Give Up - The Postal Service Reviews

Ah yes, the side project. The immortal words in any musicians life which are an attempt to make a bit more cash, sound a bit different and not really make that much of an impact of the music industry (with the odd exception thrown in for good measure). Well here's one that will make you take note; The Postal Service, and their one and only album; ...  Read the complete review

The Postal Service is a must have for anyone who enjoys music such as Death Cab For Cutie, Alaska In Winter, etc. Even though the genre is stated as 'Dance & Electronic' this album is more of an Indie style, it mixes it's electronic music in an Indie sense as to set itself apart from the rest of music in today's society. Ben Gibbard who is ...  Read the complete review

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), ...  Read the complete review

I cant believe that the last reviewer only gave this 3 stars. I think it's one of the most rewarding and inventive albums of the century so far. The beats on this album can get so messed up that you think your cd's broken. This is due to DNTEL's experimental rhythms and digital distortions. Ben Gibbard's lyrics are up there ...  Read the complete review

This album is the debut record from Postal Service, which is Death Cab for Cutie vocalist Ben Gibbard, teaming with Figurine, Headset and Dntel producer Jimmy Tamborello. Postal Service derived their name from the way the songs on this album were produced, which was, suprisingly, via post, they sent the tracks back and forth to ...  Read the complete review