Death Cab For Cutie are mulling over the idea of touring with a string section. Billboard.com talked to guitarist/producer Chris Walla about adding some other instruments to the live mix.
"The idea is still on the table", Walla said. "It would be really fun to take Magik*magik Orchestra out. But unfortunately, it is kind of nightmare to try and figure it out."
Magik*Magik Orchestra contributed heavily to the band's latest album, Codes and Keys. They also helped the band perform material from the album on "
VH1 Storytellers".
"It's sort of turned into the Polyphonic Spree dilemma", Walla joked. "You can make a living or you can play with an orchestra. They're totally mutually exclusive – you almost can't do one and the other. But, I do think that we'll be able to do some shows with Magik*Magik somewhere at some point, even if it's not a full tour."
Death Cab will be hitting the road to begin the second leg of their current tour on July 27 in Columbus, Ohio. The trek will end about a month later in Chicago.
Thanks for the report to Bryan Wawzenek, Gibson.com.
