Whether or not this tune is a spiritual sequel of sorts to the National‘s “The Geese of Beverly Road” is anyone’s guess.
Kintsugi is out now via Atlantic; read PopMatters‘s review of the LP here.
Upcoming tour dates for Death Cab for Cutie:
July
8 — Portland, OR — McMenamins Edgefield ‡ – SOLD OUT
9 — Bend, OR — Les Schwab Amphitheatre ‡
11 — Berkeley, CA — The Greek Theatre Berkeley ‡
12 — Los Angeles, CA — Hollywood Bowl §
15 — Morrison, CO — Red Rocks Amphitheatre §
16 — Salt Lake City, UT — Twilight Concert Series§
September
10 — Manchester, NH — Verizon Wireless Arena
11 — Boston, MA — Blue Hills Bank Pavilion ¶
12 — New York, NY — Madison Square Garden ¶
13 — Columbia, MD — Merriweather Post Pavilion ¶
15 — Raleigh, NC — Red Hat Amphitheater //
17 — Pittsburgh, PA — Stage AE //
18 — Cincinnati, OH — PNC Pavilion at Riverbend Music Center //
19 — Columbus, OH — LC Pavilion //
21 — Austin, TX — ACL Live at The Moody Theater //
25 — San Diego, CA — Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
26 — Santa Barbara, CA — Santa Barbara Bowl **
28 — Reno, NV — Grand Sierra Theatre**
30 — Missoula, MT — Adams Center
October
1 — Spokane, WA — INB Performing Arts Center
3 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre †† – SOLD OUT
4 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre – SOLD OUT
5 — Seattle, WA — Paramount Theatre ‡‡
w/Say Hi *
w/The Antlers †
w/Built To Spill ‡
w/TUnE-YArDs §
w/Explosions In The Sky ¶
w/Twin Shadow //
w/Best Coast **
w/Unlikely Friends ††
w/Cataldo ‡‡