Editorial Review
When an indie-rock band as intimately and fiercely loved as Death Cab for Cutie makes the inevitable major-label jump, it often telegraphs a painful death. Witness Husker Du, the Replacements, Nirvana--hell, even R.E.M. After a successful four-album run on tiny Seattle imprint Barsuk, however, Death Cab for Cutie just might buck the trend on its Atlantic premiere. Yes, you can grumble about the production (a little too slick), the proportion of ballads (a little too many) and the overall feeling of restraint (a little too much), but ultimately the album delivers everything the group does best in emotional, experimental songs such as "What Sarah Said" and "I Will Follow You into the Dark," which both blend stark lyrical details with acoustic guitars and soft-focus electronics. In "Soul Meets Body," meanwhile, songwriter Ben Gibbard has come up with the kind of blissful, beatific pop song that's capable of disarming even the harshest skeptic. "A melody softly soaring through my atmosphere," he sings.
--Aidin Vaziri Catching up with Death Cab for Cutie
Something About Airplanes
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We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes
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Forbidden Love [EP]
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The Photo Album
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You Can Play These Songs with Chords
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Transatlanticism
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Customer Reviews
Love It! 
2008-02-18
For those who like Postal Service, you will like this CD. Probably becuase it is the same singer. Still, you will like either way. The jewel for me on this CD is "Into The Dark". The opening lyric is "Love of my/Someday you will die..." Sounds kind of dark and sad but it is truly a beautiful song. Makes me cry just listening to it. My husband sung this to me on our wedding day. It was perfect!
A great album that endures 2008-02-10
My kids bought this for me as a Christmas present. Not exactly my kind of music, I thought at the time, but I have really come to love this album. It is a real masterpiece. The music and lyrics are smart, sarcastic and expertly crafted. In the end, you are a little better off for undergoing this thought experiment. The more I listen to it, the more I like it. And I have been listening to it for two years, so far.
Melancholic beauty... 
2007-11-07
For the most part this is a really great album - with "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" alone being worth the price of the whole CD. It has to be one of the saddest, most beautiful songs I've heard in many many years. Such feeling, and great melodies in so many of the songs. I love Death Cab, and I've listened this over and over and over... you will too.
One of my favorite albums 2007-10-03
I am a fairly new fan of this band, but I love this album! The lyrics to some of the songs on this album are just spot on. Case in point, "What Sarah Said", is an upbeat moving song about dealing with death. Yes, it sounds miserable, but having lost someone close to me recently, this song felt true to the heart. "Summer Skin" is like the indy version of the cult summer classic "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley. The beauty of the music on this album is that the words expressed and the music behind it seems very true, not contrived, like you find in so many albums these days.This album is very different from the witty lyricism displayed in the "Transatlanticism" album; however, there are still traces of this on the song "Crooked Teeth." I highly recommend this album for anyone who is wondering where quality music went in today's generic musical climate.
Great CD for a nice car-ride home in traffic... 2007-10-01
I love that Amazon has this "Listen to samples" of the cd's now so you know what you're getting. I first heard about Death Cab for Cutie as an "O.C." fan. They are a great band and this is an awesome cd...there's little bit of everything...softer ballads, upbeat songs like Where Soul Meets Body. It really is a GREAT Cd...if you don't believe me listen to Amazon's samples!!! :)
Not Transatlanticism but may be better 2008-06-18
Having been a huge Transatlanticism fan, I bought this the day it came out and left it to collect dust for the next year. I heard it didn't live up to the previous album at all and i didn't want to ruin death cab for myself
anyway the other day i just popped this into my cd player and i was pleasantly surprised.
really catchy but that doesn't mean it's not meaningful.
marching bands, crooked teeth, your heart is an empty room i can replay on my ipod many times. actually all of the tracks are memorable..unlike transat, only a handful of songs. album full of gems. give it a try : )
I agree; perfection...almost 2008-05-17
Had Transatlanticism never been released I think this album would have been rated four and a half stars. Transatlanticism was so stellar that it would have been impossible to top on the follow-up record. This is a lush and beautiful album. Nothing more really needs to be said.
Perfection 2008-05-06
This album is the best indie album i have every heard , the entire thing is captivating and very moving , at first i hated soul meets body but i bought this album on a whim and i love it , its one of my favorites. give this a try , take a few listens and then judge.
Best album I've heard in years 2008-05-03
This album has made me an enthusiastic new fan of Death Cab for Cutie. I like the mix of ballads and higher-speed tunes (even though I do wish the radio DJs would please stop playing "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" ad nauseum... clearly they failed to learn from "Under the Bridge" in the 90s how overplaying can turn a perfectly good tune into a worn-out, trite cliche that makes you switch the station). The lyrics are excellent and the melodies mesmerizing. Also, I love how there isn't one bad track on the album. This is on CD I continually play through rom start to finish, then start over and play it again.
Takes me on a journey 2008-04-26
This is an excellent album by some very talented musicians. I remember hearing the "Body Meets Soul" on Austin radio in late summer '05. They performed at Austin City Limits Festival that year. I had no idea they have been around since 1998. DCFC write great lyrics. Their music is etheral. "Soul Meets Body" and "Brothers on a Hotel Bed" take me on a journey. Few bands can compare to them. They have a long career ahead of them. If you like Coldplay, Travis or Keane, then this band is for you. I look forward to their new album, Narrow Stairs, in May '08. Buy this album! You will not regret it.
