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Death Cab For Cutie – “Punching The Flowers”

stereogum.com·Danielle Chelosky·about 1 month ago
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Last month, Death Cab For Cutie announced their ANTI- debut, I Built You A Tower. Ben Gibbard and company shared the lead single "Riptides," and now the band's back with the much rowdier tune "Punching The Flowers."

"Punching The Flowers' is a song about stagnation and the feeling of being imprisoned by The Known," Gibbard explains. "And about the damage done when someone ventures deeper into the unknown."

"Punching The Flowers" follows a man stuck in a fatalist cycle, ravaged by frustration but not wanting to get better. The guitars are laden with emotion and Jason McGerr is hitting those drums. Watch the accompanying Jason Lester-directed music video below.

I Built You A Tower is out 6/5 on ANTI-.

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