I’ve fallen out of the habit of posting reviews of concerts, but I saw Death Cab for Cutie last night and they were so fucking good that it’s worth talking about. In general, I think there are two kinds of (good) live shows: those that are remarkable in some way (whether it’s Jesse Lacey crying or Chris Thile moving me to joyful tears as a result ( Read more... )

In 'A Lack Of Color' by Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard sings, "this is fact not fiction, for the first time in years". I've been thinking about that lyric a lot recently as I realize that, hey, I think I liked it better when Ben was singing about fiction. ( more )