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Death Cab Drops “Punching The Flowers,” Announces June Album

4/29/2026

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Death Cab for Cutie released the single “Punching The Flowers”.
The song uses a toddler’s flower-punching tantrum as a metaphor for feeling trapped.
Lead vocalist Benjamin Gibbard said the track reflects stagnation, frustration and the pull of the unknown.
The album I Built You A Tower arrives June 5, 2026 via ANTI-Records, produced by John Congleton in three weeks at Animal Rites in Los Angeles and the band’s homes.

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Death Cab for Cutie released the single “Punching The Flowers”.
The song uses a toddler’s flower-punching tantrum as a metaphor for feeling trapped.
Lead vocalist Benjamin Gibbard said the track reflects stagnation, frustration and the pull of the unknown.
The album I Built You A Tower arrives June 5, 2026 via ANTI-Records, produced by John Congleton in three weeks at Animal Rites in Los Angeles and the band’s homes.