of Death Cab For Cutie or producing the Decemberists, Tegan & Sara, etc -- it's not surprising it took him this long to release a…   Read Story »

Slow Fridays are good for one thing: studio progress updates! Although, today has been kind of special as far as non-news studio news goes. So, here's the trifecta... First up: Radiohead! LP7's…   Read Story »

Didn't expect it after our first listen, but Tegan & Sara's The Con is shaping up to be one of '07's many bright spots. Constantly catch someone spinning the irresistible cuts "I Was Married,"…   Read Story »

By now you should have all the tracks of our cover-to-cover tribute to OK Computer -- both regular and bonus -- and last time we promised one more MP3 for ya: a proper b-side, from the excellent…   Read Story »

Long weekend, lots of leaks to sop up. One of which comes from identical indie pop twins Tegan and Sara, whose fifth full-length The Con sees Death Cab's Chris Walla on production and sounds decent…   Read Story »

On Sunday night, we sent Stereogum reader Elizabeth and her Fuji FinePix to cover NY Times' Q&A with Death Cab For Cutie. She took copious notes and great photos. Here's her review. (Thanks…   Read Story »