The Postal Service | |
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 Ben Gibbard (left) and Jimmy Tamborello (right) | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, U.S. |
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| Years active |
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| Labels | Sub Pop |
| Members | Ben Gibbard Jimmy Tamborello Jenny Lewis |
| Website | postalservicemusic |
The Postal Service was an American indie pop group from Seattle, Washington, consisting of singer Ben Gibbard, producer Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis on background vocals.
The band released their sole studio album, Give Up, in 2003 on Sub Pop Records, to mostly positive reviews. The album reached number 114 on the US Billboard 200 album chart and received platinum certification from the Recording Industry Association of America. The group decided to disband two years later, viewing attempts at a follow-up as unnecessary.
The band has regrouped twice for the anniversaries of Give Up, in both 2013 and 2023; each time they were accompanied by a rotating cast of support musicians, including Laura Burhenn, Jen Wood,[2][3] Dave Depper and Jason McGerr.
The band announced that their last performance would be on September 21, 2024 at HFStival in Washington D.C.[4]
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- ^ Ambrose, Anthony. "sonicawareness.net: Show Recap: The Postal Service / Mates of States @ NYC 6/14/2013". Archived from the original on September 10, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2013.
- ^ "Column: My picks for Lollapalooza including Postal Service, The Vaccines, more | Rock Candy". Rockcandy.omaha.com. August 2, 2013. Archived from the original on November 4, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2014.
- ^ "HFStival returns to DC this weekend: 'People looked forward to it — it was like Christmas'". September 20, 2024.