Former Lives

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Former Lives
Studio album by Ben Gibbard

Publication
(s)

2012

Label (s) Barsuk Records (US), City Slang (EU), Big Nothing Records (Japan), Spunk Records (Australia)

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Indie rock , singer-songwriter

Title (number)

12

running time

36:48

occupation
  • Mark Spencer

production

Aaron Espinoza

Studio (s)

The Ship, Los Angeles

chronology

() 		Former Lives
()
Ben Gibbard 2009

Former Lives is the first solo album from singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard , frontman of Death Cab for Cutie .

It will be released on October 16th on the independent label Barsuk Records in the USA , as well as on October 17th in Europe via City Slang , in Japan on October 15th via Big Nothing Records and on October 12th via Spunk Records in Australia. However, it has been on the label's official YouTube channel and Soundcloud since October 9, 2012 .

Origin and style

The style is based on the albums of Death Cab for Cutie , which are also particularly influenced by the voice of Gibbard. Many of the songs were created over the years but never made it onto a Death Cab for Cutie album. It is by no means just discarded B-sides , but songs that musically did not fit on one of their albums or notes that have never been set to music until now. However, they did appear at the concerts every now and then. Except for a few songs, he recorded everything on his own. He met with producer Aaron Espinoza whenever he found the time so that over the months a full album was created. Accordingly, it does not follow a specific concept, but is a mix from the musical life of Ben Gibbard.

Track list

  1. Shepherd's Bush Lullaby
  2. Dream song
  3. Teardrop Windows
  4. Bigger Than Love
  5. Lily
  6. Something's Rattling (Cowpoke)
  7. Duncan, Where Have You Gone?
  8. Oh woe
  9. Hard one to know
  10. Lady Adelaide
  11. Broken Yolk in Western Sky
  12. I'm building a fire

criticism

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Interview with Gibbard in the Stereogum Blog on September 18, 2012, (October 9, 2012)
  2. ↑ YouTube premiere on the label's official YouTube channel , October 9, 2012
  3. ^ Former Lives on Soundcloud , October 9, 2012
  4. ↑ Short review on tonspion.de , October 9, 2012
  5. ↑ Brief renzion at Rolling Stone , October 9, 2012

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