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Del Rey Also Performed with Julia Jacklin
Nov 05, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Last night at the Bellco Theater in Denver, CO Lana Del Rey sang a duet with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, covering his classic 2005-released song "I Will Follow You Into the Dark." Del Rey also performed a duet with Australian singer/songwriter Julia Jacklin, doing Jacklin's own song "Don't Know How To Keep Loving You." More
Plus Metronomy, DIIV, Chance The Rapper + Ben Gibbard, Tegan and Sara, and a Wrap-up of the Week's Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to another Songs of the Week. It was another strong week for new tracks. There are some repeat offenders (artists who have had previous Songs of the Week in recent months), some newbies, and a surprising collaboration. More
Plus Stream the New Album The Big Day and Hear CocoRosie Collaboration “Roo”
Jul 26, 2019
By Christopher Roberts
Chance The Rapper has finally released his debut album, The Big Day, today. The Big Day features a slew of special guests, but of most note to our readers might be the song "Do You Remember," which features guest vocals from Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and was co-written by Gibbard and a bunch of other people, including Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. More
Proceeds Go to Seattle Charity Aurora Commons
Nov 22, 2017
By Christopher Roberts
Death Cab for Cutie played their first ever show 20 years ago today, on November 22, 1997. In honor of that anniversary the band have shared the audio for the acoustic set on Bandcamp for $4.00, with some of the proceeds going to the Seattle-based charity Aurora Commons. More
Performs "Teardrop Windows" and "Oh, Woe"
Oct 15, 2012
By Mike Hilleary
Promoting the release of his debut solo album Former Lives, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard stopped by the set of Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last Friday to perform. More
Reviews
Oct 12, 2012
By Sam Cleeve
To those of you waiting in vulturous speculation over what might have been Ben (or, for the sake of Former Lives, Benjamin) Gibbard's post-divorce catharsis record: at ease. Former Lives is, in actuality, something of a scrapbook of the Death Cab for Cutie frontman's songwriting from the last eight years—hence the collection's title looking wistfully over its shoulder. More
