Which alternative band's 2005 album 'Plans' includes the song 'I Will Follow You into the Dark'?

Death Cab for Cutie released the 2005 album Plans, which includes the song “I Will Follow You into the Dark.”

Plans was Death Cab for Cutie’s fifth studio album and was released on August 30, 2005, through Atlantic Records. The band had already developed a devoted audience in independent and emo-rock circles, but Plans helped expand its reach into the mainstream. It became the group’s first album to receive a Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Album.

“I Will Follow You into the Dark” is one of the album’s most recognizable tracks. Ben Gibbard wrote and performed the song, while producer Chris Walla helped shape its remarkably spare recording. The intimate acoustic ballad was recorded with a single microphone and minimal editing, giving it a close, unpolished feel.

The song is sometimes mistaken for a full-band recording because it is so closely associated with Death Cab for Cutie. In fact, the album version is essentially Gibbard’s solo performance. It later became the band’s best-selling single and earned a double-platinum certification in the United States.