Former Lives

Former Lives
Studio album by
Benjamin Gibbard
ReleasedOctober 16, 2012 (2012-10-16)
GenrePop, rock
Length36:42
LabelBarsuk
ProducerAaron Espinoza; Ben Gibbard
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk89%[2]
Allmusic[3]
American Songwriter[4]
Earbuddy(6.5/10)[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
LA Times[7]
PopMatters6/10[8]
Rolling Stone[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.

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