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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. |
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News in english
about The Postal Service
(November / 2009)
Owl City: 'Shy boy' with No. 1 hit Date: 03 Nov 2009
Entertainment Weekly -
By Simon Vozick-Levinson Simon Vozick-Levinson chats with Adam Young, a smalltown guy whose laptop-pop single ''Fireflies'' sits atop the Billboard Hot 100
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Is Owl City A Postal Service Ripoff? Date: 05 Nov 2009
BeatCrave -
Owl City has extremely blown up within the last few months and we say – good for him. Although, a lot of music fiends can’t seem to help but notice that his style sounds VERY similar to The Postal Service’s signature sound. Right down to the electronic beats, the dreamy lyrics, and most of all – [...]
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The New Supergroups Date: 18 Nov 2009
IGN Music -
Them Crooked Vultures are epic, but they aren't the only uber-collaboration on the scene.
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Le Diamant Brut: Freelance Whales & Chief Rival Date: 20 Nov 2009
Austinist -
Photo from MySpace FREELANCE WHALES What’s the Deal : Quirky, capricious and dreamy are all adjectives you could use to describe the music of New York’s Freelance Whales. The five piece experimental folk pop outfit has experience playing in locations ranging from decent sized venues as on their current US tour with Fanfarlo to busking on sidewalks and train stations in New York City. They’ve ...
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