Ben Gibbard

watch Ben Gibbard cover Guided by Voices' "Don't Stop Now"

Ben Gibbard continued his livestreams tonight, with a nice selection of Death Cab For Cutie songs and one Postal Service song (“Brand New Colony”), and he also did another cool cover: Guided by Voices‘ “Don’t Stop Now” from 1996’s Under the Bushes Under the Stars. Ben’s acoustic rendition was of course a little more somber than the fuzz-drenched original, but “Don’t Stop Now” is a tender singer/songwriter song at its core, so this a great choice given Ben’s setup and he did a fantastic job with it. Watch below (it starts at the 32:44 mark).

This was Ben’s second to last weekly show, before he moves to something “a little less frequent” starting in June. Tonight’s show was in benefit of Community Lunch, “a non-profit that provides hot, nutritious meals and survival services to those experiencing homelessness and low-income people in Seattle.” You can still donate at YouTube or via Venmo (at @BenGibbardLiveFromHome).

Tune in Thursday, May 28 for Ben’s next stream and his last one on a weekly schedule.

Guided by Voices also recently launched a subscription service with rare music, videos, photos, and more, and they have an Alien Lanes 25th anniversary reissue on the way.

Setlist
Sleep Spent (Death Cab for Cutie song)
Teardrop Windows
When the Sun Goes Down
Title and Registration (Death Cab for Cutie song)
Photobooth (Death Cab for Cutie song)
A Lack of Color (Death Cab for Cutie song)
Don’t Stop Now (Guided by Voices cover)
Brand New Colony (The Postal Service song)
It’s Never Too Late