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Former Lives is the debut solo album by Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard. It was released in October 2012 under Barsuk Records. Many of the album's tracks feature Gibbard playing all instruments by himself. Aaron Espinoza is credited as producer for all tracks except 1, 5, 10, 11, and 12.
Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) [2] 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 .
The music is dominated by a repetitive bass guitar riff interspersed with piano chords and Ben Gibbard's vocals. It was released in 2008 in two versions: a full eight-minute album version, and a four-minute radio edit that omitted most of the instrumental introduction.
Prior to creating the album, Gibbard felt increasingly exhausted with touring, and had a relationship fall apart because of being away for so long. These experiences comprised what Gibbard reflected on as the "lowest" year in his life, and influenced the songwriting on Transatlanticism profoundly. [11] He began to focus more on songwriting as a ...
[4] Ben Gibbard, lead singer and writer, commented, "I just don't feel like we really have anything to prove of it other than to ourselves and to making a record we really enjoy." [ 5 ] In 2011 Walla stated, "the master plan for Narrow Stairs was to be as invisible and hands-off as a producer as I possibly could.
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An instrumental version of the song was featured in the 2011 film Crazy, Stupid, Love. The song was also used for the end credits of Mike Birbiglia's Netflix comedy special My Girlfriend's Boyfriend. The 2012 film Into the Dark, originally titled I Will Follow You Into the Dark, derives its name from the song.