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Happy birthday, Chris Walla!

Nov 2, 2008, 10:40am

Today is the birthday of Chris Walla, who is my favorite Death Cabbie and one of my favorite vocalists, multi-instrumentalists, producers, and general jacks-of-all-trades. You can download a smattering of Chris's solo work at his website, the Hall of Justice . You can also download "Sing Again," one of the finest songs on Chris's solo debut, Field Manual , from Barsuk Records . (Chris during Death Cab for Cutie's show at Radio City Music Hall on October 6, 2008.) See also: my previous posts [...]

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