Ben Gibbard – Former Lives
22 October 2012, 11:59
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The Line of Best Fit
“These songs span eight years, three relationships, living in two different places, drinking then not drinking,” Death Cab frontman Ben Gibbard says of his new solo album, Former Lives. “They’re a side story, not a new chapter.”
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Former Lives is out 12 November.
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