Tag: Jason McGerr
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Groove: “Fragments From the Decade” — Jason McGerr with Death Cab for Cutie
Death Cab released an album back in September, so it’s time for another Jason McGerr groove lesson. For this LP, I was torn between today’s song and track 4, “Randy McNally.” I suspected I was going to the latter, which features verses in 7/8 time. Much like the Coldplay songs I talked about back in…
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Drum Groove: “Cath...” — Jason McGerr with Death Cab For Cutie
I know this particular album came out in May, but I always associate the melancholic sound of Death Cab for Cutie with fall, and this LP sounds positively autumnal. I also first got into the band in October of my junior year of high school, so that probably has something to do with it. Anyway,…
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“The New Year” Drum Transcription — Jason McGerr with Death Cab For Cutie
I know we just looked at Jason McGerr back in November, but when else am I gonna share a song called “The New Year?” So then, I have some more Jason McGerr groovage for you. The tune is off of Death Cab for Cutie’s masterpiece Transatlanticism, an album so good even Pitchfork realized they had fucked…
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Drum Groove: “Grapevine Fires” — Jason McGerr with Death Cab for Cutie
I haven’t done a “groove of the day/week/month” kind of post on my site yet, but I have something in that vein for you today. While I don’t really know how often I’ll do these, I want to get this particular groove clear for everyone: “Grapevine Fires” by Death Cab For Cutie, off of Narrow Stairs with…
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