{"product_id":"asphalt-meadows-acoustic-2","title":"Asphalt Meadows (Acoustic)","description":"\u003cp\u003eCombining sensitive songwriting, memorable melodies, and the rich, wistful vocal tone of its leader \u003cstrong\u003eBen Gibbard\u003c\/strong\u003e, Seattle's \u003cstrong\u003eDeath Cab for Cutie\u003c\/strong\u003e quickly rose from a low-key solo project to become one of the definitive indie bands of the 2000s and 2010s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen based in the bayside college town of Bellingham, Washington, Gibbard had a minor breakthrough in 1997 with his debut cassette, \u003cem\u003eYou Can Play These Songs with Chords\u003c\/em\u003e, prompting him to put together a band that included the cassette's producer, \u003cstrong\u003eChris Walla\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAfter marrying grungy rock and bittersweet indie pop for nearly a decade, their 2005 major-label debut, the more polished \u003cem\u003ePlans\u003c\/em\u003e, propelled \u003cstrong\u003eDeath Cab for Cutie\u003c\/strong\u003e into the Top Five behind the Hot 100 single \"\u003cem\u003eSoul Meets Body\u003c\/em\u003e.\" They followed it with another hit song, the ballad \"\u003cem\u003eI Will Possess Your Heart\u003c\/em\u003e\" from 2008's \u003cem\u003eNarrow Stairs\u003c\/em\u003e, which went all the way to number one on the Billboard 200. (Both records were also nominated for Grammy Awards for Best Alternative Music Album.)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eContinuing a trend toward more refined production, they returned to the Top Ten with releases such as 2011's \u003cem\u003eCodes and Keys\u003c\/em\u003e (another Grammy nominee for Best Alternative Music Album) and 2015's \u003cem\u003eKintsugi\u003c\/em\u003e (a Best Rock Album nominee). Their tenth studio full-length, \u003cem\u003eAsphalt Meadows\u003c\/em\u003e, saw release in 2022, 25 years after Gibbard's breakout cassette.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"Black LP","offer_id":50531101507915,"sku":"2016219","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/Asphalt_Meadows_Acoustic_4b53ebc4_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1728094051","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/asphalt-meadows-acoustic-2","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}