Benjamin Gibbard (born August 11, 1976) is an American singer,
songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and
guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with which he
has recorded nine studio albums, and as one half of the electronica
act the Postal Service. Gibbard released his debut solo album, Former
Lives, in 2012, and a collaborative studio album, One Fast Move or I'm
Gone (2009), with Jay Farrar, known for his work with Son Volt and
formerly Uncle Tupelo.Gibbard was born to Allen and Margaret (Flach)
Gibbard in Bremerton, Washington. His father was in the Navy and his
family moved around the country, including spending time in Northern
Virginia before returning to Washington. Gibbard spent his early life
there during the grunge music explosion of the early 1990s. He
graduated from Olympic High School in Bremerton in 1994, and studied
environmental chemistry at Western Washington University. He was
raised Roman Catholic and referred to himself as an "indoctrinated
Catholic even though I haven't been to church of my own volition in 10
or 15 years now."While performing guitar in the band Pinwheel in 1996,
Gibbard recorded a demo cassette under the moniker Death Cab for
Cutie, titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997). After
receiving a positive response to the material, Gibbard expanded the
project into a full band, with the addition of guitarist Chris Walla,
bassist Nick Harmer and drummer Nathan Good. The following year, the
band released its debut album, Something About Airplanes (1998), on
Barsuk Records, and released its follow-up, We Have the Facts and
We're Voting Yes, in 2000.
songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead vocalist and
guitarist of the indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, with which he
has recorded nine studio albums, and as one half of the electronica
act the Postal Service. Gibbard released his debut solo album, Former
Lives, in 2012, and a collaborative studio album, One Fast Move or I'm
Gone (2009), with Jay Farrar, known for his work with Son Volt and
formerly Uncle Tupelo.Gibbard was born to Allen and Margaret (Flach)
Gibbard in Bremerton, Washington. His father was in the Navy and his
family moved around the country, including spending time in Northern
Virginia before returning to Washington. Gibbard spent his early life
there during the grunge music explosion of the early 1990s. He
graduated from Olympic High School in Bremerton in 1994, and studied
environmental chemistry at Western Washington University. He was
raised Roman Catholic and referred to himself as an "indoctrinated
Catholic even though I haven't been to church of my own volition in 10
or 15 years now."While performing guitar in the band Pinwheel in 1996,
Gibbard recorded a demo cassette under the moniker Death Cab for
Cutie, titled You Can Play These Songs with Chords (1997). After
receiving a positive response to the material, Gibbard expanded the
project into a full band, with the addition of guitarist Chris Walla,
bassist Nick Harmer and drummer Nathan Good. The following year, the
band released its debut album, Something About Airplanes (1998), on
Barsuk Records, and released its follow-up, We Have the Facts and
We're Voting Yes, in 2000.
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