ALT CTRL is home to the latest and greatest in alternative music. Here, it’s as much an attitude as a sound—music that keeps things a little left of center and rough around the edges. This week, Death Cab for Cutie return with “Riptides,” the first single off I Built You a Tower, their new album out June 5. The song’s chipper, driving guitar line provides a stark contrast to the lyrics, which have Ben Gibbard touching on how hard it is to simply keep it together when “my old haunts, each one’s a trigger” and conflict leads to nothing but exhaustion. “I’m too tired to talk/I’m too tired to end the war/And I can’t seem to hold it together”: The truth isn’t always easy, but Gibbard’s not afraid to tell it like it is. Check back often, as our editors update this playlist regularly—and if you hear something you like, add it to your library.