Music : GIVE UP
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Binding: LP Record
EAN: 0098787059519
Label: Sub Pop Records
Manufacturer: Sub Pop Records
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Sub Pop Records
Release Date: November 09, 2004
Sales Rank: 7834
Studio: Sub Pop Records
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Album Description:
The collaboration between Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello is an album of breezy electronic pop that updates classic 80s synth-pop with contemporary beats. The line-up also features Jenny Lewis from the band Rilo Kiley. Sub Pop. 2003.
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Give Up, the debut release by this indie supergroup composed of Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Tamborello from Dntel, is a smart, quaint, and often transcendent little pop record. The roots of the album lie in "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan," a woozy, gorgeous song recorded for the rad 2001 Dntel album Life Is Full of Possibilities. With Jimmy in L.A. and Ben in Seattle, the two simply mailed tracks back and forth, collaborating via (you guessed it) the United States Post Office. Lyrically it’s far breezier and happier (though not too happy) than anything Gibbard had written up to this point for Death Cab. The music is an elastic, very smart update of synth-pop and the melodies crystal clear, while the backing vocals courtesy of Jen Wood and Jenny Lewis are spartan and pretty. The songs stick in your head for days at a time. Forget the tags that have been thrown up against this music--Poptronica? New new new order? Please just enjoy this album. It just might be a classic--but of what exactly, we’re not quite sure. --Mike McGonigal
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The only way to describe this album is "indescribable".
Of the entire collection, one song will forever stick in my mind. "Such Great Heights" was introduced to me by my ex, along with several other songs from the album. Though they were difficult to hear over the rumble of the car's ragged engine, I got a sense of the album's pop-electric-indie ambiance which still haunts me.
"When you are out there on the road..."
The chorus makes me think of flying high above the earth with the one you love, above the troubles where "everything looks perfect from far away." The middle "break-down" is perfectly spaced and wonderfully blended. This song encompasses all moods, from wistful, to happy, to hurting, to love.
This song blends wonderfully into the next song "Sleeping In", which I also fell in love with. Each song is distinct and unique, wonderfully creative. Obviously extremely creative, this pair of talented musicians known as Postal Service (with wonderful, subtle backing vocals by Jenny Lewis and Jenny Wood's duet in "Nothing Better") has collaborated to create a magnificent work.
The beauty of The Postal Service lies in their ability to incorporate non-musical electronic sounds, found them on a driving beat, and blend in soaring, heart-melting vocals that glide over honest, simple, yet profound lyrics and create a unique musical experience. Complex layers of sound intensify the need to cry and dance at the same ... Read More
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Give Up features 10 tracks of what will, in the future, be considered a classic. Ben Gibbard and Tamborello have tapped into the electro pop genre, but keep a very chill feel to the overall record. Standout tracks for me were "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" and "Such Great Heights." Never a dull moments, keeps full attention, while keeping one relaxed, and best of all the album was crafted and polished by tracks being sent back and forth to each other through... The Postal Service.
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I like this album as much today as I did when I purchased it four years ago.
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Exploring and listening to different music genres is something I enjoy doing. This album was my introduction to the electronic pop genre. The Postal Service's (Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello A.K.A. Dntel) debut album "Give Up" (2003), an impressive ten track release full of chill feel good music (first electronic pop I have listened to). The album's opener "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" has Gibbard singing a story of heart ache backed by some outstanding instrumentals from Tamborello. The follow up track "Such Great Heights" is another winner. My favourite track on this release is the upbeat "Sleeping In" - Gibbard delivers positive lyrics and a hook I can relate to "Don't Wake me I Plan On Sleeping In". Jen Wood joins Gibbard on "Nothing Better", which is followed up by "Recycled Air" a story of teenage love. "We Will Become Silhouettes" is another solid track. Postal Service change the tempo on the somber "This Place is a Prison" and look for a brighter future on "Brand New Colony". The album's closer is "Natural Anthem", Tamborello experiments with a variety of beats, with Gibbard having less of a presence. I enjoyed the chemistry these two artists have - Gibbard delivers soulful vocals while Tamborello shines as a producer, hope they reunite for another album.
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You know that pivotal scene in "Garden State" where Natalie Portman's character shows Zach Braff's character a song by The Shins? She says, "You gotta hear this one song, it'll change your life I swear," and it literally does set into motion a chain of events that changes his life completely. That is exactly how I feel about The Postal Service's Give Up, an album that changed my life and my perception of what good music is, and what it could be.
If you've read my musings before, you're undoubtedly aware of the story of how I first heard this album. Driving with a friend during Spring Break 2004 (whoo!), he puts in this CD and begins plaing "Nothing Better." Jimmy Tamborello's bellish synth sound reminds me of when Mario collects a coin, and being the huge video game nerd that I am, that won me over entirely. It was the first time I had heard Ben Gibbard's perfect (album) voice, perfectly complemented not only by Tamborello's flawless composition, but Jen Wood's sugary-sweet vocals. I semi-dated/saw/hung out/got complicated with this girl that very same year and this became our unofficial "song." She would sing Jen's lines and I would sing Ben's. It was cheesy, but it was good times.
That whole Spring Break I poured over this album. I remember waking up in the morning, walking over to my CD player, pressing play, and then going back to bed where I would lie down, close my eyes and just take it in. The first track, "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" still ... Read More
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