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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 .
[3] [5] Gibbard characterized the song as "five minutes of build and then a three-minute song", [4] referring to the lengthy instrumental introduction that takes up more than half the song. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Like the other songs on Narrow Stairs , it was recorded with all band members playing together in the studio, directly to tape without any overdubs.
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Codes and Keys is the seventh studio album by Death Cab for Cutie, released on May 31, 2011.Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer have both been quoted as saying that the album will be "a much less guitar-centric album than we've ever made before". [3]
The group formed after Ben Gibbard contributed vocals for a song by Jimmy Tamborello called "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", from the Dntel album Life Is Full of Possibilities. The song sparked an EP of remixes of other artists, such as Lali Puna , The Flaming Lips , Safety Scissors, Barbara Morgenstern and Superpitcher , and was so well ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Ben Gibbard" The following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. ... Autumn Love; B. Black Sun (Death Cab for Cutie song)
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 ...