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Seattle, Washington, United States (2001 – present)
The Postal Service is an indie electro-pop band based in Seattle, Washington, United States, which started life as a side project for singer Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer Jimmy Tamborello of Dntel, Headset and Figurine. Several songs on their first LP, Give Up, feature guest vocals from Jenny Lewis, the lead singer of Rilo Kiley, a band which was once on the same label as Death Cab (Barsuk Records) and vocals from Jen Wood, an indie rock solo artist. Chris Walla recorded some of the songs and played the piano on 
Nothing Better.
The way in which the group combines electronic backing tracks with poppy hooks is somewhat reminiscent of 1980s new wave music. The group formed, in 2001, after Gibbard contributed vocals for a song on Dntel’s album Life Is Full of Possibilities called(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan. This song sparked an EP of remixes by other artists, such as Lali Puna, The Flaming Lips, Safety Scissors, Barbara Morgenstern and Superpitcher and was so well received that the two artists decided that further collaboration was in order.
Its name comes from the manner in which their songs were written, due to the fact that the two of them lived too far away to be able to work together in person. Tamborello would create beats and mail them to singer and lyricist Gibbard, who would then edit them and put his melodies over the tracks and mail them back. Gibbard didn’t write any of the lyrics until the tracks were completely finished.
Nothing Better.The way in which the group combines electronic backing tracks with poppy hooks is somewhat reminiscent of 1980s new wave music. The group formed, in 2001, after Gibbard contributed vocals for a song on Dntel’s album Life Is Full of Possibilities called
(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan. This song sparked an EP of remixes by other artists, such as Lali Puna, The Flaming Lips, Safety Scissors, Barbara Morgenstern and Superpitcher and was so well received that the two artists decided that further collaboration was in order.Its name comes from the manner in which their songs were written, due to the fact that the two of them lived too far away to be able to work together in person. Tamborello would create beats and mail them to singer and lyricist Gibbard, who would then edit them and put his melodies over the tracks and mail them back. Gibbard didn’t write any of the lyrics until the tracks were completely finished.
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We Will Become Silhouettes EP
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Blue-Sky-88 wrote:
I'm loving those bastards! <3
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linkzetonx wrote:
Himmelhost: it doesn't make me shallow if I have bought every single album of theirs and i support all of their musical genres. like the new black eyed peas album, I prefer their old music, and I don't love them all of a sudden because of their new sound. thus, i am not musically shallow.
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Himmelhost wrote:
linkzetonx: So you're not shallow and your top artist is Jamiroquai.. Does not compute.
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c-dog00 wrote:
Don't understand the comparison personally, apart from the vocals. Postal service should be more likened to artists like Bjork or other downtempo groups.
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blutausbeherit wrote:
Pretentious music snobs think they're superior to others' opinions. imo, shut the hell up.
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linkzetonx wrote:
shallow music lovers sense similarity between owl city and the postal service. imo, both great bands.
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blutausbeherit wrote:
Sorry guys Owl City just ripped you off and is making money off of it. Today is a sad day in music. Best regards.
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rachelami wrote:
OMFG There's no need to compare Owl City and The Postal Service!! Go find something more woth while to do with your time. Seriously. And personally, I don't see that much of a similarity :/
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Enokii wrote:
There is nothing better between Owl City and The Postal Service, it's personnal taste. What's the point of saying one sucks and the other is better. None.Listen and enjoy instead of wasting your time sending useless messages. And ignore the haters.
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jennifunk_ wrote:
<3
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andGridlock wrote:
Check this out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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JamminMonsters wrote:
mango90, it must be too bad for you to know that th postal service has been around longer than owl city.
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ZloySiskin wrote:
Omfg! Imho, I can't catch any similarity between The Postal Service and Owl City
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Venged_Kitty wrote:
Mango90, your comment made me chuckle.
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Mango90 wrote:
shitty owl city rip off.
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chalutations wrote:
I'm usually pretty live and let live, but anybody who thinks The Postal Service is better than Owl City is a moron. I still like The Postal Service , no offense there =)
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rafy11 wrote:
I'm usually pretty live and let live, but anybody who thinks Owl city is better than the Postal Service is a moron. [24]
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what_happened wrote:
I like both Postal Service and Owl City <.<
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jathammer wrote:
Owl City blows. Period. [23]
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Y-H-B wrote:
check us out if u like them ! http://www.myspace.com/youngheartbreaks
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Ben performs "Such Great Heights" on D-Tour Documentary, November 10
9 Nov 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thepostalservice
Ben Gibbard performs "Such Great Heights" in D-Tour, the documentary that follows Rogue Wave's drummer Pat Spurgeon and his experiences with kidney failure, his passion for music, and the community th. …
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