Ben Gibbard: The Death Cab for Cutie Singer on Making "Transatlanticism" and Defusing Bandmate Tension

 
 

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Ben Gibbard is the voice of Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service. He joins Guy to talk about forming Death Cab and recording their classic album Tranatlanticism, how the band learned to defuse tensions and how he approaches songwriting in middle age.

Death Cab for Cutie’s most recent album: Asphalt Meadows

Links from the Show

01. Ben Gibbard's Tiny Desk Concert

02. Ben breaks down his song "Black Sun"

03. Death Cab for Cutie video for "I Will Follow You Into The Dark"

04. Death Cab for Cutie video for "Soul Meets Body"

05. Postal Service video for "Such Great Heights"

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