Impose Magazine — Let us briefly recap what the pop illuminati have been up to this week: Ben Gibbard discovered Ride and covered "Twisterella," Nicki Minaj joined the ranks of the "nip-slip" club on an episode of GMA last Monday, while Jay-Z and Kanye competed with S... more info

Detroit Free Press — Lighter in tone than much of Death Cab for Cutie's previous work, “Codes and Keys” reflects many positive changes in the life of Ben Gibbard. The sonically adventurous album was created after the indie-rock band leader got sober and got marr... more info

Guardian Music — The band narrowly escaped harm at a blues festival in Canada when a violent thunderstorm caused the stage to collapse, injuring three peopleCheap Trick are "so thankful" to be alive after the sudden collapse of their stage at a festival in Canada. A ... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Sub Pop / 2007It's hard to believe that six years have gone by since Jimmy Tamborello caressed us with the glorious 'Life is Full of Possibilities' album. This was a record that successfully blended the exciting sound of distorted, glitch-ridden elec... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, LondonSeattle's Death Cab for Cutie are the closest the 21st century has got to a pure, no-compromise indie rock success story. Sure, they signed to a major, but only after building their craft, REM-style, over four foggy, grunge-pop... more info

KEXP Seattle — It’s not hard to understand what Death Cab For Cutie’s Chris Walla sees in The Lonely Forest, who as the first band signed to his new label, Trans, tend to write the same kind of guitar-driven anthemic indie rock that made DCFC so beloved, and li... more info

Impose Magazine — These days, it seems that Jimmy Tamborella is most widely known for his involvement in the band The Postal Service with lead Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard. Let us not forget that Jimmy has also recorded with Sub Pop under the name Dntel, in which ... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie didn't take long Tuesday night to address the elephant in the room. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss —  Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie didn’t take long Tuesday night to address the elephant in the room. A decade ago, this Seattle-bred frontman -- one of indie rock’s most visible -- offered up a brutal takedown of... more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Ben Gibbard's barbed wit can feel unattractive coupled with themes of finding bliss. more info