Even though early on the members of The Postal Service jokingly referred to "Such Great Heights" as "the hit" on their debut album, Give Up, there s no way ..
You can spend all the time and money in the world trying to craft the perfect pop-music scenario, but sometimes the stars have to align all by themselves. Even though early on the members of The Postal Service jokingly referred to “Such Great Heights” as “the hit” on their debut album, Give Up, there’s no way anyone could have predicted the eventual impact made by ...
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Give Up is the debut album by electronic music band The Postal Service, released February 19, 2003 on Sub Pop Records. The band began as a side project ..
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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, ..
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Give Up is the debut album by electronic music band The Postal Service, released February 19, 2003 on Sub Pop Records. The band began as a side project between electronic music artist Jimmy Tamborello and Death Cab for Cutie's vocalist Ben Gibbard. The two had previously worked together for a track on Dntel's album Life Is Full of Possibilities. The Postal Service's only full-length release, Give Up was the second Sub Pop Records release to receive platinum certification, their best selling album since Nirvana's Bleach. The album peaked at #114 on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart in its initial release; the 2013 tenth-anniversary reissue of the album peaked at #45 in April 2013. As of January 2013, Give Up had sold 1.07 million copies. The album was generally well received, and critics commented on its throwbacks to the eighties new wave genre. The Postal Service's two members – Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and electronic music artist Jimmy Tamborello – had previously collaborated on "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" before deciding to record a full-length album together. The two worked on the album separately; in December 2001, Tamborello sent a CD-R of electronic music to Gibbard, who added melodies and wrote lyrics. He then added drums, guitar and keyboards at Death Cab for Cutie guitarist Chris Walla's recording studio and sent the CD back to Tamborello. This process of mailing each other their work on the album continued; after ten months and two trips by Gibbard to Los Angeles to record vocals, the album was completed. The group called themselves "The Postal Service" because of this method of trading ideas. Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis provided backup vocals after being cold called by Gibbard, who knew her when Rilo Kiley was on the same label as Death Cab for Cutie. Give Up primarily deals with themes of love, as well as fame, history, and friendship. "Clark Gable" is about Gibbard making home movies with an ex and "Nothing Better" is a duet between a couple about to break up. Allmusic's Heather Phares compared "Nothing Better" to The Human League's "Don't You Want Me?" and Gibbard later confirmed that "Don't You Want Me?" was the inspiration for the song. Gibbard said that "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight", "Brand New Colony" and "This Place Is a Prison" were the only songs that bordered on autobiographical. He went on to say that "Such Great Heights" was the only song he had ever written that was positive about love. Critics compared it to the eighties synthpop and new wave genres. Pitchfork Media's Matt LeMay and Phares both commented on the contrasts between the "cool, clean synths" and Gibbard's vocal melodies. Phares went on to liken "This Place Is a Prison" to Björk's recent works. Death Cab for Cutie had previously covered Björk's "All Is Full of Love" on their The Stability EP. Give Up was released February 19, 2003 on Sub Pop in the U.S. It was later released in the UK on April 23, 2003. As of December 2007[it had sold over 900,000 copies. It was awarded a platinum certification on October 4, 2012, the second Sub Pop record to do so. The album led to three singles; "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight", "Such Great Heights" and "We Will Become Silhouettes", of which only "We Will Become Silhouettes" charted, reaching 82 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band toured the U.S. from April to August 2003, including Jenny Lewis in the line-up for all but one of the performances. Lewis provided vocals as well as guitar and keyboards. In the sole performance that Lewis missed, a festival in Spain, friend Joan Hiller sang and Chris Walla played her guitar and keyboard parts. Death Cab for Cutie bassist Nick Harmer was in charge of the tour's visuals. Tamborello later said in an interview that Gibbard had been nervous about touring, as the audience may have been bored by what they saw as "a guy with a computer onstage". This was partly the motivation for using visual effects such as videos and lights, which included small films for each song. In January 2006, Apple released an advertisement for the iMac that was said to be very similar to The Postal Service's video for "Such Great Heights". Some created videos that played the advertisement and the music video side by side to make the resemblance clear. It was later revealed that the advertisement had been created by the filmmakers who had made the music video. Ben Gibbard said on the band's website: The band did not take legal action, but Tamborello later stated in an interview that they "got a little bit of compensation from them for it" in the form of "attention from iTunes and stuff like that". The United States Postal Service served the band with a cease and desist letter citing tarnishing and dilution of their trademark. The band initially considered renaming themselves, but eventually came to a settlement that involved the band playing at a conference and the sale of the album in the USPS online store. Tamborello later said of their conference performance: Give Up was generally well received by music critics. LeMay gave it a rating of 8 out of 10, calling it "a pretty damned strong record, and one with enough transcendent moments to forgive it its few substandard tracks and ungodly lyrical blunders". Both LeMay and Pop Matters's Devon Powers commented on the "clichéd", "cringe-worthy" lyrics of "Sleeping In". Michaelangelo Matos of Rolling Stone said it was "a cuddly little new wave reverie", giving it 4 out of 5 stars. Phares said that whilst the album was good, it did not measure up to either Gibbard or Tamborello's main projects. Online music magazine Pitchfork Media placed Give Up at number 104 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s. Rolling Stone gave the album the rank of 86 on their list of the 100 Best Albums of the Decade. All tracks by The Postal Service. No. Title Length 1. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" 4:44 2. "Such Great Heights" 4:26 3. "Sleeping In" 4:21 4. "Nothing Better (featuring Jen Wood)" 3:46 5. "Recycled Air" 4:29 6. "Clark Gable" 4:54 7. "We Will Become Silhouettes" 5:00 8. "This Place Is a Prison" 3:54 9. "Brand New Colony" 4:12 10. "Natural Anthem" 5:07 The vinyl version of Give Up was released on November 9, 2004. It came with a bonus 12" of B-sides, covers and remixes: No. Title Length 1. "There's Never Enough Time" 2. "We Will Become Silhouettes (performed by The Shins)" 3. "Such Great Heights (performed by Iron & Wine)" 4. "Suddenly Everything Has Changed (The Flaming Lips cover)" 5. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)" 6. "Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix)" 7. "Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix)" The material found on the bonus disc is also found on the Such Great Heights EP and the The District Sleeps Alone Tonight EP. In February 2013, Sub Pop announced that a Tenth Anniversary edition of Give Up would be released, featuring fifteen bonus tracks, including two newly recorded songs. No. Title Length 1. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" 4:43 2. "Such Great Heights" 4:26 3. "Sleeping In" 4:21 4. "Nothing Better" 3:46 5. "Recycled Air" 4:29 6. "Clark Gable" 4:54 7. "We Will Become Silhouettes" 5:00 8. "This Place Is a Prison" 4:12 9. "Brand New Colony" 4:12 10. "Natural Anthem" 5:07 11. "Turn Around" 3:45 12. "A Tattered Line of String" 2:56 13. "Be Still My Heart" 3:03 14. "There's Never Enough Time" 3:32 15. "Suddenly Everything Has Changed (The Flaming Lips cover)" 3:26 16. "Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now) (Phil Collins cover)" 4:17 17. "Grow Old With Me (John Lennon cover)" 2:31 18. "Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix)" 5:49 19. "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)" 6:54 20. "Be Still My Heart (Nobody Remix)" 3:54 21. "We Will Become Silhouettes (Matthew Dear's Not Scared Remix)" 5:05 22. "Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix)" 3:27 23. "Recycled Air (Live on KEXP)" 2:59 24. "We Will Become Silhouettes (Performed by The Shins)" 3:01 25. "Such Great Heights (Performed by Iron & Wine)" 4:16 Billboard Billboard 200 Top Heatseekers Top Independent Albums Top Electronic Albums 114 1 3 1 Country Certification Canada Gold United States Platinum Single Billboard Hot 100 "We Will Become Silhouettes" 82 Benjamin Gibbard – lead vocals, lyrics, guitars (1, 2, 3, 5, 9), additional keyboards (2, 7) , electric piano (8), drums (6, 8, 9) Jimmy Tamborello – programming, accordion (8), additional keyboards (8), electric drums, production, glitching Chris Walla – piano (4), production Jenny Lewis – backing vocals (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 9) Jen Wood – backing vocals (2), vocals (4) Give Up at Sub Pop Records Give Up at Metacritic
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Apr 11, 2013.. Give Up started with a dream. Specifically, it started with “(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan”, the original collaboration between The Postal ..
Listen free to The Postal Service – Give Up (Such Great Heights, The District Sleeps Alone Tonight and more). 10 tracks (44:43). Give Up was released 30 Jun ..