Ghost: The String Quartet Tribute to Death Cab for Cutie

Classical · 2006 · 12 tracks · 38m

Ghost: The String Quartet Tribute to Death Cab for Cutie

Vitamin String Quartet

Twelve indie rock staples stripped of their lyrics and reimagined for strings. A somber, rhythmic, and deeply focused interpretation of Ben Gibbard's songwriting.

February 7, 2006 · Vitamin Records (10)

A refined, instrumental meditation on longing and urban isolation.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 38m

01

Expo '86

3:08

02

Company Calls

2:56

03

What Sarah Said

3:13

04

The Sound of Settling

2:36

05

Marching Bands of Manhattan

2:57

06

Soul Meets Body

3:27

07

Transatlanticism

3:58

08

Blacking Out the Friction

3:17

09

The New Year

3:13

10

A Movie Script Ending

3:15

11

Styrofoam Plates

3:24

12

The Employment Pages

3:17

Moments Worth Listening For

The way the cello mimics the driving bassline of 'The New Year' with a percussive, woody resonance.

The transition into the soaring, repetitive violin motif on 'Transatlanticism' that captures the original's desperation.

The delicate pizzicato work on 'The Sound of Settling' that replaces the upbeat guitar chirps with a refined bounce.

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