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    The End BEN GIBBARD of DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE

    Aug 17, 2018 4 minutes
    Words by Chris Davidson

    To conclude, we ask Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie (and also The Postal Service) some questions about endings and death. Death Cab for Cutie has been a pivotal act in bringing indie rock to the mainstream in the mid-to-late 2000s with seminal releases such as Transatlanticism , Plans , and Narrow Stairs . Gibbard’s pensive lyrics can be heard throughout in songs such as “A Lack of Color,” “Soul Meets Body,” “Cath...,” and “I Will Follow You Into the Dark.” The band’s latest release, Thank You for Today , is the first without original guitarist and long-time producer, Chris Walla, and the first with Dave Depper and Zac Rae as

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