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Death Cab cutie and philandering producer Chris Walla, having planted his infamous seeds of production pretty much everywhere by now, is about to get busy in the studio with, um, himself. Walla has announced on his website that former DCFC home Barsuk Records will release his latest solo offering, tentatively titled It's Unsustainable, in March 2007. First critic to dismiss Walla's efforts as "masturbatory" gets a hearty smack on the wrist.

Walla's yet to decide on a moniker, but after flinging with the idea of billing himself "The Convincer", he's now close to settling on his given name. Smart move, Chris. It also seems this won't be a Martin Youth Auxiliary thang, the solo tag under which Walla released a self-titled cassette way back in 1999.

Walla, who's presently putting together a brand new studio called the Alberta Court, has already written the songs that will appear on It's Unsustainable, which he says bear a "pretty dark political stripe." Neocons, watch your backs!! He's also posted a Clinic cover on his website (download below), revealed plans to tour, and beseeched his fans to help him make some damn decisions already.

Still your kid sister's new favorite band, Death Cab for Cutie have just wrapped up an extensive tour. They're presently seeking out a place where body meets bed, although Ben Gibbard will forgo a night's napping to perform solo-acoustic-stylee at Chicago's Revenge of the Book Eaters event (August 24 at Park West) which also features your kid sister's new favorite author, Dave Eggers.