Death Cab for Cutie honored the late Richard Swift during a session for SiriusXM. Below, check out their cover of “Most of What I Know” from Swift’s 2006 album Dressed Up for the Letdown. “There are very few people who I would call a genius, and I really believe Richard was one of those people,” Ben Gibbard told host Jenny Eliscu. The band also performed “Gold Rush,” from their new album Thank You for Today. Check out the full session via SiriusXM.
Richard Swift died on July 3. His family wrote that his cause of death was complications from hepatitis, as well as liver and kidney distress. He was 41.
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