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I imagine Ben Gibbard circa 1998 situated under a tree reading Kerouac. A sensitive 20-something in sandals and jeans, probably the brainiest of his friend group. Grounded, but reactive. That August, 20 years ago tomorrow, he would release Something About Airplanes with his newly-assembled band Death Cab For Cutie. When I spoke to Gibbard a few months ago on the 10-year anniversary of Death Cab’s sixth studio album Narrow Stairs , I had a different image in my head: a clean-cut Gibbard still glowing from a morning run, his Seattle home soaked in natural light. While Death Cab’s development hinged on the talents of not only Gibbard, but of Chris Walla, Nick Harmer, Nathan Good, and later, Michael Schorr, it is — at its core — a personal project. In the two decades since their debut, the band has evolved with Gibbard as their guide. The Bellingham-dwelling Airplanes -era Gibbard was living and working within a different context than the mid-career Narrow Stairs Gibbard of 2008. Of ...

Death Cab For Cutie’s new album, Thank You For Today , is out today. Its release coincides with the 20th anniversary of their debut album, Something About Airplanes , which we looked back on to honor the occasion. The band went on The Late Late Show With James Corden yesterday to perform the album’s very first single, “ Gold Rush .” The band already has one late-night show performance under their belt for this album cycle — earlier this week they appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s big outdoor stage to put on a mini-concert of sorts — and they’re old pros at it at this point, so Ben Gibbard and co. put on a steady and assured performance. Watch below. Thank You For Today is out now via Atlantic. قالب وردپرس The post Death Cab For Cutie Perform “Gold Rush”: Watch appeared first on MusicCosmoS . from WordPress https://ift.tt/2vVqDwO via IFTTT