Video: Ben Gibbard - Your Ex-Lover is Dead (Stars Cover) (Live)

Last month Death Cab For Cutie returned to the spotlight with "You Are A Tourist," the great first single and video from their forthcoming Codes And Keys . A sunny addition to our spring playlist, it recalls brighter moments of mid-period Cure when it's not channeling "Float On." That's fitting given how Ben Gibbard's got five Cure covers in his live repertoire. In fact I can't remember ever seeing seeing the guy perform without hearing some other band's song in the set. So before we gear up to collectively prematurely evaluate Codes , here's a listen back at [...]

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Yesterday I gave you the gig's review. Today I can share one of its highlights. MP3: Death Cab For Cutie - Soul Meets Body

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