Overview
- The band performed the lead single “Riptides” on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Tuesday, as a final television push before I Built You a Tower is released on June 5.
- Frontman Ben Gibbard says “Riptides” deals with managing personal struggle against broader loss and exhaustion, framing the song as the album’s emotional center.
- I Built You a Tower is Death Cab for Cutie's 11th studio album, an 11-track record produced and engineered by John Congleton that was tracked in a concentrated three-week run at Animal Rites with additional parts recorded at members' home studios.
- The group will launch a world tour on July 10 in Minneapolis, play North American dates through early August including Outside Lands on Aug. 9, and then follow with runs in the U.K., Europe, Asia and Australia.
- The band has rolled out multiple singles, late-night TV appearances and special shows to spotlight a rawer, more aggressive sound and to drive ticket sales and festival bookings as the album arrives.