Death Cab For Cutie Announce New Album 'I Built You A Tower'
Indie rock band Death Cab For Cutie announced their eleventh studio album titled 'I Built You A Tower' with a release date of June 5th on ANTI- Records, marking the group's first full-length project in four years. The new record features lead single "Riptides," which has been described as reflective and inspired by themes related to loss and grief during its three-week recording session led primarily frontman Ben Gibbard alongside bandmates Jason McGerr Nicholas Harmer Dave Depper Zac Rae, with the album following up on 2023's 'Asphalt Meadows'.
Key Points
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1Death Cab for Cutie has announced their eleventh studio album, 'I Built You A Tower', set to release on June 5 via Anti- Records.
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2The band's new single is titled 'Riptides' and the project was created during three weeks of recording sessions following a hiatus since 2019 (four years prior).
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3"Loss" themes inspired this album, which follows their previous work from 2023 ('Asphalt Meadows'). The group plans to tour in Europe starting June.
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4Benjamin Gibbard will handle both lead vocals and guitar duties for the project.
Developments
Death Cab for Cutie announced that their new single "Riptides" and the upcoming LP *I Built You a Tower* (released June 5 via ANTI- Records) explore themes of grief, trauma, and personal struggle following frontman Ben Gibbard's experience leading two bands simultaneously. The band will begin touring in May to support this debut album since their last release four years ago with Asphalt Meadows.
Death Cab For Cutie announced their eleventh studio album *I Built You A Tower*, set for release on June 5 via ANTI Records as a return to independent roots after two decades with Atlantic. Alongside the new record recorded in Los Angeles and across four US cities, they revealed details of upcoming UK/European tour dates starting September 2026 alongside their North American schedule.