- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2013
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
- Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) · 2003
Essential Albums
- This 10th-anniversary edition of the only Postal Service album includes every note from that serendipitous time. The original 10-song album is remastered for improved fidelity, but the 15 bonus cuts—with b-sides, remixes, and outtakes—make this an essential commemorative edition for the million-plus fans who turned Give Up into the second best-selling album in the Sub Pop Records catalog (just behind Nirvana's debut, Bleach). Not bad for what was a side project for Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Figurine's Jimmy Tamborello. The duo added Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and Tattle Tale's Jen Wood for cameos, and this modest electronic pop album connected with indie music fans who were mostly accustomed to guitars, not synths. Of the bonus material, the covers of Phil Collins' "Against All Odds" and John Lennon's "Grow Old with Me" best illustrate The Postal Service's talents. Gibbard brings all the heart with his melodic and guileless vocals, while Tamborello sketches out sparse, arty arrangements on the keyboards and computer.
Music Videos
Singles & EPs
Live Albums
More To Hear
- How the Seattle indie label created three decades of noise.
- How the Seattle indie label created three decades of noise.
About The Postal Service
Against a backdrop of percolating electronic beats and yearning vocals, indie-pop darlings The Postal Service bring an empathetic vibe to romantic angst. The group comprises producer Jimmy Tamborello—who records synth-oriented pop under the names Dntel and Figurine—and Death Cab for Cutie vocalist and lyricist Ben Gibbard, a duo who first collaborated on 2001’s “(This Is) the Dream of Evan and Chan,” from Dntel’s Life Is Full of Possibilities. To record The Postal Service’s 2003 debut, Give Up, they swapped musical ideas and files back and forth via the mail, adding then-Rilo Kiley leader Jenny Lewis as a vocalist and live band member. Give Up became a sensation, with the brisk electro-pop tune “Such Great Heights” and the OMD-esque “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” particularly resonating. The Postal Service have since reconvened several times for anniversary tours, including a 20th-anniversary trek with Death Cab for Cutie that saw Gibbard pulling double duty in both bands.
- FROM
- Seattle, WA, United States
- FORMED
- 2001
- GENRE
- Electronic