Yoko Ono turned 89 last Friday, the same day a new covers album of her music was released. The album was curated by Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard and features artists like Japanese Breakfast, Sharon Van Etten, and David Byrne.

Gibbard talks about how Yoko Ono's work has been overlooked and that he hopes this tribute album "is not just a reevaluation but an evaluation" of her work as an artist and songwriter.

“This is an incredibly talented woman who mastered multiple mediums in a way that I can’t think of another artist in the 20th century doing and one component of her work that has been wildly overlooked is her songwriting,” Gibbard says.

Yoko Ono turned 89 last Friday, the same day a new covers album of her music was released. The album was curated by Death Cab for Cutie&rsquo;s Ben Gibbard and features artists like Japanese Breakfast, Sharon Van Etten, and David Byrne.
Gibbard talks about how Yoko Ono's work has been overlooked and that he hopes this tribute album "is not just a reevaluation but an evaluation" of her work as an artist and songwriter.
&ldquo;This is an incredibly talented woman who mastered multiple mediums in a way that I can&rsquo;t think of another artist in the 20th century doing and one component of her work that has been wildly overlooked is her songwriting,&rdquo; Gibbard says.

On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.

On A Deeper Listen, host Emily Fox and other storytellers from KEXP talk with artists about the stories behind their songs and the experiences that inform their work. Through each conversation, we uncover the humanity behind the music, allowing us to hear it in a whole new way.