Give Up - Postal Service (The)

The Postal Service's debut album, Give Up, is a collaboration between Seattle-based indie band Death Cab for Cutie front-man Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello, of electronica group Dntel, with a little vocal help from Jenny Lewis (of Rilo Kiley) and Jen Wood. Over a period of 10 months the two exchanged recordings via post (hence the name), eventually forming this jewel of an album. Tamborello's dream-like world of multi-layered clicks, bleeps, and ...
...vocals, strong guitar riffs and beautifully sad poetry. It's a combination of styles that you would never put together, but just work so utterly perfectly. The album fits together as a perfect whole is a bittersweet combination of heartbreak and hope, combined with a romantic and poetic sensibility, alongside a sense of nostalgia and delusion. In many ways it is a very sad, melancholy album, but presented in a poppy, uplifting way: an album of tensions, ...

bubblegum_princess 25.05.2006 (16.06.2006) · Read full review
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...(If anyone knows of any more similar bands, please get in touch.) I would love to talk to anyone who is as passionate about The Postal Service as I am. Give Up is a structurally, lyrically and harmonically phenominal album in my opinion, and it's worth every penny. ...

hypercrazymadness 05.04.2006 (16.05.2006) · Read full review
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...on it on Amazon. But as the title suggests, don’t give up on it…as both men have said there is very little chance of the Postal Service ever producing a second album. Buy this and enjoy a side project anyone would be proud to be part of. A musical delight. ...

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Give Up is the the debut album from "The Postal Service" an American Electro band and quite frankly the record is fantastic. The Postal Service as a group were created after an unplanned meeting between Ben Gibbard lead singer of Seattle based indie rockers "Death Cab for Cutie" and "Dntel" meastro Jimmy Tamborello. It was the written and recorded using post (Snail Mail), hence the name "The Postal Service". It is recored with the beautiful backing ...
...to the album's already gorgeous sound. Though simply backing Gibbard in all songs bar the brilliant Nothing Better she offers a very soft, mellow sound to each song and is essential in creating Recycled Air's swirling beauty. The album highlights are most definitely opener "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight", which captures very powerfully the feeling of being alone in the city. A real mover as well, it really sets a high standard for the rest of ...

schmams 15.08.2005 · Read full review
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...don't give it a listen. If you're a casual music fan, I'd say skip the whole album and go for the 'Such Great Heights' single, it's the most catchy and easy to like track from the album. "I hope this song will guide you home" ...

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