Happy Birthday Ben Gibbard.
I’m a late comer to Death Cab For Cutie. I never really dug that whole whining prick heart on my sleeve “Follow you into the Dark’ bullshit. Men, be men quit sniveling like fucking broads.
Til I hear “I will Posses your Heart’.
Like a bolt of audio endorphins I got sucked in. What an amazing fantastic 8 minutes. I could listen to it over and over again. Even more now.
“its like a book elegantly bound, but in a language that you don’t speak- just yet’ has to be one of the most profound lyrics Ive heard in years.
I ventured out to see them a couple years back. Live they were wonderful, nothing to throw myself on the stage for. But simplistic and heart felt genuine great music.
Rather void of masculine I suppose but meh its 2010
So Ben, a very heartfelt and sincere loving nurturing birthday wish to you on this, your 34th.