Death Cab for Cutie to Release 11th Album "I Built You a Tower" on June 5th

Death Cab for Cutie stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! to perform “Riptides,” the lead single off their imminent new album I Built You a Tower .

With a moody blue lighting palette — perhaps as a nod to the ocean and the moonlight, both of which evoke riptides — the Seattle band gave an earnest and enjoyable rendition of “Riptides.” They began with a taut, restrained groove from drummer Jason McGerr and frontman Ben Gibbard, eventually working in the full band and letting the song rise in scope and drama. Towards the end, Gibbard’s claims of being “too tired” sounded less like exhaustion and more like defiance. Watch their performance below.

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Death Cab for Cutie are gearing up to release I Built You a Tower , their 11th album, on Friday, June 5th. The album was produced by indie mainstay John Congleton and serves as their first release since leaving Atlantic and joining Anti- . In addition to sharing “Riptides,” the band has also offered the single “Punching the Flowers.”

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Death Cab will support I Built You a Tower with a lengthy 2026 tour kicking off in July; the band will hit cities like Milwaukee, Cincinnati, Philadelphia, Toronto, St. Louis, Los Angeles, and several more, after which they’ll head to Europe. See their tour dates below and get tickets to see Death Cab for Cutie here.

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Death Cab for Cutie 2026 Tour Dates:

07/10 – Minneapolis, MN @ Armory *

07/11 – Milwaukee, WI @ Miller High Life Theatre *

07/12 – Indianapolis, IN @ Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park *

07/14 – Cincinnati, OH @ MegaCorp Pavilion *

07/15 – Cleveland, OH @ Jacobs Pavilion *

07/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Highmark Mann Center for the Performing Arts ^

07/18 – Canandaigua, NY @ CMAC ^

07/19 – Toronto, ON @ RBC Amphitheatre ^

07/21 – Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion ^

07/22 – Raleigh, NC @ Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek ^

07/24 – St. Louis, MO @ Stifel Theatre #

07/25 – Bentonville, AR @ The Momentary #

07/26 – Council Bluffs, IA @ Harrah’s Stir Cove #

07/28 – Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater #

07/29 – Sandy, UT @ Sandy Amphitheater #

07/31 – Phoenix, AZ @ Arizona Financial Theatre #

08/02 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre #

08/03 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Greek Theatre #

08/04 – San Diego, CA @ Gallagher Square at Petco Park #

08/06 – Las Vegas, NV @ The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas &

08/07 – Paso Robles, CA @ Vina Robles Amphitheatre &

08/09 – San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands

09/06 – Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot

09/16 – Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre %

09/17 – Dublin, IE @ 3Olympia Theatre %

09/19 – Manchester, GB @ O2 Victoria Warehouse %

09/20 – Edinburgh, GB @ Corn Exchange %

09/21 – Gateshead, GB @ The Glasshouse %

09/23 – Bristol, GB @ The Prospect Building %

09/25 – London, GB @ Troxy %

09/26 – London, GB @ Troxy %

09/29 – Utrecht, NL @ TivoliVredenburg %

09/30 – Brussels, BE @ Cirque Royal %

10/01 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle %

10/03 – Paris, FR @ Élysée Montmartre %

11/08 – Osaka, JP @ Matsushita IMP Hall

11/09 – Tokyo, JP @ Toyosu Pit

11/12 – Sydney, AU @ Hordern Pavilion

11/13 – Melbourne, AU @ Margaret Court Arena

11/15 – Brisbane, AU @ Fortitude Music Hall

* = w/ Jay Som

^ = w/ Japanese Breakfast

# = w/ Nation of Language

& = w/ Lala Lala

% = w/ Pool Kids

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_Originally reported by [Consequence](https://consequence.net/2026/06/death-cab-for-cutie-riptides-kimmel-watch/)._