This version of Crooked Teeth was made for less than $5K by Rob Schrab, the genius behind Scud, Twigger's Holiday and Ringwald and Molly. If you don't know what any of those things are I'd recommend searching for them here on youtube. Also, visit robschrab.com
Filmed 12 Aug 2006 at The Greek Theater in Berkeley, CA. The song was made even more special by the entrance of opening band Mates of State (Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel) to help out with the final choruses.After hearing Death Cab play Tiny Vessels earlier in this set, I was happy to hear them follow up with Transatlanticism, as the two songs juxtapose one another so nicely. In Tiny Vessels, Ben sings about being with someone he doesn't really even care about, while in Transatlanticism, he sings about a distance between him and the object of his desire. A distance that seems insurmountable..."those people were overjoyed; they took to their boats.I thought it less like a lake and more like a moat.the rhythm of my footsteps crossing flood landsto your door have been silenced forever more.the distance is quite simply much too far for me to rowit seems farther than ever before".Anyone who has felt the pain of a long distance relationship can understand how he feels. And when they go into the final chorus...."I need you so much closer"....well, this song was made to be sung live....an anthemic ode to be shared with an audience. Listening to it the first time on the album, I could picture them performing this live...as the crowd swayed, sang along, and held their lighters and cell phones to the sky...
