Death Cab for Cutie #7, Codes and Keys, may not be a guitar-based record, but it does pay homage to a symbol near and dear to every blogger and telephone operator’s heart — #. Also, per Stereogum, the follow-up to 2008’s Narrow Stairs consists of 11 tracks, including the title track, which you can stream in Ben Gibbard solo piano ballad form here.
Codes and Keys arrives May 31st via Atlantic. Look up and then down for all necessary details.
Codes and Keys Tracklist:
01. Home Is A Fire
02. Codes And Keys
03. Some Boys
04. Doors Unlocked And Open
05. You Are A Tourist
06. Unobstructed Views
07. Monday Morning
08. Portable Television
09. Underneath The Sycamore
10. St “Peter’s Cathedral
11. Stay Young, Go Dancing
Death Cab for Cutie 2011 Tour Dates:
05/24 – Edmonton, AB @ Shaw Conference Center
05/25 – Calgary, AB @ Stampede Corral
05/27 – Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheatre
05/28 – George, WA @ Sasquatch ! Music Festival
06/26 – Munich, DE @ Muffathalle
06/27 – Berlin, DE @ Astra
06/29 – Hamburg, DE @ The Docks
06/30 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg
07/01 – Kent, UK @ Hop Farm Fest
07/02 – Milton Keynes, UK @ The National Bowl *
07/04 – Manchester, UK @ Academy
07/05 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
07/07 – London, UK @ Brixton Academy
* = w/ Foo Fighters, Biffy Clyro, & Tame Impala
