Death Cab for Cutie Announce New Album

Death Cab for Cutie

Death Cab for Cutie will release Built You a Tower on June 5th. Today they’ve shared “Riptides.”

”’Riptides’ is about the challenge of dealing with personal struggles as the world around us experiences tragedy and loss on an unfathomable scale,” says Gibbard. “And how when these two elements intertwine themselves in our psyches, it feels utterly paralyzing.”

The full press release, and new tour dates, can be found below.

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‘This Is Not the Computer for You’

I loved this essay from Sam Henri Gold:

Somewhere a kid is saving up for this. He has read every review. Watched the introduction video four or five times. Looked up every spec, every benchmark, every footnote. He has probably walked into an Apple Store and interrogated an employee about it ad nauseam. He knows the consensus. He knows it’s probably not the right tool for everything he wants to do.

He has decided he’ll be fine.

I was that kid too.

Zach Bryan Buys ‘On the Road’ Scroll

Zach Bryan

Zach Bryan purchased Jack Kerouac’s original On the Road manuscript for $12.1 million.

Previously owned by Jim Irsay, the iconic 120-foot typed scroll was offered as part of a major Christie’s auction that also included David Gilmour’s “Black Strat” and Jerry Garcia’s “Tiger” guitar. Irsay, the late owner of the Indianapolis Colts, originally purchased the On the Road manuscript in 2001 for $2.43 million, which at the time set a record for a literary work sold at auction.