Gweek 088: Nick Harmer of Death Cab for Cutie

Mark Frauenfelder 3:28 pm Wed Apr 10, 2013

David and I had a terrific conversation with Nick Harmer, bass player for Death Cab for Cutie. We talked about the state of home recording, great crime novels, the best places to use the toilet while on tour, and much more.

Nick provided a list of enjoyable books he's read while on tour:

A Darkness More Than Night, by Michael Connelly
The Cabinet of Curiosities, by Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child (I dig the character Agent Pendergast)
The Guards, by Ken Bruen
Out, by Natsuo Kirino
The Night Gardner, by George Pelecanos
Print The Legend, by Craig McDonald
In The Woods, by Tana French
Dark Places, by Gillian Flynn [Boing Boing interviewed Gillian on Gweek 073 in 2012]

Nick says: "Pretty much anything by these authors is great reading. Other notable go-to authors for me include: James Ellroy, Elmore Leonard, James Sallis, and Walter Mosley to name a few."

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