Death Cab for Cutie’s Narrow Stairs came out way back in May, but the band recently took to Conan to perform album highlight “Cath…”. The band saunters awkwardly to the beat of the song, but Conan seems to really dig it-- “I love that song” he tells Ben Gibbard and company after the performance.

Meanwhile, Death Cab go on tour with Neil young next week for a string of dates across North America:

10.11 Green Bay, Wisconsin: OKOBOS Festival
10.12 Champaign, Illinois: University of Illinois Assembly
10.13 St. Louis, Missouri: Fox Theatre
10.14 St. Paul, MN: Xcel Energy Center #
10.16 Winnipeg, Manitoba: MTS Centre #
10.18 Regina, Saskatchewan: Brandt Centre #
10.19 Calgary, AB: Pengrowth Saddledome #
10.22 Vancouver, BC: GM Place #
10.25 Mountain View, CA: Bridge School Benefit
10.26 Mountain View, CA: Bridge School Benefit
10.27 San Luis Obispo, CA: Cal Poly Recreation Center
10.29 San Diego, CA: Cox Arena #
10.30 Los Angeles, CA: The Forum #
11.01 Reno, NV: Events Center #
11.04 Kansas City, MO: Sprint Center #
11.05 Omaha, NE: Qwest Center #
#- w/Neil Young
[Stereogum]