Just got wind of two new songs off Death Cab for Cutie’s forthcoming album, Codes and Keys, out May 31 (via Stereogum). "Underneath the Sycamore" has a catchy hook, but I’m partial to "Home Is a Fire," a sort-of running-on-the-treadmill track with a creative video concept (lyrics turned into street art) by Shepard Fairey and Death Cab bassist Nick Harmer.

Apparently the Bellingham boys also announced (today) a show at Showbox SoDo (tomorrow). Those tickets sold out before I even heard the news (Seattle Times). If you have tickets to Sasquatch! this month, you’ll get to hear their new stuff live on May 28.

Death Cab for Cutie – Underneath The Sycamore by ATL REC

Bonus This is a live version of the album’s title track, "Codes and Keys" played by Ben Gibbard at San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival in February (also via Stereogum).

Codes And Keys (Gibbard Solo, Live in SF) by TwentyFourBit.com