Ben Gibbard | Making Music, Trail Running, & 25 Years of Death Cab for Cutie

Ben Gibbard is the frontman for indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie. He is also an avid trail runner with dozens of ultramarathon finishes over the past decade. On September 16th, Death Cab will release their tenth studio Album, Asphalt Meadows, before going on tour starting September 22nd. We talk about his career as a musician, the upcoming album, and how trail running has helped him to stay grounded as a human being and musician.

 

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Other Freetrail podcast episodes you might enjoy:

 

Kilian Jornet | The New NNormal

 

Tim Tollefson | The Infinite Game

 

Clare Gallagher | Black Canyon 100k Champion

 

Jim Walmsley | Engagement, Moving to Europe, Western States, and UTMB