Death Cab for Cutie's rise from small-time solo project to Grammy-nominated rock band is one of indie rock's greatest success stories. The quartet made its studio debut with 1998's Something About Airplanes, followed by a second album, We Have the Facts and We're Voting Yes, which appeared in 2000. The Forbidden Love EP arrived that same year, while a third full-length effort, The Photo Album, was released in 2001. By this time, a sizable audience had gathered around the band's emotional music. The polished, hook-laden Transatlanticism arrived in 2003. The album proved to be a very important step in the band's career, gathering positive attention from consumers and industry execs. With their popularity at an all-time high, the band issued a live disc, The John Byrd E.P., and later signed a worldwide major-label deal with Atlantic Records in November 2004. Plans was released the following summer and stayed on the charts for nearly a year on the strength of three singles including "I Will Follow You into the Dark." Death Cab for Cutie graced the cover of Spin magazine, appeared on an episode of Saturday Night Live, and earned a Grammy nomination for their major-label debut. Death Cab returned in May 2008 with Narrow Stairs, a darker effort and then the band proceeded to tour throughout the remainder of the year and throughout the first half of 2009 After a short hiatus, they reconvened for 2011's Codes and Keys. Later in 2011 they released an EP of remixes. In 2015, Death Cab released Kintsugi. Death Cab for Cutie continues to entertain audiences around the world.