Death Cab for Cutie have returned to their indie roots with new album ‘I Built You A Tower’

Death Cab for Cutie have announced their 11th studio album, ‘I Built You A Tower’, set to be released on 5th June via ANTI- Records.

This marks a return to their independent roots after two decades with Atlantic Records. The album, produced by John Congleton, was recorded in just three weeks at Animal Rites in Los Angeles and in the band members’ homes across Seattle, Bellingham, Los Angeles, and Portland.

The album’s first single, ‘Riptides’, is now available. Benjamin Gibbard, the band’s lead vocalist, explains: “Riptides is about the challenge of dealing with personal struggles as the world around us experiences tragedy and loss on an unfathomable scale. And how when these two elements intertwine themselves in our psyches, it feels utterly paralyzing.”

The tracklisting for ‘I Built You A Tower’ reads:

‘Full of Stars’
‘Punching The Flowers’
‘Pep Talk’
‘I Built You A Tower (a)’
‘Envy The Birds’
‘Stone Over Water’
‘How Heavenly a State’
‘Trap Door’
‘Riptides’
‘The Flavor of Metal’
‘I Built You A Tower (b)’

The band are also set to embark on a UK/EU tour in September. The dates read:

SEPTEMBER
16 3Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
19 O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
20 Corn Exchange, Edinburgh, UK
21 The Glasshouse, Gateshead, UK
23 The Prospect Building, Bristol, UK
25 Troxy, London, UK
29 TivoliVredenburg, Utrecht, Netherlands
30 Cirque Royal, Brussels, Belgium
OCTOBER
1 Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany
3 Elysée Montmartre, Paris, France