The Postal Service will go on an indefinite hiatus following the conclusion of the band’s co-headlining tour with Death Cab for Cutie. The indie trio of Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis reunited last year for the joint tour with Death Cab (Gibbard’s other band), with both groups celebrating …
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More than two decades after the Postal Service‘s first — and so far only—album,Give Up, became a surprise platinum-selling hit, Sylvan Esso remixed one of its singles at the group’s request. The duo, which formed a decade afterGive Up’srelease and has tiptoed in the Postal Service’s footsteps with their approach …
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It’s officially baseball season! Ben Gibbard returned to his hometown of Seattle to perform the National Anthem during Thursday’s Mariners home opener at T-Mobile Park. Fans were quick to notice how his version of “The Star-Spangled Banner” emulated the style of Death Cab For Cutie. “ben gibbard is singing the …
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Just Like Heaven is returning for the fourth annual festival in May. Both the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie, two groups led by Ben Gibbard, will perform during the one-day event on Saturday, May 18. Other artists scheduled to perform include Phoenix,The War on Drugs, Miike Snow, Passion …
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As the uniting force between the Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie, Ben Gibbard has brought both of his bands on the road for a co-headlining, double-anniversary tour. The shows celebrate the 20th anniversaries of both the Postal Service’s Give Up and Death Cab For Cutie’s Transatlanticism, but on …
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Death Cab for Cutie have dropped a new single, “An Arrow in the Wall.” The song, produced by John Congleton, is being released as a two-sided 12-inch featuring the original track as well as a soaring, ethereal remixed version by Chvrches. Both versions are also available on streaming. “‘An Arrow …
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Jenny Lewis knows she’s not a real Southerner. “Let’s be honest,” the 47-year-old indie-rock icon says on a Zoom call. “I’m a Jewish girl from the Valley, transplanted in East Nashville. I’m not an outlaw at all.” It’s true: In Tennessee, where Lewis has been splitting her time with L.A. …
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If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Ben Gibbard will be working double shifts next summer when the two groups he fronts, Death Cab for Cutie and the Postal Service, embark on a double-anniversary tour. …
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Ben Gibbard, one-half of the beloved indie-pop duo the Postal Service, has finally acknowledged a good pun and dedicated a performance of “Such Great Heights” to the United States Postal Service, which is in dire straits at the moment. Gibbard performed an acoustic version of the project’s signature song during …
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