"There's this need to find a place in ourselves to put loss and grief. A place that can hold it so we can move on with our lives. But there are these moments where the trauma breaks out of that shell we created for it."
"The anniversary tours exorcised any nostalgia in our systems. We felt part of this powerful force greater than all of us and went into the studio with a sense of, how can we capture that feeling and put it into something new?"
"The whole experience of this record got us back to the earliest versions of this band: If the musicians in the room like what we're working on, that's enough. We reconnected with the confidence that comes with that."
"Riptides is about the challenge of dealing with overwhelming grief as the world around us experiences tragedy and loss on an unfathomable scale, and how, when these two elements intertwine."
Death Cab for Cutie released their first album in four years, I Built You a Tower, recorded across three weeks in Los Angeles and band members' homes in Seattle, Portland, Bellingham, and Los Angeles. The album explores themes of loss, grief, and emotional resilience. Benjamin Gibbard explained the album's metaphorical tower represents a protective space for processing trauma. Dave Depper described the creative drive to capture the powerful energy from recent anniversary tours into fresh material. Nick Harmer highlighted the band's return to foundational creative principles, prioritizing the musicians' collective confidence. The lead single Riptides addresses overwhelming grief amid widespread tragedy.
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