Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard covers Phoebe Bridgers and Elliott Smith in new home session
For his latest Live From Home session, Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard covered tracks by Phoebe Bridgers, Elliott Smith, and more.
Over the past week, Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard has been hosting daily Live From Home sessions to connect with fans during the coronavirus pandemic.
For his latest 50-minute session that aired yesterday (22 March), the DCFC vocalist decided to cover songs, including Phoebe Bridgers' "Motion Sickness", Elliott Smith's "Waltz #2 (XO)", and tracks by Def Leppard, John Lennon, Bob Dylan, The Shins, The Flaming Lips, Rilo Kiley, and Big Star.
Towards the end of the session, Gibbard reveals he'll continue his cover sets each Sunday.
The band have also shared a playlist on Spotify of the songs Gibbard covered yesterday (22 March).
Here’s a playlist of the songs Ben covered in today’s livestream! https://t.co/tI3YxEY4KG
— Death Cab for Cutie (@dcfc) March 23, 2020
The second to last song was from Tim Robinson’s show ‘I Think You Should Leave’: https://t.co/6X6f4swZu4
ICYMI - watch the stream again here: https://t.co/QZCREa6R4e pic.twitter.com/kzk041x2aS
Gibbard is using each daily performance to donate to different charities. Yesterday's show saw him promote donations to Seattle's Country Doctor Community Health Centers.
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