Born: 11 / 8 / 1976
Location: United States
Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums, and as a member of the supergroup The Postal Service. Gibbard released his debut solo album, Former Lives, in 2012, and a collaborative studio album, One Fast Move or I'm Gone (2009) with Jay Farrar.
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And while we wait patiently for new Death Cab and Postal Service records and shows, Former Lives is a fine way to pine away the time.
It’s a neat glance further into the mind of a truly remarkable songwriter and a rewarding one at that.
Benjamin Gibbard becomes a bad boy because "normal is terrible."
"I was fully expecting to spend the money to bring this band in and have it not work, but it was all fantastic. That was one of those trigger-happy decisions that happened really well on that record."
Former Lives will not disappoint die-hard Death Cab fans and should definitely earn him a whole new fanbase as well.
A side story not a new chapter.
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