As Death Cab for Cutie returns with their 11th studio album, 'I Built You A Tower,' the band joined us inside the In-N-Out Burger Sound Space in Los Angeles for a special performance and conversation about the latest chapter from the GRAMMY-nominated group.

Before an electrifying set for fans inside the Sound Space, Ben Gibbard and Nick Harmer dove into the band's creative legacy, their ongoing connection with their fans, and the foundation that has kept DCFC strong for over 25 years.

With Miles The DJ acknowledging Death Cab for Cutie’s incredible longevity, Gibbard explained that his primary satisfaction comes from the internal process of creation, writing a song in his home studio and sharing it with his bandmates. “I've always thought that if I have a strong feeling that's put into a song that we all, the band, initially connects to and feels like it's expressing something about the human experience, that other people will connect with it too,” he reveals. “I write a lot and a lot of the stuff I write, you guys will probably never hear, but the stuff that does cut through and we choose to release, we feel we're releasing it because we feel it says something about what it means to be alive, what it means to be a human being.”

“It's been one of the greatest honors of my life to have people such as yourself have this connection with this music. It's really, it has so much more to do with you than it does with us, and it has so much more to do with you than it does with me, because without you guys, I guess I would exist on this planet, but as a songwriter, the music would not have the breadth and the reach that it has without you guys and how you've integrated into your life. So we have to say thank you to all of you, we're here because of you.”

The foundational strength of DCFC remains their genuine friendship, with Ben noting that he and Harmer have been best friends since they were teenagers. "There's no better feeling than being in a band with your friends. It's just the best. So we figure why stop doing it, you know, keep going."

Fresh off anniversary celebrations for 'Plans' and 'Transatlanticism,' Death Cab got to revisit those initial bonds that solidified their approach to music, and helped inform their next project. “I think playing those anniversary shows were about as close to getting into a time machine as I'll ever get in my life," Harmer admits. This reflection ultimately provided them with renewed confidence and momentum to channel into their new project, 'I Built You a Tower.'

For more from Death Cab for Cutie, check out the full Sound Space interview above. 'I Built You A Tower' is now available everywhere.

Mike Ness and Social Distortion recently joined us inside the In-N-Out Burger Sound Space in Los Angeles for a special performance, and a conversation with KROQ’s Megan Holiday and Kevin Ryder about their new album, 'Born To Kill,' the frontman’s health, career philosophy, and the early days of the band.

Social Distortion’s new album, 'Born to Kill,' is now available everywhere, and it’s the first from the group in 15 years. Ness explains that the gap was due to a combination of personal crises, including his own cancer diagnosis halfway through recording the album. This health crisis deeply impacted his perspective and his approach to finishing the record, intensifying his focus.

"It really takes something like going through something like this that really makes you realize that, you know. every day above ground is a good day,” Mike admits. “When it was time to come back to the record and finish it, it was time to do vocals, it felt like I was singing like there was no tomorrow."

The album's title track, "Born to Kill," was the song that set the tone for the entire record, serving as the band's "mission statement," according to Ness. “I couldn't deliver a sleeper,” he shares. “I needed to get this out.”

Watch the full performance and interview above. Social Distortion’s 'Born To Kill' is now available everywhere.

Inside the newly minted In-N-Out Burger Sound Space at KROQ in Los Angeles, Jack Antonoff opened up about his thoughts on the music industry, touring, and the creative process behind Bleachers’ upcoming album, 'everyone for ten minutes,' due out on May 22.

Talking with Klein and Ally, Antonoff detailed his desire to keep music authentic, his fight against high ticket prices, and his unique pre-release ritual for new music. “I listen to every album I made like a few days before,” Antonoff shares. “I listen to every album, and then I'll listen to the new one and then I'll feel in touch with the journey.”

Jack doesn’t feel tempted to make changes after listening to the entirety of his discography, knowing that the studio is a safe space for him. “I don't ever want to change anything,” he says. “I'm filled with regrets in other ways, but not with the music. I think that's why I stay in the studio and stay on tours, that's like the one place where I really like, for lack of a better word, feel myself. Everywhere else is really complicated.”

Antonoff also spoke in-depth about his relationship with his audience, and the importance for him to continue the conversation with the people that get it. Reflecting on the lyric, "only my people can see me," Jack explained that his music is intentionally designed to "sift out anyone who's not gonna get it."

“When the band started the first song I put out was ‘I Wanna Get Better,’ and it was really intentional because I thought to myself, ‘I don't want anyone misgivings about who I am or where this thing is going.’ I remember at the time it was like, ‘oh we should put out ‘Rollercoaster,’ you know, it's such a catchy song,’ and I was like, ‘I love that song, but there's this other song I wrote.’”

“I remember telling this to everyone, ‘I wanna like sift out anyone who's not gonna get it,’ which they thought was maybe a problem, but It's nice to just come forward as who you are,” Jack reveals. “Then you're just on a journey and a conversation with your people and it goes this way and it goes that way, but I'm not ever taking my eye off of them. And it sounds reductive, but if you just do the things that you love and are really authentic about what you do, it's hard to lose sleep at night.”

'everyone for ten minutes' is out everywhere on May 22.