Ben Gibbard lost weight, grew his hair out, affixed Neil Young sideburns to the side of his face, and got engaged to Zooey Deschanel. Add those things together and it's hard to find a recent writeup that doesn't include at least a passing mention of the Death Cab For Cutie frontman's appearance. Which is maybe why he's kept such a low profile in the last two Narrow Stairs video clips: He was nowhere to be seen in "No Sunlight" and the new Walter Robot-concocted "Grapevine Fires" only gives us...
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Ben Gibbard lost weight, grew his hair out, affixed Neil Young sideburns to the side of his face, and got engaged to Zooey Deschanel. Add those things together and it'... more info