The Postal Service
Named for the courier service that allowed them to trade song ideas while living in different locales, the Postal Service were a short-lived supergroup featuring Jimmy Tamborello (leader of the electronica bands Dntel and Figurine) and Death Cab for Cutie's Ben Gibbard. Adding to the project's star status were Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis and former Tattle Tale member Jen Wood, both of whom contributed backing vocals to the band's mix of bubbling electronica and indie pop. Tamborello and Gibbard first worked together in 2001, when Gibbard ...[more]
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All 10 tracks are exercises in smooth beauty, with Gibbard's inviting voice perfectly complementing Tamborello's unique and charming programming, and guest vocals from Jen Wood and Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis adding a gentle layer of sweetness to many of the songs. Though it's tempting to call it an "'80s-sounding" record because of its keyboard-driven pop sensibilities, there's nothing retro about "Give Up," save for a few sounds here and there and "Nothing Better," a duet with Wood inspired by The Human Leag [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of Give Up and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. It's been nearly two years since the monumentally successful Give Up CD came out. Now comes the vinyl edition, containing a bonus six track EP with the b-sides of both commercially available Postal Service CD singles. Also includes covers by The Shins and Iron & Wine as well as the remixes from "The District Sleeps Alone Tonig [ read more ]
2xLP $15.99
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This collaboration between Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel) combines Ben's sweet-as-pie vocals and Jimmy's soaring electro-pop soundscapes, making for sublime listening. This specially priced single is a teaser for the upcoming full-length, and includes one album track, an exclusive Postal Service track, and two covers of Postal Service songs (performed by Sam Beam of Iron and Wine, and James Mercer of The Shins). Both covers are exclusive to this release.
CDep $4.00
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A remix CD EP from The Postal Service. Tracks are: 1. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (album version) 2. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (remix by DJ Downfall) 3. Such Great Heights (remix by John Tejada) 4. Suddenly Everything Has Changed (Flaming Lips cover)
CDep $6.99
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Insound LP+MP3! Purchase the vinyl format of We Will Become Silhouettes and you'll receive a link to download the MP3s for free immediately after check-out! VINYL FORMAT. Just in time to kick off year three of The Postal Service phenomenon, Sub Pop delivers this single from the Give Up album. Since its release in February 2003, Give Up has scanned over 425,000 and is heading for gold. This release also contains a new song as well as exclusive remixes by Styrofoam and M [ read more ]
12" $5.99
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Just in time to kick off year three of The Postal Service phenomenon, Sub Pop delivers this single from the Give Up album. Since its release in February 2003, Give Up has scanned over 425,000 and is heading for gold. This release also contains a new song as well as exclusive remixes by Styrofoam and Matthew Dear.
CDep $4.00
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This is a light blue, size medium Postal Service shirt featuring a white and pink design of a boy and his dropped ice cream cone. Poor little guy!
Medium Shirt $19.99
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This is a grass green Postal Service shirt in a size SMALL featuring a graphic of a paper airplane made from yellow notebook paper.
Small Shirt $19.99
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This is a black canvas Postal Service tote bag, with a skeleton design printed in white and red ink. A perfect gift for the death obsessed/Halloween loving/orthopedic surgeon in your life. Or someone who's into The Postal Service, I guess. That would work just as well.
Tote Bag $17.99
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This is a grass green Postal Service shirt in a size LARGE featuring a graphic of a paper airplane made from yellow notebook paper.
Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a grass green Postal Service shirt in a size EXTRA LARGE featuring a graphic of a paper airplane made from yellow notebook paper.
X-Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a light blue, size small Postal Service shirt featuring a white and pink design of a boy and his dropped ice cream cone. Poor little guy!
Small Shirt $19.99
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