The Postal Service

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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 provided vocals for the title track of Dntel's This Is the Dream of Evan and Chan EP. From there, the duo continued to collaborate via mail, with Tamborello sending instrumental tracks and Gibbard adding guitars, vocals, and lyrics. The results were packaged into the group's only album, Give Up, which was released in 2003 by Sub Pop. The disc had sold over 500,000 copies by 2005, prompting the band's co-founders to begin work on a second album. Work stalled as both musicians found themselves devoting more time to their main projects, however, and the Postal Service remained on indefinite hiatus for the rest of the decade. During that time, Tamborello continued to work on Dntel albums such as 2007's Dumb Luck and 2012's Aimlessness. Likewise, Gibbard resumed work with Death Cab for Cutie on albums like 2003's breakthrough Transatlanticism; in 2012, Gibbard released his first solo album, Former Lives. The following year, Gibbard and Tamborello reunited to commemorate Give Up's tenth anniversary, an event that included the release of a deluxe reissue of the album as well as dates at that year's Coachella Festival and other festivals. ~ Heather Phares, Rovi

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    10 Unexpectedly Awesome Cover Versions Of Classic Songs
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    May 20, 2013
    It's a commonly held view that covers suck. They can be lame, unimaginative and tantamount to stealing someone else's thoughts. Just ask Prince , w...
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    Ra Ra Riot Find "Beta Love" at Hangout Music Festival
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    May 17, 2013
    [mtvn_player content_uri="mgid:uma:video:mtvmusic.com:909574" allow_full_screen="true"] With the first day of Hangout Festival 2013 underway, orche...
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    Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard Talks “Something About Airplanes,” Obama, The Postal Service
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    year reissue of Death Cab for Cutie's debut record, Something About Airplanes, the group's frontman Ben Gibbard opens up about revisiting the ten trac...
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    The Postal Service Set First Headline Tour in 10 Years
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    The Postal Service Unveal A New Track 'A Tattered Line Of String' | Prefix
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    Tweet Uploading YouTube videos so you can samplea new song or preview is all the rage these days. And The Postal Service with the announcement of thei...
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    Postal Service Add More Dates to Reunion Tour
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    Postal Service Add More Dates to Reunion Tour
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    The Postal Service have added 17 more dates to their headlining reunion tour, extending their spring outing into summer after quickly selling out a sl...
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    The Postal Service Could Have Been Blink-182, The Foo Fighters
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    The story of the Postal Service can pretty much be summed up in their name -- Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello sent each...
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    New The Postal Service Surfaces, Listen To 'Turn Around' (Stream) | Prefix
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    Tweet Electro pop myths The Postal Service are reissuing their iconic album Give Up and will be receiving a "deluxe" rebranding. In addition to the or...
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    The Postal Service Extend Tour
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    Coachella photo by Chris Tuite The Postal Service have again extended their world tour in support of the Give Up 10th anniversary reissue, out this mo...
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    Postal Service Add West Coast Shows
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    The Postal Service have added some new dates on the West Coast to their upcoming North American summer tour. The duo have added shows in Seattle on Ju...
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    The Postal Service Extends Summer 2013 Tour
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    The Postal Service announced Tuesday that they are adding five more shows to their ongoing summer tour. The tour marks the 10th anniversary of The Pos...
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Tour Dates

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  • May 21 Tuesday
    Paris, France Trianon
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  • May 22 Wednesday
    Barcelona, Spain Parc del Fòrum
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  • May 24 Friday
    George, WA, US Gorge Amphitheatre
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  • May 28 Tuesday
    Boise, ID, US Knitting Factory
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  • May 29 Wednesday
    Magna, UT, US The Great Saltair
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  • May 30 Thursday
    Morrison, CO, US Red Rocks Amphitheatre
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  • Jun 1 Saturday
    Houston, TX, US Eleanor Tinsley Park
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    Houston, TX, US Unknown venue
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  • Jun 2 Sunday
    Houston, TX, US Eleanor Tinsley Park
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  • Jun 2 Sunday
    Cedar Park, TX, US Cedar Park Center
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  • Jun 3 Monday
    Grand Prairie, TX, US Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie
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  • Jun 5 Wednesday
    Orlando, FL, US Hard Rock Live
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  • Jun 6 Thursday
    Atlanta, GA, US Fox Theatre
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  • Jun 7 Friday
    Raleigh, NC, US Red Hat Amphitheater
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  • Jun 8 Saturday
    Columbus, OH, US Lifestyle Communities Pavilion
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  • Jun 10 Monday
    Detroit, MI, US The Fillmore Detroit
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  • Jun 11 Tuesday
    Toronto, ON, Canada Air Canada Centre
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  • Jun 12 Wednesday
    Boston, MA, US Bank of America Pavilion
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  • Jun 14 Friday
    Brooklyn, NY, US Barclays Center
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    Brooklyn, NY, US Barclays Center
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  • Jun 17 Monday
    Philadelphia, PA, US The Mann Center for the Performing Arts
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  • Jun 18 Tuesday
    Columbia, MD, US Merriweather Post Pavilion
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  • Jul 16 Tuesday
    Vancouver, BC, Canada Rogers Arena
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  • Jul 17 Wednesday
    Portland, OR, US Rose Garden Arena
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  • Jul 18 Thursday
    Seattle, WA, US Key Arena
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  • Jul 20 Saturday
    Santa Barbara, CA, US Santa Barbara Bowl
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  • Jul 21 Sunday
    San Diego, CA, US SDSU Open Air Theatre
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  • Jul 23 Tuesday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Greek Theatre
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  • Jul 24 Wednesday
    Los Angeles, CA, US Greek Theatre
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  • Jul 26 Friday
    Berkeley, CA, US Greek Theatre
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  • Jul 27 Saturday
    Berkeley, CA, US Greek Theatre
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  • Jul 30 Tuesday
    Kansas City, MO, US Midland Theatre
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  • Jul 31 Wednesday
    Kansas City, MO, US Midland Theatre
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  • Aug 2 Friday
    Chicago, IL, US Grant Park
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  • Aug 2 Friday
    St. Paul, MN, US Roy Wilkins Auditorium, St. Paul Rivercentre
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Discography

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  • Give Up (2003)
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    Give Up (2003)
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