For Death Cab For Cutie fans, news of Chris Walla’s departure was a jarring accompaniment to last August’s announcement that the band had completed their eight full-length. Though Kintsugi was recorded with Walla, Death Cab enlisted Zac Rae as their new touring member. In these acoustic performances of “Black Sun&am...

The band recently released their eighth record 'Kintsugi'

Death Cab For Cutie are back in full force with this year’s brand new album Kintsugi, and three of the group’s members stopped by NPR’s offices for the station’s signature Tiny Desk concert series. Frontman Ben Gibbard, bassist Nick Harmer and pianist Zac Rae performed “Black Sun,” &...

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Band preparing to release new album 'Kintsugi'