Death Cab for Cutie – review

Brixton Academy, LondonSeattle's Death Cab for Cutie are the closest the 21st century has got to a pure, no-compromise indie rock success story. Sure, they signed to a major, but only after building their craft, REM-style, over four foggy, grunge-pop albums. Yes, they hit the US No 1 spot, but with songs about amorphous loss, emotional inertia, stalker-ish obsession and crumbling relationships.True, singer Ben Gibbard married the indie-flick goddess Zooey Deschanel, but in their plaid shirts and...

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