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Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
We talked to frontman Ben Gibbard about his band’s most recent release, Codes & Keys, but also got his thoughts on faith, maintaining privacy in the Internet age and his marriage to Zooey Deschanel. His answers were thoughtful, humble and surprisingly candid. The article is a look at the deeper side of one of indie rock’s biggest success stories.
For their seventh, Death Cab for Cutie haven’t thought outside the box so much as slowly pressed against the sides, rounding out their predictably melodic rock with additional keyboards, primitive electronics and a happiness that’s no longer muttered out of the side of the mouth, but placed front and center.