The Postal Service are an American indie electropop band based in Seattle, Washington, which started life as a side project for singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab For Cutie and produc...read more on Last.fm →
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Jason Grishkoff
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Jun 9, 2013
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You know the deal: Sundays are slow as far as new music is concerned, so I'm pulling one of my favorites from way back when. In this case, "We Will Become Silhouettes" is the lucky winner -- originally released way back in February of 2005.Fortunatel...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Mar 21, 2013
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Another new one from The Postal Service? Sure, it's a B side that was recorded 10 years ago, but it's going to be on Disc 2 of the upcoming re-release of Give Up."Turn Around" paints The Postal Service in a slightly different light: upbeat, poppy and...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 11, 2013
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We all know the hype about The Postal Service reuniting for tour (with Jenny Lewis providing backing vocals). But I wasn't expecting a new track!Turns out the deluxe release is going to include 15 bonus songs, including this unreleased track "A Tatte...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Aug 18, 2010
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Enter the Mexicans With Guns remix of "We Will Become The Silhouettes", the best-named Remix of 2009 (beating out Hipster Or Homeless by a narrow margin). This track is phenomenal. The slow intro reminds me of Vangelis' "Chariots of Fire" - epic to s...
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Jason Grishkoff
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Feb 5, 2010
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It's easy to forget how amazing this album sounded back in 2003, especially since it spawned an army of mediocre imitators. Electronica-based indie pop is an established branch of indie rock these days, but no one's managed to do it as good as Jimmy ...
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