The Seattle-based band Death Cab for Cutie has returned from their tour of Australia and Japan. Their North American tour is set to start April 7th in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania finishing May 7th in Orlando, Florida. Cold War Kids, Matt Costa, and Ra Ra Riot will join on various concerts. In addition, their new video “Grapevine Fires” inspired by the 2007 California wildfires, from their Grammy nominated album, has been announced. This song was recently part of a commemorative CD-DVD celebrating President Barack Obama’s historic inauguration. It was entitled “Change Is Now: Restoring America’s Promise.” The music video was created by Walter Robot and can be viewed just below:

“I have been an admirer of the beautiful art of Walter Robot from afar for a while,” says Death Cab bassist Nick Harmer in press release. “Working with them on this video is an amazing dream come true and I am in awe of the stunning video the have made for us.”

“We’re huge Death Cab fans,” says Walter Robot. “We had also heard from other directors how great all the Death Cab guys are and how really open they are to the creative process, which they were. They were extremely supportive and sincere.”

Death Cab for Cutie Tour Dates 2009
4/7 – 29 w/ Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Rio * except Cold War Kids only and **Ra Ra Riot only, 5/1-6 w/ Matt Costa and Ra Ra Riot except ***Matt Costa only, 5/7 Special Guests TBA

APRIL
4/7 – Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theatre
4/8 – Washington, DC – DAR Constitution Hall
4/9 – Davidson, NC – John Belk Arena/Davidson College
4/10 – Louisville, KY – Louisville Palace
4/11 – Memphis, TN – Orpheum Theatre
4/12 – Tulsa, OK – The Brady Theater
4/13 – Omaha, NE – Holland Theatre *
4/15 – St. Paul, MN – Roy Wilkings Auditorium
4/17 – Chicago, IL – Aragon Ballroom
4/18 – East Lansing, MI – Breslin Events Center/Michigan State University
4/19 – Waukesha, WI – Van Male Fieldhouse/Carroll College
4/22 – Bellingham, WA – The Mount Baker Theater **
4/24 – Spokane, WA – McCarthey Athletic Center/Gonzaga University
4/25 – Boise, ID – The Morrison Center
4/27 – Sacramento, CA – Memorial Auditorium
4/29 – San Diego, CA – RIMAC Arena/UC San Diego *

MAY
5/1 – Austin, TX – Austin Music Hall
5/2 – New Orleans, LA – Contemporary Arts Center ***
5/4 – Nashville, TN – Ryman Auditorium
5/5 – Birmingham, AL – BJCC Concert Hall
5/6 – Atlanta, GA – Fox Theatre
5/7 – Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live