Death Cab's Ben Gibbard and She & Him's Zooey Deschanel Split

It's been a heartbreaker of a month for indie rock stars. In mid-October, the long, 27-year marriage of Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Kim Gordon came to an end and on Tuesday, November 1, Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and She & Him's Zooey Deschanel announced that they're splitting after a two year marriage.

TAS In Session: The Lonely Forest

The Lonely Forest are on tour with Death Cab For Cutie and play a very sold-out Bowery Ballroom tomorrow, June 1, but that's not their only tie to their fellow Washington State indie rockers. The Anacortes-based band, who just released their third album Arrows,  are the first group signed to Death Cab bassist Chris Walla's new label Trans Records, an imprint of Atlantic Records. It's an auspicious career boost for The Lonely Forest (who might not be lonely for much longer) and they recently dropped by The Alternate Side for a generous, boisterous session with new songs from Arrows.

Death Cab For Cutie Return With Codes and Keys This May

It's been expected, but now it's official. Death Cab for Cutie have announced that their next album, Codes and Keys, will drop on May 31 on Atlantic Records, a few days after their appearance at the Sasquatch Music Festival.

Benjamin Gibbard and Jay Farrar Say 'Hey' To Jack Kerouac

Death Cab for Cutie's Gibbard and Son Volt's Jay Farrar talk to The Alternate Side about their "Beat"-influenced new album One Fast Move or I'm Gone: Music From Kerouac's Big Sur. Plus the duo announce January dates.

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