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“It was not cool to be from Seattle.”
Aug 20, 2024
By Christopher Roberts
Starting today, fans of Seattle music and its history from jazz to grunge to rap to experimental are able to celebrate the region thanks to a new title, The Sound of Seattle, written by husband and wife duo Eva Walker (a DJ at KEXP and frontwoman of The Black Tones) and Jake Uitti (a longtime Under the Radar Contributor). More
The Theme Song to the New Show Starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford
Jan 27, 2023
By Mark Redfern
Ben Gibbard and composer Tom Howe have teamed up for the new song “Frightening Fishes,” which is the theme song for the new Apple TV+ show Shrinking. The comedy stars Jason Segel and Harrison Ford and premiered today. More
In Honor of the 20th Anniversaries of Transatlanticism and Give Up
Dec 08, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Next year, Ben Gibbard will be opening for himself. Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, both which he is the frontman of, have announced a joint tour for 2023. Death Cab for Cutie will be performing their 2003 album, Transatlanticism. The Postal Service will be performing their 2003 album (and only full-length), Give Up. Both are celebrating their 20th anniversary next year. More
New Single Out Now via Mom + Pop/Ninja Tune
Jul 13, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has teamed up with San Francisco producer Tycho (aka Scott Hansen) for the new song, “Only Love.” More
Amusing Voter Video Also Features Patton Oswalt, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Vanessa Bayer, Caroline Polachek, Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), and Others
Oct 07, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Yesterday on social media The Postal Service teased that something was coming today. Calm down, no it’s not a long awaited new album from Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis. Instead they have shared an amusing video to encourage you to vote in which various notable people audition to join the band via Zoom, including Anne Hathaway, Michelle Zauner (aka Japanese Breakfast), Huey Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Vanessa Bayer, Caroline Polachek, Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), J Mascis, and others. More
His Wife Picked the Setlist
May 28, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
In response to the COVID-19 Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has been livestreaming solo concerts from his home studio since March. Tonight he performed his final concert for a while and his wife Rachel Demy got to pick the setlist, which included a cover of Björk’s “All Is Full of Love.” More
His Latest Entire Live From Home Concert
Apr 10, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
In response to the COVID-19 Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has been live streaming solo concerts from his home studio. During last night’s concert he performed all of Death Cab for Cutie’s 2000-released album We Have the Facts and We’re Voting Yes, which just celebrated its 20th anniversary. More
Plus Bob Dylan, Man Man, Hamilton Leithauser, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Mar 27, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Welcome to the twelfth Songs of the Week of 2020. It was another scary week out there, as America surpassed China and Italy to become the country with the most COVID-19 coronavirus cases in the world, with 101,242 known U.S. cases at the time of this writing and 1,588 American COVID-19 deaths. Meanwhile the world economy is in tatters and there’s no realistic end to the quarantine in sight, despite what President Trump says about everything opening back up again in time for Easter. More
Vote On Which Songs He Performs During Tomorrow's Live From Home
Mar 26, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
In response to the COVID-19 Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has been live streaming daily solo concerts from his home studio and watch this week’s ones here. Last week Gibbard also shared a video where he performed the new song “Life In Quarantine,” which is inspired by what we’re all going through with COVID-19, and now he has shared the studio version of the song. More
Also Watch His Latest Live From Home Concert
Mar 20, 2020
By Christopher Roberts
Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie has shared a video where he performs the new song “Life In Quarantine” which is inspired by what we’re all going through with the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. He’s also shared his latest Live From Home live streamed concert. More
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
Interviews
Gibbard Also Discusses The Postal Service’s Give Up and Death for Cutie’s 2005 Album Plans
Oct 06, 2023
By Candace McDuffie
Ben Gibbard couldn’t have asked for a more mythical year than 2003. More
Dec 21, 2020
By Matt Fink
As Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie walked around Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood in the pre-lockdown days of the pandemic it was eerily quiet, like that week between Christmas and New Year’s when most of the city’s tech industry transplants have gone back to their home states. 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