A new Death Cab For Cutie era is upon us, and the band has officially debuted the lead single, “Riptides,” from their forthcoming album, I Built You A Tower. The LP is set for release on their new label home, ANTI-Records, on June 5.
Frontman Ben Gibbard says of their 11th album’s new single, “‘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.”
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Despite its heartbreaking lyrics, Death Cab For Cutie effortlessly crafts a dance-inducing anthem that’ll help you shake any and all pain away. This is exactly the kind of indie-rock we need to stay sane in 2026. Check out the new track below and pre-order the record here.
Guitarist Dave Depper shares more about the record, noting, “The anniversary tours exorcised any nostalgia in our systems. We felt part of this powerful force greater than all of us and went into the studio with a sense of, how can we capture that feeling and put it into something new?”
Bassist Nicholas Harmer adds, “The whole experience of this record got us back to the earliest versions of this band. If the musicians in the room like what we’re working on, that’s enough. We reconnected with the confidence that comes with that.”
I Built You A Tower Tracklist:
- 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)
This summer, Death Cab For Cutie is heading out on a massive international tour with support from Jay Som, Japanese Breakfast, Lala Lala, and Nation Of Language on select dates. Check out the full run below and grab tickets here.
Tour Dates:
- May 29—Denver, CO @ Outside Days Festival
- July 10—Minneapolis, MN @ Armory *
- July 11—Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre *
- July 12—Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park *
- July 14—Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion *
- July 15—Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion *
- July 17—Philadelphia, PA @ TD Pavilion at the Mann ^
- July 18—Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC ^
- July 19—Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre ^
- July 21—Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
- July 22—Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek ^
- July 24—St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre #
- July 25—Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary #
- July 26—Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s Stir Cove #
- July 28—Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater #
- July 29—Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater #
- July 31—Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre #
- Aug. 2—Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre #
- Aug. 3—Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre #
- Aug. 4—San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park #
- Aug. 6—Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas &
- Aug. 7—Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre &
- Aug. 9—San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
- Sept. 16—Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre
- Sept. 19—Manchester, UK @ O2 Victoria Warehouse
- Sept. 20—Edinburgh, UK @ Corn Exchange
- Sept. 21—Gateshead, UK @ The Glasshouse
- Sept. 23—Bristol, UK @ The Prospect Building
- Sept. 25—London, UK @ Troxy
- Sept. 29—Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg
- Sept. 30—Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal
- Oct. 1—Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle
- Oct. 3—Paris, FR @ Élysée Montmartre
* With Jay Som.
^ With Japanese Breakfast.
# With Nation of Language.
& With Lala Lala.
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