Former Lives
2012 studio album by Benjamin Gibbard / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Former Lives is the debut solo album by Death Cab for Cutie lead singer Ben Gibbard. It was released in October 2012 under Barsuk Records.
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Former Lives | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | October 16, 2012 (2012-10-16) |
Genre | Pop, rock |
Length | 36:42 |
Label | Barsuk |
Producer | Aaron Espinoza; Ben Gibbard |
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More information Aggregate scores, Source ...
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 70/100[1] |
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Source | Rating |
AbsolutePunk | 89%[2] |
Allmusic | [3] |
American Songwriter | [4] |
Earbuddy | (6.5/10)[5] |
Entertainment Weekly | B+[6] |
LA Times | [7] |
PopMatters | 6/10[8] |
Rolling Stone | [9] |
Sputnikmusic | 3.5/5[10] |
Under the Radar | 7/10[11] |
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Many of the album's tracks feature Gibbard playing all instruments by himself. Aaron Espinoza is credited as producer for all tracks except 1, 5, 10, 11, and 12. Other guest musicians include Jon Wurster, Mark Spencer, Aimee Mann, and Zooey Deschanel.