Death Cab for Cutie Release Live Daytrotter Sessions to Prep for 'Stairs'

The Daytrotter session draws from a mix of new and old material. The tracks "Talking Bird" and "Cath" come from Death Cab's May 13 album, Narrow Stairs, while fans will recognize "Styrofoam Plates," "Why'd You Want to Live Here," "The New Year" and "A Movie Script Ending" from the band's back catalog. Each song is available for download, and you can even read some liner notes from singer, Ben Gibbard (e.g., "['Cath']'s lyrics speak for themselves"). 

Of course, if you were lucky enough to be at Empire Polo Field this weekend, you might have seen Death Cab play some different new songs, including the long, haunting single, "I Will Possess Your Heart," and Narrow Stairs opener "Bixby Canyon Bridge."

[Click on the image above to view our gallery of Death Cab for Cutie at Coachella.]

Stairs is the group's fifth proper album, and if "Heart" is any indication, it will be a slight departure for the band. Guitarist Chris Walla has even thrown out terms like "weird," "spectacular" and "creepy" when describing it. Fans will get plenty of chances to decide for themselves, when the group embarks on a major international tour this summer. 

In the meantime, if you're craving more new Cab-related content, check out the viral project that's forming at IWillPossessYourHeart.com. It's sparse so far, but you can view 18 seconds of "Bixby."     

Narrow Stairs track list:

"Bixby Canyon Bridge"
"I Will Possess Your Heart"
"No Sunlight"
"Cath"
"Talking Bird"
"You Can Do Better Than Me (But I Can't Do Better Than You)"
"Grapevine Fires"
"Your New Twin Size Bed"
"The Remainder"
"Pity and Fear"
"The Ice Is Getting Thinner"

Tour Dates:

5.6: London, England @ Electric Ballroom
5.9: Providence, RI @ Providence Piers
5.10: Boston, MA @ Bank of America Pavilion
5.24: Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Ampitheater
5.25: George, WA @ Sasquatch Festival
5.26: Lehi, UT @ Thanksgiving Port
5.28: Morrison, CO @ Red Rocks Ampitheater
5.30: Kansas City, MO @ City Market
5.31: Columbia, MO @ Ninth Street Summerfest
6.02: Minneapolis, MN @ Orpheum Theatre
6.03: Chicago, IL @ Millennium Park Pritzker Pavilion
6.04: Detroit, MI @ Fox Theatre
6.06: Montreal, Quebec @ Jacques Cartier Pier
6.07: Toronto, Ontario @ Olympic Island
6.09: Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
6.10: Brooklyn, NY @ McCarren Park Pool
6.12: Philadelphia, PA @ Mann Center for the Perform
6.13: Cleveland, OH @ Plain Dealer Pavilion
6.14: Indianapolis, IN @ The Lawn at White River State
6.15: Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
6.17: Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theatre
6.19: Mesa, AZ @ Mesa Ampitheatre
6.20: San Diego, CA @ SDSU Open Air Theatre
6.21: Berkley, CA @ Greek Theatre
6.23: Los Angeles, CA @ Nokia Theatre
6.24: Santa Barbara, CA @ Santa Barbara Bowl
7:3: Kristiansan, Norway @ Quart Festival
7.5: Arvika, weden @ Arvikafestivalen
7.7: Paris, France @ Alhambra
7.8: Antwerp, Belgium @ Riverenhof
7.9: Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
7.10: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Melkweg
7.11: Berlin, Germany @ Kesselhaus
7.12: Hamburg, Germany @ Grosse Freiheit 36
7.15: Birmingham, England @ Academy
7.16: Manchester, England @ Ardwick Green
7.17: London, England @ Brixton Academy
7.20: Benicassim, Spain @ Benicassim Festival
7.27: Pemberton, British Colombia @ Pemberton Festival
8.9: Tokyo, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival
8.10: Osaka, Japan @ Summer Sonic Festival

-Soikatron

236 jennyinla Published 4/29/08   Message Add to Friends

 

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