NEW YORK, NY. (Top40 Charts/ Atlantic Records) - Atlantic recording group Death Cab for Cutie has announced the upcoming release of an all-new EP, titled "THE OPEN DOOR." The five-track set will be released online via all digital retailers - including the band's own www.deathcabforcutie.com - on March 31st. Physical CDs will first be available at venues on DCFC's upcoming spring tour - beginning April 5th at the Sound Academy in Toronto, Ontario - followed by an official in-store release on Tuesday, April 14th.
"THE OPEN DOOR" features four previously unreleased songs recorded by Death Cab during the sessions which yielded last year's RIAA gold-certified, Grammy Award-nominated "NARROW STAIRS." In addition, the EP includes a demo version of "Talking Bird" - found on "NARROW STAIRS" - which sees the band's Ben Gibbard accompanying his own vocals with ukulele. All five songs on "THE OPEN DOOR" were written by Gibbard, except "My Mirror Speaks," written by Gibbard and bassist Nick Harmer. The EP was produced by guitarist/keyboardist Chris Walla, except "Talking Bird (Demo)," produced by Gibbard (see below tracklisting).
"When we finished 'NARROW STAIRS,'" Harmer recently told MTV.com, "there were four extra songs that, because we were trying to put together an album, we ended up not including - it's not like they're castoffs or anything; they're part of the 'NARROW STAIRS' experience. They needed to have a proper home, and the EP is it."
In other news, Death Cab have confirmed summer tour dates, kicking off July 5th at Los Angeles' esteemed Hollywood Bowl, where they will perform a number of songs with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The tour continues through July 18th, when they will play a homecoming show just outside of Seattle at Marymoor Park in Redmond, WA. Support acts on the summer run include Tegan and Sara, Andrew Bird, the New Pornographers, and Ra Ra Riot. The Seattle band recently returned home following a long-awaited headline tour of Australia and Japan. As previously noted, Death Cab will kick off their spring schedule on April 5th at the Sound Academy in Toronto. See below itinerary for full listing of dates.
Death Cab also recently released the fantastic video for their new single, "Grapevine Fires," directed by the acclaimed duo of Walter Robot. The video, which has been added to VH1 and MTV2, has become an online phenomenon.
You can view it here: https://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4020141001?bctid=13931027001
For up-to-the-minute news and information, please visit www.deathcabforcutie.com.
Death Cab for Cutie is: Ben Gibbard: guitars, keyboards, vocals * Chris Walla: guitars, keyboards * Nick Harmer: bass * Jason McGerr: drums
Death Cab For Cutie
"THE OPEN DOOR" EP
Available Online 3/31 * On Tour 4/7 * In Stores 4/14
1. "Little Bribes"
2. "A Diamond And A Tether"
3. "My Mirror Speaks"
4. "I Was Once A Loyal Lover"
5. "Talking Bird (Demo)"
All songs written by Ben Gibbard, except "My Mirror Speaks" (Gibbard/Harmer)
Produced by Chris Walla, except "Talking Bird (Demo)," produced by Gibbard
Death Cab for Cutie
On Tour 2009
4/5-29 w/Cold War Kids and Ra Ra Riot
5/7 Special Guests TBA
APRIL
5 - Toronto, ON - The Sound Academy
7 - Upper Darby, PA - Tower Theatre
8 - Washington, DC - DAR Constitution Hall
9 - Davidson, NC - John Belk Arena/Davidson College
10 - Louisville, KY - Louisville Palace
11 - Memphis, TN - Orpheum Theatre
12 - Tulsa, OK - The Brady Theater
13 - Omaha, NE - Holland Theatre
15 - St. Paul, MN - Roy Wilkings Auditorium
17 - Chicago, IL - Aragon Ballroom
18 - East Lansing, MI - Breslin Events Center/Michigan State University
19 - Waukesha, WI - Van Male Fieldhouse/Carroll College
22 - Bellingham, WA - The Mount Baker Theater
24 - Spokane, WA - McCarthey Athletic Center/Gonzaga University
25 - Boise, ID - The Morrison Center
27 - Sacramento, CA - Memorial Auditorium
29 - San Diego, CA - RIMAC Arena/UC San Diego
MAY
1 - Austin, TX - Austin Music Hall
2 - New Orleans, LA - Contemporary Arts Center
4 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium
5 - Birmingham, AL - BJCC Concert Hall
6 - Atlanta, GA - Fox Theatre
7 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
JULY
5 - Los Angeles, CA - Hollywood Bowl w/Tegan & Sara, New Pornographers
11 - Berkeley, CA - Greek Theatre w/ Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot
14 - Morrison, CO - Red Rocks Amphitheatre w/Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot
16 - Vancouver, BC - Pacific Coliseum w/New Pornographers, Ra Ra Riot
17 - Troutdale, OR - Edgefield Amphitheatre w/New Pornographers, Ra Ra Riot
18 - Redmond, WA - Marymoor Park w/New Pornographers, Ra Ra Riot
