
band formed in Bellingham, Washington
in 1997. The band consists of Ben Gibbard
(vocals, guitar, piano), Chris Walla
(guitar, production, keyboards), Nick Harmer
(bass) and Jason McGerr
(drums).
Gibbard's first album, You Can Play These Songs with Chords
, was released as a demo, leading to a record deal with Barsuk Records
. It was at this time that Gibbard decided to expand the project into a complete band, and recruited band members to join.
I'll take the best of your bad moods and dress them up to make a better you, 'cause all the company calls amount to one paycheck.
Crashing through the parlor doors, what was your first reaction?Screaming, drunk, disorderly: I'll tell you mine.You were the one, but I can'tspit it out when the date's been set.
I'm in Los Angeles today;garbage cans comprise the mediansof freeways always creeping,even when the population's sleeping.And I can't see why you'd want to live here.
And there's no blameFor how our love did slowly fadeAnd now that it's goneIt's like it wasn't there at allAnd here I rest where disappoinment and regret collideLying awake at night.