Chris Walla - "I want to make a radio record"

Chris Walla of Death Cab For Cutie recently spoke to Alternative Press about some of his and the band's plans for the coming year. Of note, are details about the Something About Airplanes reissue, his next solo album, and his hopes for the next album from Death Cab:

I have no interest in doing anything that's mild and meek. I want to make a radio record this next time out. There's no reason for us to keep doing what we're doing if we're making meeker, smaller records. That stuff doesn't translate well to the kinds of shows we're playing and to the numbers of people we're playing for. I don't particularly have any real connection to a lot of the mellower stuff that Ben writes. I really feel like he's getting his best stuff when he's being assertive and forward.

In a way, when we signed to Atlantic, Plans was a sort of partial, half-hearted step into an attempt to make something that is more appealing on a broader scale. And I think that Narrow Stairs was really sort of a reactionary move--like very much the opposite of that. Maybe it's just a phase, but I'm really interested in making something that is appealing on a really broad level and something we can be really satisfied with. But I think that there's a way to bridge those two gaps.

You can find the rest of the interview here.