Death Cab for Cutie - I Built You A Tower

Eleven albums in and the Bellingham quintet feel like they’re just getting started. There’s a fresh injection of vitality, of melodic invention, of emotional resonance, and even a sense of playfulness to this latest outing from Ben Gibbard’s main musical squeeze.

I Built You A Tower is a welcome return to Death Cab’s indie roots. It’s a personal statement with universal themes. It’s just what we’ve been hankering for. 

And the design of this edition has involved a real hands-on approach from the band. All aspects, from the tie-dye vinyl to the slipmat and art print, have been 100% artist led, making this the essential version of an essential record.

Death Cab for Cutie is one of the definitive indie-rock bands of the century.

After twenty-odd years in the major label system, the band returned to their indie roots and signed with ANTI- Records and they're back with their brand-new eleventh album. I Built You A Tower is the sound of loss, compartmentalization, and then grief bursting out from the seams. It's also the sound of the growth that comes after falling apart, of acknowledging pain without letting it destroy you.

"I see the tower existing on your emotional horizon," Ben Gibbard states. "You don't always have to look at what's inside it, but it's a reminder that it happened. You know it's there. You have to face it."

For Fans Of: Bright Eyes / The Postal Service / Broken Social Scene / Modest Mouse / Spoon / The National