Video: Jay Farrar - San Francisco

Aside from getting married this week , Mr. Zooey Deschanel (aka Ben Gibbard) is keeping busy. He'll be playing a few shows this October with Jay Farrar of Son Volt in support of their new collaborative record, One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur . The album, coming out Oct. 20th on F-Stop/Atlantic Records, is the soundtrack to a documentary on Kerouac's Big Sur . The songs, written specifically for the project, take their lyrics from the novel. The setlist [...]

If someone had asked me what Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Son Volt's Jay Farrar have in common I might have answered, "They both have unique voices?" As it turns out they have much more in common,...

Alt-country mainstay and Son Volt founder Jay Farrar (right) has partnered with Death Cab for Cutie vocalist Ben Gibbard (left) for a special collection of songs for a film documentary on the life and works of noted writer and "beat" poet Jack Kerouac: One Fast Move Or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur . Set for an October 20 release, the soundtrack's 12 collaborative tracks feature lyrics pulled directly from Kerouac's own writing - most notably from his 1962 novel Big Sur - and were begun more than two years ago at the request [...]

• Jay Farrar - "San Francisco" » Farrar Gibbard - San Francisco.mp3

Ben Gibbard will be releasing One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur on October 20th. More information in the replies. Track Listing 1. California Zephyr 2. Low Life Kingdom 3. Willamine 4. All In One 5. Breathe Our Iodine 6. These Roads Don't Move 7. Big Sur 8. One Fast Move Or I'm Gone 9. Final Horrors 10. Sea Engines 11. The Void 12. San Francisco Jack Kerouac's novel Big Sur was the lyrical compass for this compelling documentary soundtrack [...]

• Ben Gibbard - All Apologies (Nirvana) (Piano)

This pairing sounds interesting - Jay Farrar ( Son Volt ) and Ben Gibbard ( Death Cab for Cutie ) have teamed up on album of songs dedicated to author Jack Kerouac. The album, One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Kerouac's Big Sur , will also serve as the soundtrack to a documentary by the same name. The two singers share vocals on the 12 tracks and are backed by Brad Sarno (pedal steel), Aaron Espinoza (bass) and Mark Spencer (multiple instruments). The [...]