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
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
What we aspired to in 1998, we have wildly surpassed. And I know we all feel incredibly grateful and lucky this band has been able to have the life that it's had. Ben Gibbard aspirebandfeel 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 feel that we are currently living in a world that is similar to late '50s, early '60s kind of world. Ben Gibbard 50s60searly Change image and share on social
Living this life in the same sorta way that Kerouac lived, you get to hang out at shows and drink and you're able to not really face reality and adulthood the way most of my friends are. Ben Gibbard adulthooddrinkface 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