Ex-Death Cab For Cutie member Chris Walla announces album, shares ‘Kanta’s Theme’

Chris Walla, formerly of Death Cab For Cutie, has announced his first album since leaving the band.

‘Tapes Loops’ is released on 16th October via his own label Trans Records, and it’s being led by the serene seven-minute number ‘Kanta’s Theme’, streaming below.

Walla recorded with Death Cab For Cutie on their latest album ‘Kintsugi’, before leaving the band. Speaking to Sara Quin from Tegan and Sara in Interview Magazine, Walla explained his decision to depart: “On a more existential level, and eventually one of the things that led to me wanting to leave the band, was feeling like Ben [Gibbard]’s stories weren’t coinciding with my own life in a way that I could continue to prioritize my whole living experience for.”

He added that their relationships remained strong: “Those guys, they are my brothers. We haven’t spoken a lot, but it doesn’t change the fact that I love them dearly and I hope it all continues to go well. I hope that those relationships can be new again someday, and strong again, in a way that is probably very different from how they were, but not fraught.”

Hear ‘Kanta’s Theme’ below.