Bellingham, Washington's Ben Gibbard has always been the restless type. Not content to only front the one-man lo-fi outfit All-Time Quarterback, he recorded a collection of tunes that he unassumingly called You Can Play These Songs With Chords, distributing them only on cassette. They were so well received, he decided to expand his vision and assemble some like-minded and literate types to form a band around his quirky, rather reflective compositions. Drafting guitarist/organ...  [+]