McGerr stated "if Transatlanticism was an inhale, Plans is the exhale." Plans was the first full-length album by the band not largely recorded in their native Pacific Northwest.ĭrummer Jason McGerr noted the continuity between Plans and the Death Cab for Cutie's previous album, Transatlanticism. The location was described by lead singer Ben Gibbard, as being "virtually in the middle of nowhere", the sort of place "a label sends a band if the singer's a junkie and they need to get him away from the bad things in the city", adding the location having the advantage that the band were able to "spread out while recording", which Gibbard stated was "really nice".
The album was recorded across the period of a month at a rural farmhouse studio located in North Brookfield, Massachusetts. The album was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album at the 48th Grammy Awards, held February 8, 2006. Plans peaked at number four on the Billboard 200, and received platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America on February 28, 2008. Although "I Will Follow You into the Dark" performed poorly in the charts compared to the previous singles, it eventually became Death Cab for Cutie's best-selling single to-date, and gained the band a nomination for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals the following year.
"Soul Meets Body" and "Crooked Teeth" reached number five and number ten, respectively, on the US Alternative Songs chart. The album spawned three singles: " Soul Meets Body", " Crooked Teeth", and " I Will Follow You into the Dark", with all three songs charting. Plans is the fifth studio album by indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released Augon Atlantic Records.
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