{"name":"Death Cab for Cutie","title":"Death Cab for Cutie","id":433,"slug":"death-cab-for-cutie","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/api/v3/core/authors/433/?format=json","bio_short":"Death Cab for Cutie is an <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/place/united+states\">American</a> <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/indie%20rock\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">indie rock</a> band formed in Bellingham, <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/washington\">Washington</a> in 1997. The band consists of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ben+Gibbard\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ben Gibbard</a> (vocals, guitar, piano), <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Chris+Walla\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Chris Walla</a> (guitar), Nicholas Harmer (bass) and Jason McGerr (drums).   Death Cab began as a solo project of <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/Ben+Gibbard\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">Ben Gibbard</a>, now the band's vocalist and guitarist. Gibbard took the band name from the satirical song <a title=\"The Bonzo Dog Band &ndash; Death Cab for Cutie\" href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Bonzo+Dog+Band/_/Death+Cab+for+Cutie\" class=\"bbcode_track\">Death Cab for Cutie</a>, performed by <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Bonzo+Dog+Band\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Bonzo Dog Band</a> in <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/music/The+Beatles\" class=\"bbcode_artist\">The Beatles</a>' 1967 <a href=\"http://www.last.fm/tag/experimental\" class=\"bbcode_tag\" rel=\"tag\">experimental</a> film Magical Mystery Tour.","artist_img":"//guitarparty.overcastcdn.com/images/DeathCabforCutie.2e16d0ba.fill-1200x675-c100.format-jpeg.jpg","songs":[{"id":524,"title":"I Will Follow You into the Dark","url":"https://www.guitarparty.com/songs/i-will-follow-you-into-the-dark/"}]}