A Whole Lot Of Ben Gibbard, Death Cab

The Twilight obsession has been insanity. I read the books in like a week but have yet to see the movies...not the most stellar writing but enjoyed highly nonetheless. And I have the utmost respect for the New Moon soundtrack, featuring artists such as Thom Yorke, Lykke Li, The Killers, Muse, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear and Death Cab. It's filled with melancholy and yearning and I'm sure will pair with the film nicely. I've posted Death Cab's "Meet Me On the Equinox" video above, although I'm not too thrilled with the video--it's basically just cheesy clips from the new film (Twilight fans don't hate!). Their "Grapevine Fires" video below, in comparison, is noticeably much more original and beautifully done.  Their Open Door EP from earlier this year is also pretty solid, so if you need your fix don't pass this one over.  

I was also lucky enough to shoot with Death Cab in 2008 to promote their excellent Narrow Stairs album and enjoyed a day of whirleyball in their hometown, Seattle. 

And because I like Ben Gibbard (newly married to Zoey Deschanel) so much, I'm going to note his excellent tracks "Train Song" with Feist on Dark Was The Night, and "Joga" with Ben Barnett on 2004's Interpreting Bjork.  The album itself is interesting yet still enjoyable.  Now I say interesting because huge Bjork fans might not even like this (and I believe most did not) because it's not danceable or Bjork-sounding at all, yet enjoyable because it's a completely different take on a mastermind.  And last but certainly not least, if you can't get enough of Gibbard's side projects, his much anticipated One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur, with Jay Farrar of Son Volt, releases October 20th alongside the documentary.  An album influenced by Jack Kerouac's '62 novel Big Sur?  Genius.