Band’s tenth studio album due Sept 16th
Death Cab for Cutie has released its latest single, “Foxglove Through The Clearcut.” Featuring meditative instrumentation and moving spoken word elements that ultimately crescendo into a sweeping outro, the song arrives accompanied by a striking lyric video designed by frequent visual collaborator Juliet Bryant (Justin Vernon, Japanese Breakfast, Laura Jane Grace).
“Foxglove is by far the most personal song on the record,” shares lead vocalist and guitarist Ben Gibbard. “While I was writing it, I thought I was merely the narrator. But the longer I sat with it, I realized I was both the protagonist AND the narrator.”
The new song follows “Here to Forever,” which was the most-added song at AAA and alternative radio upon its release in mid-July. Currently, the single sits at No. 2 at AAA radio and has already quickly risen to No. 13 at alternative.
The first song to be released off the album – “Roman Candles” – arrived with a (quite literally) explosive one-take music video directed by Lance Bangs (Sonic Youth, Nirvana).
All three songs are lifted off the band’s highly-anticipated tenth studio album Asphalt Meadows, due on CD and LP on September 16th.
Last month, the group made the television debut of “Here to Forever” on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. The band also appeared on CBS Saturday Morning, performing “Here to Forever,” “Roman Candles,” and “Fake Frowns,” a favorite cut from their 1998 debut, Something About Airplanes.
Asphalt Meadows was produced by GRAMMY Award-winner John Congleton (St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, Wallows). Alongside news of the forthcoming album, the band also unveiled plans for their wide-ranging fall US headline tour. The run kicks off September 22nd at The Sylvee in Madison, WI and culminates with a two-night hometown finale at Seattle’s Paramount Theatre on October 26th and 27th. The tour will feature support from Low and Yo La Tengo on select dates and includes a much anticipated return to NY’s Forest Hills Stadium on September 30th.
