For 'Narrow Stairs', the majority of the songs I brought in were guitar songs - songs we could sit in a room and just play. I can honestly say I had more fun and felt more inspired on this record than anything that we had done in a long time. Ben Gibbard bringfeltfun share on social
You can't please everybody all the time, but I think for the most part we tend to maintain a healthy level of self-reference to kind of make sure we continue to push things forward. Ben Gibbard continueforwardhealthy Change image and share on social
It's trippy to think we have an album that's 10 years old. It's even trippier to think we have a couple of albums older than that. Ben Gibbard albumcoupleold Change image and share on social
We never sit down before we start making a record and talk about this new sonic palette that we are going to try to explore. We always let the record kind of reveal itself to us over time. Ben Gibbard explorekindmake Change image and share on social
It's like, how do you continue to make records that are representative of who you are that your fans will recognize as your band, while still trying to push things forward and present new sounds for people. Ben Gibbard bandcontinuefan share on social
I was literally just going and applying for jobs, and I couldn't get a job, and I was getting more and more broke, and you find yourself groveling for jobs you don't even want. Ben Gibbard applybreakfind Change image and share on social
The second 'Postal Service' album is threatening to become the 'Chinese Democracy' of indie rock. It will come out eventually, or maybe it won't. Ben Gibbard albumchinesedemocracy Change image and share on social
I've always had a soft spot for Phil Collins. He's a great vocalist. Ben Gibbard collinsgreathave Change image and share on social
