I was in the midst of enjoying an evening with Tom Petty at Blossom Music Center on Sunday night with my friends Ryan and Julie. I had seats in the pavilion, but was sitting on the lawn with them, and as Petty pulled out a mix of album tracks and proven hits, we conversed about a number of subjects.
Subjects that included the Petty soundtrack for the movie She’s The One, our mutual love for the films of She’s The One director Edward Burns, and our favorite period of Madonna (My favorite is circa the “Like A Prayer” video.)
Conversation turned to Death Cab for Cutie. I asked them if either of them had seen the chilling video for “I Will Possess Your Heart.” They hadn’t, and I pledged to send them a link so that they could view the video that is in my opinion, one of the finest videos I’ve seen from an artist/band in years.
On the heels of that Death Cab discussion, I found out that the band would be stopping by KCRW’s long-running Morning Becomes Eclectic for a performance and interview. The program, hosted by Nic Harcourt, has long had a knack for capturing unbelievable performances in the studio.
Some of my favorite sessions include the many that they have done with E, both solo and with the Eels, and Michael Penn, just to name a couple. The Death Cab interview/performance is the latest addition to the ever-growing archive of great performances hosted by KCRW.
The band promoted their latest CD Narrow Stairs with a set of tracks from the new album, some great random picks from the Death Cab back catalog, and even a cover song.
As a fan, it is one of the best live recordings of Death Cab for Cutie, that I’ve heard to date. You can watch streaming video of the entire performance below, and also download a zip file containing MP3s of the performance.
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Track listing and additional details are below:
Death Cab for Cutie – in studio on Morning Becomes Eclectic, 6/23/08
01.(=Intro=)
02.405
03.Photobooth
04.Wait (Secret Stars Cover)
05.Talking Bird
06.(=Interview=)
07.Grapevine Fires
08.Title & Registration
09.(=Outro1=)
10.I Will Possess Your Heart
11.(=Outro2=)
The Band:
Ben Gibbard-Vocals, Piano, Guitar
Chris Walla-Backing Vocals, Piano, And Guitars
Nicholas Harmer- Bassist And Backing Vocals
Jason Mcgerr- Drums
Relevant Links:
Purchase Narrow Stairs from Amazon
Death Cab for Cutie official website
I just heard Death Cab’s new album for the first time yesterday. Not something you can listen to just once and get, but it’s damn good.
==TJ==
They had me hooked with the first single before I heard the album…….and admittedly, I haven’t listened to the new album nearly as much as I should have…I’ve been musically distracted, I guess.
I like it a lot though – love the looseness that they got from recording a lot of it live.
I need to dig around and see how it’s checking out with the longtime Death Cab fans though…would be interested to hear their perspective.
Great stuff mate… thanks for posting the entire show 🙂
absolutely yo!
glad you dug it!