Death Cab drop new song, tour dates
In anticipation of their upcoming album, Narrow Stairs (5/13 via Atlantic), Death Cab for Cutie have released the album’s first single, “I Will Possess Your Heart”. It is currently available for download via Amazon and can also be streamed (for free!) using Real Player or Windows Media.
The group has also announced a series of U.S. tour dates, which includes stops at a few summer festivals and Colorado’s Red Rock Amplithere. Dates after the jump…
No Chicago date or show scheduled between August 1-3? Seems to me like Death Cab might be playing Lollapalooza…
Death Cab for Cutie 2008 U.S. Tour:
April 18 Bremerton, WA Admiral Theatre*
April 19 Eugene, OR McDonald Theatre*
April 21 Arcata, CA Van Dozer Theatre/Humboldt State Univ*
April 22 Davis, CA UC Davis-Freeborn Hall*
April 23 San Francisco, CA The Fillmore*
April 24 Las Vegas, NV The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel
April 26 Indio, CA Coachella
May 9 Providence, RI Providence Piers
May 10 Boston, MA Bank of America Pavilion
May 24 Portland, OR Les Schwab Theatre
May 25 George, WA Sasquatch!
May 28 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheatre
June 15 Manchester, TN Bonnaroo
July 27 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival
*denotes sold-out show
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I really like the song. It’s wierd that a single would have such a long instrumental intro.
I also feel like this is one of those songs that will translate into a live set amazingly well. I’ve only heard the song once, but I already want to see it live.
Apr 11th, 2008 at 7:16 pm
[...] As we’ve mentioned, and at times been corrected about, Death Cab for Cutie will release their new album, Narrow Stairs, on May 13 via Atlantic Records. In support of the release, the band has unveiled the video for the album’s first single, “I Will Possess Your Heart”. The eight minute-plus video was directed by Shawn Kim and Aaron Stewart-Ahn. [...]
Mar 18th, 2008 at 7:37 pm
[...] for Cutie, Sasquatch — kissdave @ 4:37 pm Death Cab for Cutie will be heading out on tour around the release date of their new album, Narrow Straits, which will be out on the 13th of May. Death [...]