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Ben Gibbard on Breaking Out of Lyrical Jail

New Yorker Culture 31 May 2026 12h ago
Ben Gibbard on Breaking Out of Lyrical Jail
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The front man of Death Cab for Cutie discusses resisting nostalgia, working through loss, and why he can’t get away with singing like Matt Berninger or Thom Yorke.
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