Indie pop and rock staples Death Cab for Cutie have just released a lyric video for their single “Gold Rush,” following the release of the music video two weeks ago. The band has since gone on to also perform the song on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
The new lyric video features frontman Ben Gibbard flipping through the lyrics on large placards in the middle of the road in front of a construction site, throwing each of the cards off to the side as the song progresses. Though it is an obvious homage to Bob Dylan’s 1965 promotional film (essentially the precursor to the modern music video) for “Subterranean Homesick Blues,” it is done tastefully and with respect to the original.
The single comes from the band’s upcoming ninth studio record Thank You for Today, which will be dropping on August 17 via Atlantic Records.
The album will be their first of theirs to exclude Chris Walla, who was a founding member (discarding the first release done by Gibbard alone) and the band’s longtime producer. However, it is also their first album with guitarist Dave Depper and keyboardist Zac Rae as new official members in the studio, who have been part of the touring band since 2015.
Along with the new lyric video comes the announcement of a fall tour from Death Cab for Cutie. The band will be playing a series of intimate venues and theatres across North America between late September and mid-October, which will be followed up by a UK/European tour which was announced last week.
Check out the new lyric video and the tour dates below.
Death Cab for Cutie Tour Dates
08/02: Salt Lake City, UT – Red Butte Garden Amphitheatre ~ *SOLD OUT*
08/03: Boise, ID – Summerfield at Memorial Stadium ~
08/04-05: Missoula, MT – Travelers’ Rest
08/11: San Diego, CA – 91X X-Fest 2018
08/12: Long Beach, CA – ALT 98.7 Summer Camp 2018
09/21: Las Vegas, NV – Life is Beautiful Music & Art Festival
09/24: Eugene, OR – Hult Center for the Performing Arts *
09/25: Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium *
09/27: Berkeley, CA – The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley †
09/29: Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren * *SOLD OUT*
10/01: Dallas, TX – Bomb Factory *
10/02: Kansas City, MO – Arvest Bank Theatre at The Midland *
10/03: Madison, WI – The Sylvee *
10/05: St. Paul, MN – Palace Theatre *
10/07: Chicago, IL – Auditorium Theater *
10/09: Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theater * *SOLD OUT*
10/10: Upper Darby, PA – Tower Theater *
10/12: Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre *
10/13: Brooklyn, NY – Kings Theatre *
10/14: Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre *
10/15: Boston, MA – Boch Center Wang Theatre *
10/17: Washington DC – The Anthem *
10/18: Charlottesville, VA – Sprint Pavilion *
10/19: Atlanta, GA – Coca Cola Roxy Theater *
10/20: St. Augustine, FL – St. Augustine Amphitheatre *
10/22: Miami, FL – The Fillmore Miami Beach *
10/23: Orlando, FL – Hard Rock Live *
11/10: Santiago, CH – Fauna Primavera
11/11: Buenos Aires, AR – Personal Fest 2018
11/15: São Paulo, BR – Popload Festival
11/18: Mexico City, MX – Corona Capital
01/24: Dublin, IE – Olympia Theatre
01/25: Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
01/26: Glasgow, UK – O2 Academy Glasgow
01/28: Nottingham, UK – Rock City
01/29: Leeds, UK – O2 Academy Leeds
01/30: Bristol, UK – O2 Academy Bristol
02/01: London, UK – Eventim Apollo
02/02: Paris, FR – Le Trianon
02/03: Antwerp, BEL – De Roma
02/05: Utrecht, NL – Tivoli / Vredenburg Grote Zaal
02/06: Cologne, GER – Live Music Hall
02/07: Berlin, GER – Astra
02/09: Hamburg, GER – Grosse Freiheit
02/10: Copenhagen, DK – Vega
02/11: Stockholm, SE – Cirkus
02/12: Oslo, NO – Sentrum Scene
~ w/ Pedro the Lion
* w/ Charly Bliss
† w/ Cold War Kids
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