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“What an amazing gift. Only years later did I realize he'd dropped my SG and put a crack in the neck”: Why Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard played an obscure Fender model early in his career – and the reason he's picked it up again after two decades

The alt-rock statesman's relationship with the Bullet, a beginner-friendly model, began with a gift that he thought at the time was an act of pure, unprompted generosity. He didn't quite know the whole story...

Guitar World · Jun 21

Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard: ‘Painting yourself as the aggrieved narrator... you’ve got to grow out of it’

INTERVIEW: Across a career built on lyrical introspection, Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard has rarely shied away from emotional candour. The indie rocker speaks to Annabel Nugent about growing up, resisting the safety of nostalgia – and why he doesn’t like the term ‘divorce album’

The Independent UK · Jun 12

“I just don't like chords – I don't like playing them. Music is much more interesting when everybody plays a harmonic line that creates a wider picture”: How Death Cab for Cutie found their second act – by embracing the weird, and guitars from their past

Ben Gibbard developed the songs for their sharp and confident new album I Built You a Tower like he did in the indie icons' earliest days, power trio style – but he and guitarist Dave Depper have never been more in lockstep

Guitar World · Jun 11

Postal Service performs the best of Ben Gibbard’s Riot Fest sets

Lively performance improves upon the sleepy Death Cab for Cutie set just hours earlier.

Chicago Sun-Times · Sep 17, 2023

6 Musical Guests You Frothed On Hard After They Appeared On The OC

Including Death Cab for Cutie and The Killers.

Pedestrian.tv · Aug 4, 2023

Every Death Cab for Cutie album ranked from worst to best

Since their formation in 1997, Death Cab for Cutie have released 10 studio albums. Here's how they rank in order of greatness

Louder · Apr 11, 2023

Death Cab for Cutie talks hometown shows, new album 'Asphalt Meadows' and Seattle Mariners

SEATTLE — A lot has changed over the course of the pandemic, and with live events suspended for a time, some musicians were forced to take up 9-to-5s. The members of Death Cab for Cutie weren't exactly pushing paper while touring was on ice, but the Seattle indie rock kings…

Tribune News Service · Oct 21, 2022