Former Lives

Former Lives
Studio album by
Benjamin Gibbard
ReleasedOctober 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)
Genre
Length36:42
LabelBarsuk
Producer
Benjamin Gibbard chronology
One Fast Move or I'm Gone
(with Jay Farrar)
(2009) 		Former Lives
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk89%[2]
AllmusicStarStarHalf star[3]
American SongwriterStarStarStarHalf star[4]
Earbuddy(6.5/10)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
LA TimesStarStarHalf star[7]
PopMatters6/10[8]
Rolling StoneStarStarStarHalf star[9]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[10]
Under the Radar7/10[11]

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.

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.

Track list

All songs written by Ben Gibbard, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Shepherd's Bush Lullaby" 0:50
2."Dream Song" 3:33
3."Teardrop Windows" 2:47
4."Bigger Than Love" 4:47
5."Lily" 2:00
6."Something's Rattling (Cowpoke)" 3:51
7."Duncan, Where Have You Gone?" 3:46
8."Oh, Woe" 2:50
9."A Hard One to Know" 2:40
10."Lady Adelaide"Gibbard, Stan Jones3:33
11."Broken Yolk in Western Sky" 3:32
12."I'm Building a Fire" 2:33

Charts

Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[12] 34
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 7
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[14] 8
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[15] 11

References

  1. ^ "Album Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  2. ^ Robson, Gregory (October 17, 2012). "Benjamin Gibbard - Former Lives". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Former Lives - Ben Gibbard". Allmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  4. ^ Beviglia, Jim (October 13, 2012). "Ben Gibbard: Former Lives". American Songwriter. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  5. ^ Krenn, Nick (October 18, 2012). "Benjamin Gibbard - Former Lives Review". Earbuddy. Archived from the original on October 22, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
  6. ^ Rahman, Ray (October 19, 2012). "Former Lives review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on November 27, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  7. ^ Brown, August (October 16, 2012). "Ben Gibbard's 'Former Lives' a haunting solo debut". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  8. ^ Bloom, David (October 17, 2012). "Album Review". PopMatters. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  9. ^ Catucci, Nick (October 16, 2012). "Album review". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  10. ^ Tan, Irving (December 7, 2012). "Album Review - Benjamin Gibbard: Former Lives". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
  11. ^ Cleeve, Sam (October 12, 2012). "Ben Gibbard: Former Lives". Under the Radar. Retrieved October 21, 2012.
  12. ^ "Benjamin Gibbard Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "Benjamin Gibbard Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "Benjamin Gibbard Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "Benjamin Gibbard Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 22, 2019.

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