Oh, look, it’s Sunday, again (like clockwork), so it’s time for me to tell you that your Sunday Afternoon Totally Awesome Vegetarian is Chris Walla, of Death Cab For Cutie. Now, for my money, the best Death Cab album was The Photo Album, though We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes ain’t half bad, either. To start with, here’s a really amazingly good live version of the heart-breaking song “Styrofoam Plates,” from The Photo Album.

So now, let’s go backwards to the other album I mentioned (that is to say, it was released earlier in the band’s career), and take a look at another great live cut, this one being “Company Calls.” And let’s thank Death Cab for not disabling embedding on these videos, because they’re really excellent. Video after the jump.

Like I said, I really think The Photo Album is the band’s best work - there’s so much great stuff on it. I wish there were a video for “Movie Script Ending” or “Information Travels Faster,” two of my favorites off the album, but “Why You’d Want to Live Here” is pretty great as well, not only because it’s a tirade against Los Angeles. Here’s a video of the band performing the track in L.A., and then asking the crowd not to take it too seriously. The song is actually about trying to get a girl not to move away from the singer. After the song there’s some talk about touring, with some bad words.

I have to end with this video for “I Will Follow You Into the Dark.” The band actually made two videos for this song, and the one I’m showing you will absolutely and positively give you goosebumps. This is off the album Plans. You might want to have Kleenex ready.

Yeah. I know. takepart for your free vegetarian starter kit.

UPDATE: How did I forget this video exists? I am ashamed. This is Death Cab lead singer Ben Gibbard , in a solo show, covering former Sunday Awesome Vegetarian John Darnielle’s (of the Mountain Goats) song “Palmcorder Yanja.” Holy crap it’s good. Fun fact: Gibbard joined the Mountain Goats onstage to sing this song a few months later. Enjoy.