Death Cab for Cutie performs “Riptides” on NBC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” ahead of the release of their upcoming album, I Built You a Tower, due June 5. Multiple outlets report that the band appears on the late-night program to debut the track as part of the album promotion. In addition to the performance, the band has shared “Stone Over Water,” another new song from the same album, giving listeners more material before the full record drops. The reports also note that I Built You a Tower is Death Cab for Cutie’s first album on the independent label Anti. This is described as their first indie-label release since their 2003 album Transatlanticism. Earlier in the rollout, “Riptides” and “Punching the Flowers” were made available as singles, helping build anticipation for the June release. Taken together, the coverage centers on the band’s “Kimmel” performance of “Riptides,” the broader release schedule for I Built You a Tower, and the lead-up to the album through newly shared songs.