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"The Postal Service is an electronic indie pop band featuring 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, solo artist and 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 musician. Chris Walla recorded some of the songs and played the piano on 'Nothing Better.'
The way the group combines mechanical beats with backing tracks with poppy hooks is somewhat reminiscent of 1980s new wave music as revived by Stephin Merritt on The Magnetic Fields' 69 Love Songs. The group formed 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.
Despite the fact that their main bands are still active, The Postal Service supported their full-length album Give Up with a successful concert tour and has stated intentions to tour more in the future. The album's most notable single was 'Such Great Heights', which has been featured in various television commercials and movie trailers. 'Such Great Heights' was covered by Iron and Wine on the Garden State soundtrack. This cover received success, and featured in its own television commercials as well. The album also became the most successful album for the Sub Pop label since Nirvana's debut album Bleach."
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