US EditionDeath Cab For Cutie announce new album 'I Built You A Tower' with reflective single 'Riptides' and 2026 UK and European tour
Death Cab for Cutie returns to independent label ANTI- with their 11th album, recording in multiple cities and announcing extensive North American and European tours.
- Today the band shared the lead single 'Riptides' and announced their 11th album I Built You A Tower, due June 5 via ANTI- Records.
- Frontman Ben Gibbard explained the album's emotional origin, saying the 'tower' grew from personal strain during heavy touring and a collapsing marriage, following their return to an indie label after over 20 years on Atlantic Records.
- Sessions took place over about three weeks at Animal Rites and at members' homes, with John Congleton producing and engineering the record.
- Tickets go on pre-sale March 18 at 10am and general sale March 20 at 10am for the UK and European tour, September–October 2026, including Dublin, Manchester, London, and Paris venues.
- The release arrives, with 'I Built You A Tower' following Asphalt Meadows, and marks their first album in four years since signing to ANTI- this year.
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Death Cab For Cutie Share The Punchy Single ‘Riptides’ To Announce A New Album, ‘I Built You A Tower’
Back in 2005, Plans was the first Death Cab For Cutie album released on Atlantic Records. Ben Gibbard and company stuck with that same label for over two decades, but now, they’ve made a change, returning to their independent roots: Today (March 16), the band announced I Built You A Tower, a new album set for June 5 via Anti- Records. There’s also a new single, “Riptides.” In a statement, Gibbard says of the song: “’Riptides’ is about the challe…
Death Cab for Cutie announce 11th album – a return to their independent roots
Happy Mag https://happymag.tv I Built You A Tower emerges from personal struggles, milestone tours, and a renewed indie ethos Indie-rock stalwarts and eight-time GRAMMY nominees Death Cab for Cutie – Benjamin Gibbard, Nicholas... Happy Mag https://happymag.tv
Death Cab for Cutie announced their new album, "I Built You a Tower," with the release of their first single, "Riptide." "I Built You a Tower," the art of swimming against the current with style. Riptides is, and I quote, "the challenge of facing overwhelming grief as the world around us experiences tragedy and loss on an unfathomable scale." It's about swimming upstream like a salmon (they don't actually do that, but who cares?). It's about act…
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