In this exclusive first look at Death Cab For Cutie's appearance on VH1's Storytellers, frontman Ben Gibbard explains that "You Are a Tourist," the first single from the group's new album Codes and Keys, is "a series of affirmations in an otherwise dark and cruel world." You can watch the rest of the band's set when the episode premieres on Friday, May 27th at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

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