Ben and Jay will release a collab album soundtrack to the forthcoming Kerouac documentary One Fast Move or I’m Gone: Kerouac’s Big Sur. It’s been in the works for three years and lyrically pulls from Big Sur itself. More at Billboard. Expect it 10/20 via F-Stop/Atlantic.

Ben Gibbard from Death Cab For Cutie : Alex Ramon Photography
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Comments (4)
  1. RiceMiller  |   Posted on Aug 14th, 2009

    Yeah, when I think of musicians that could do Kerouak’s work justice, Ben Gibbard totalllly comes to mind…

  2. Reminisce Part One/Hobo's Blues  |   Posted on Aug 14th, 2009

    5.Something that you feel will find it’s own form.

  3. karl  |   Posted on Aug 14th, 2009

    I love Kerouac and I love Farrar…2 out of 3 isn’t bad.

    Also, there is absolutely NO reason for “Wilco” to be one of the tags for this post.

  4. deathcab, old school wilco and Kerouac? im expecting big things. if its as good as gibbard’s “couches in alleys”, i dont think im going to be disappointed.

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