Death Cab For Cutie have announced their tenth studio album, Asphalt Meadows. The LP, which was produced by John Congleton, arrives on September 10 via Atlantic. Check out its first single, ‘Roman Candles’, below, and scroll down for the band’s forthcoming tour dates.
“‘Roman Candles’ is about the crippling, existential dread that goes hand in hand with living in a nervous city on a dying planet,” the band said in a statement. “And that the only way to be in the moment is to let it all go.”
Frontman Ben Gibbard added: “The lyrics were cobbled from a couple of different songs dealing with my general sense of anxiety; the feeling that the fabric that weaves a functioning society together was crumbling during the pandemic.”
Asphalt Meadows will follow Death Cab’s 2018 record Thank You For Today. In 2020, the band released a covers EP titled The Georgia via Bandcamp.
Asphalt Meadows Cover Artwork:
Death Cab for Cutie 2022 Tour Dates:
May 21 Guadalajara, Mexico – Corona Capital Guadalajara
May 28 Portland, OR – TEDxPortland Year 10 @ Moda Center/Theater of the Clouds
Jul 7 Cincinnati, OH – PromoWest Pavilion at Ovation †
Jul 8 Grand Rapids, MI – GLC Live at 20 Monroe †
Jul 9 Milwaukee, WI – Summerfest @ Generac Power Stage
Jul 11 Buffalo, NY – Artpark †
Jul 12 LaFayette, NY – Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards †
Jul 14 Harrisburg, PA – Harrisburg University at Riverfront Park †
Jul 15 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena †
Jul 16 Poughkeepsie, NY – MJN Convention Center †
Sep 22 Madison, WI – The Sylvee ^
Sep 23 Minneapolis, MN – Surly Brewing Festival Field
Sep 24 Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed
Sep 26 Columbus, OH – Kemba Live! ^
Sep 27 Washington, D.C. – The Anthem ^
Sep 29 Philadelphia, PA – The Met ^
Sep 30 Queens, NY – Forest Hills Stadium ^
Oct 1 Boston, MA – Leader Bank Pavilion ^
Oct 3 Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater ^
Oct 4 Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy ^
Oct 6 Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union Live! ^
Oct 7 Asheville, NC – Rabbit Rabbit ^
Oct 8 Charleston, SC – Firefly Distillery ^
Oct 10 Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE ^
Oct 11 Detroit, MI – The Masonic ^
Oct 13 St. Louis, MO – The Factory ^
Oct 14 Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland ^
Oct 15 Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom
Oct 17 Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren
Oct 18 Anaheim, CA – House of Blues Anaheim #
Oct 19 Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara Bowl #
Oct 21 Los Angeles, CA – The Greek Theatre #
Oct 22 San Diego, CA – Venue TBA #
Oct 23 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater #
Oct 24 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater #
Oct 26 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
Oct 27 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
† with Illuminati Hotties
^ with Low
# with Yo La Tengo
