Kintsugi (album)

Kintsugi
Studio album by
Death Cab for Cutie
ReleasedMarch 31, 2015 (2015-03-31)
Recorded2014
Genre
Length45:00
Label
ProducerRich Costey
Death Cab for Cutie chronology
Codes and Keys
(2011) 		Kintsugi
(2015) 		Thank You for Today
(2018)
Singles from Kintsugi
  1. "Black Sun"
    Released: January 26, 2015
  2. "The Ghosts of Beverly Drive"
    Released: March 8, 2015
  3. "Good Help (Is So Hard to Find)"
    Released: April 8, 2016

Kintsugi is the eighth studio album by American indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, released on March 31, 2015, on Atlantic Records. Recorded at Eldorado Recording Studios, in Burbank, California, Kintsugi is produced by Rich Costey, and is the first Death Cab for Cutie album to feature an outside producer. The album was nominated for Best Rock Album at the 58th Grammy Awards.[1]

During the production of the album, lead guitarist and founding member Chris Walla announced that he was leaving the band, though he continued contributing to the recording and creative process as a full member until the album's completion.[2]

  1. ^ Cadden, Mary (February 16, 2016). "List: Who won what at the 58th annual Grammys". USA Today. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  2. ^ Walla, Chris (Aug 13, 2014). "Why I'm Leaving Death Cab for Cutie". Archived from the original on 2014-08-16. Retrieved Jan 17, 2015.