VH1 News — Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard says that the band's only goal for their next album is "to make music we enjoy." more info

MTV.com News — Frontman Ben Gibbard says band's only motivation these days is to have fun.By James Montgomery Death Cab for Cutie Photo: Frank Micelotta/ Getty Images The last time MTV News spoke to Death Cab for Cutie about the status of their new album,... more info

MTV.com News — From childhood fandom to playing at Monday's home opener, Gibbard shares his Mariners memories.By James Montgomery Ben Gibbard Photo: Bryan Bedder/ Getty Images The tale of Death Cab for Cutie performing at the Seattle Mariners' home opener... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Mates Of State are gearing up to release Crushes, an entire album dedicated to indie covers. It features an eclectic mix of artists such as Death Cab for Cutie, Girls, Belle & Sebastian, and….The Mars Volta. Gonna be interesting to see how that la... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — If you didn’t know it already, I am a huge baseball fan. I used to play myself as a pitcher/first basemen/center fielder, but arm injuries from pitching killed the dream. I am an avid Yankee fan, and am really happy right now because baseball has r... more info

Pitchfork — Home page photo by Ryan Russell; photo on this page via the Seattle Mariners Facebook page Last night, Death Cab for Cutie helped the Seattle Mariners kick off their home opener with a couple classic baseball tunes: John Fogerty's "Centerfield" and t... more info

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Pitchfork — Photo by Crackerfarm This summer, the married indie pop duo Mates of State will release their very own "The Spaghetti Incident?". Crushes (The Covers Mixtape), their album of covers, was recorded and produced by Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner themselv... more info

Pitchfork — Portland pop-punk trio the Thermals are celebrating this year's Record Store Day (April 17) with a new split 7" with the Cribs. And, what do you know, the Thermals' track, called "Separate", is now streaming at the band's MySpace. As previously repo... more info

Guardian Music — From Mozart to the Mars Volta: opera star Renee Fleming tells Jamie-James Medina about her new covers album, featuring songs by Arcade Fire, Willy Mason and Death Cab for Cutie more info