Not one to forget their old labelmates on Barsuk, Death Cab for Cutie are taking John Vanderslice along with them as the opening act on their tour of Europe in support of their latest release Plans.

Earlier this month John Vanderslice compiled a list of the top 10 CD-Rs he has received at shows for Pitchfork and also appeared on BBC 3. If you go to the BBC page, select the Radio Player link in the top right, then in the A-Z of all shows, select “Mixing It”.

As previously announced, Death Cab for Cutie has begun releasing Directions videos. The second installment of the project, directed by Cat Solen, is for “Soul Meets Body”.

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Troubled Hubble [MySpace] - “Nancy”
from Penturbia on Latest Flame Records
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Tarkio [MySpace - unofficial] - “Tristan and Iseult”
from Omnibus on Kill Rock Stars
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Ester Drang [MySpace] - “Valencia’s Dying Dream”
from Rocinate on Jade Tree Records
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I Love You But I’ve Chosen Darkness [MySpace] - “According to Plan”
from Fear Is On Our Side on Secretly Canadian Records
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Slint - “Nosferatu Man”
from Spiderland on Touch & Go Records
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Ars Technica is running a story covering Nettwerk Records’ aiding an accused file-swapper against the RIAA. Nettwerk is covering the legal expenses of a US family accused of downloading music from various artists including those on the Nettwerk label.

As previously covered on The PhiLL(er), Death Cab for Cutie have commissioned music videos from a variety of directors to accompany their latest release, Plans. The first of these videos was released today for the track “Marching Bands of Manhattan” and was directed by Paul Brown. A trailer for the project is viewable on the front page of the band’s website linked below.

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Half-Handed Cloud - “To Love Like The Father & Son Love Each Other”
from Learning About Your Scale on Sounds Familyre/Asthmatic Kitty
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The High Violets [MySpace] - “Sun Baby”
from To Where You Are on Reverb Records
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Irving [MySpace] - “LOVE”
from Good Morning Beautiful on Eenie Meenie Records
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The M’s [MySpace] - “Plan of the Man”
from Future Women on Polyvinyl Records
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Dig the Particulars [MySpace] - “Above the Ground”

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