ContactMusic — DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE star Ben Gibbard has given up reading the news since splitting from wife Zooey Deschanel in a bid to help his healing.The Yes Man... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Ben Gibbard @ HiFi Bar Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard released his debut solo LP, Former Lives, yesterday (10/16) and celebrated it with a private, intimate release show at HiFi Bar on Avenue A.... more info

Time — The frontman's first solo album "Former Lives"—out Oct. 16th—is a departure from his band's indie-pop sound more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard releases his solo album Former Lives tomorrow. Other new albums I can recommend include the first Godspeed You! Black Emperor album in ten years ('Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!), Holly Golightly's Sunday Run.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Ben Gibbard w/ Death Cab at Beacon Theater in April (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard releases his solo debut LP, Former Lives, this Tuesday (10/16) via Barsuk and he'll play an invite-only record release... more info

Guardian Music — Following the release of the Co-operative Funeralcare survey, we've put together our own list of most requested send-off tunes as nominated via the Guardian's Six Songs seriesThe results of the Co-operative Funeralcare survey released today shows tha... more info

Consequence of Sound — DCFC frontman grows without leaving his fans behind. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard is set to release his debut solo album Former Lives on October 16 via Barsuk Records, but you can stream the new LP in its entirety this week Read more » more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Right around this time last year we were bringing you word that "New Girl" star Zooey Deschanel and Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie had separated after 24 months of marriage . For the indie-inclined among us, the split was a setback. But we ... more info

Chorus.fm — *Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate)* (http://absolutepunk.net/empireempire) are giving away their entire discography for free this week only on Bandcamp (http://empireempire.bandcamp.com/). Grab something if you're a fan of American Football, D... more info