The Postal Service

[robotrenegade]

I just wanted to say if you haven't heard them to check them out. If you like them also check out Death Cab For Cutie, same singer.
iTunes Store Link (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2522333)

[Abstract]

The lyrics are lame, the glitchy beats are cool, and I find The Postal Service difficult to listen to for any period of time, say for over 15 minutes.

[robotrenegade]

The lyrics are lame, the glitchy beats are cool, and I find The Postal Service difficult to listen to for any period of time, say for over 15 minutes.

And these are better.
-Kings of Convenience (similar to "Simon and Garfunkel" and "Belle and Sebastian" combined)
-Erlend Øye
-Keane
-The Streets
-The Bad Plus (www.thebadplus.com --- contemporary jazz)
-Elbow
-Muse
-Jack Johnson

lol.

[jenniff]

I just wanted to say if you haven't heard them to check them out. If you like them also check out Death Cab For Cutie, same singer.
iTunes Store Link (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=2522333)

Ben Gibbard is my hero.

He's in-credible. Check out his solo work, from before postal service or death cab, All-Time Quarterback! (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=6579387)(iTMS link)

If you like Postal Service, you MAY like Dntel (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?artistId=2893118)(iTMS link), which is Jimmy Tamborello (the other guy from Postal Service), although more repetitive and less refined that Postal Service, as it was the first work of Tamborello.

Ben does vox on the track "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playlistId=3626841)(iTMS link), which actually was the song that led to the collaboration of The Postal Service. You need to check out at least that song if you have any respect for Postal Service.

Ben Gibbard has lots of side projects. Visit http://www.allmusic.com/ and do a search on him and you'll see tons of good info for any fan. Also, check out www.barsuk.com, as that record label wields All-Time Quarterback, as well as Death Cab, and other Ben related things.

[yuc7zhd2]

And these are better.

-The Streets

You can't be serious, right? I bought a grand don't come for free because I recalled hearing good things about it, but without ever hearing any streets stuff or even knowing what type of music it was. The beats aren't bad, and its good for a laugh when youre drinking with friends, but come on, that album is ****. I'm not sure whether the most nauseating part of the album is when he tries to sing, albeit out of key, or just the constant cockney accent rap. I'm surprised he didn't feature Dick Van Dyke as a chimney sweep guest rapper. And I'm Finkin'!

[Abstract]

No, I named The Streets as an album that I bought recently that I happened to enjoy. RR is just teasing me about that choice. ;)

And Dntel is good, but The Postal Service.....hmmmm.....

[andypop]

The lyrics are lame, the glitchy beats are cool, and I find The Postal Service difficult to listen to for any period of time, say for over 15 minutes.

The lyrics are far from lame. Ben is an amazing songwriter, and it definitely shows on the Postal Service album.

You have, obviously, never listened to the words, or you're just saying the lyrics are lame to get a rise out of people

either way, a blind comment like that removes about 90% of your credibility.

/apop

[t300]

The lyrics are far from lame. Ben is an amazing songwriter, and it definitely shows on the Postal Service album.

You have, obviously, never listened to the words, or you're just saying the lyrics are lame to get a rise out of people

either way, a blind comment like that removes about 90% of your credibility.

/apop

I totally second this. The Postal Service are amazing. Their lyrics are what draw people in, if anything.

[Abstract]

The lyrics are far from lame. Ben is an amazing songwriter, and it definitely shows on the Postal Service album.

You have, obviously, never listened to the words, or you're just saying the lyrics are lame to get a rise out of people

either way, a blind comment like that removes about 90% of your credibility.

/apop

Blind comment? Well, I do own the album. ;)

I bought it because I like Death Cab. And just because I said I don't like it, doesn't mean I'm trying to get a rise out of you. You think you're so important that I'd actually bother to get a rise....out of you? :p Hilarious. The world doesn't revolve around you.

Natural Anthem is the only song that I don't dislike. Too bad the song gets old, and isn't worth repeated listens. I only listen to Natural Anthem when I'm jogging as I like to listen to fast music when I run. I don't listen or pay any attention to the music at all....the beat of fast songs keep me going. I don't really listen to it, so Natural Anthem is fine. :)

Otherwise, Such Great Heights is the next song that doesn't immediately make me want to switch tracks.

[yuc7zhd2]

wow, this one got resurrected like the jesus. Update: I kind of like a grand don't come for free after infinitely numerous listens on car rides because the cd is in my car and my ipod has been on the fritz for the last few months, still not all time AMAZING though. Also the postal service are totally rad.

[andypop]

You think you're so important that I'd actually bother to get a rise....out of you? :p Hilarious. The world doesn't revolve around you.


You're trying much too hard to be "cool", really. Don't use italics to attempt cleverness. It's just plain hokey.

I don't think the world revolves around me. I just know quality songwriting when I hear it.

it's okay if you don't like it -- people like different things. But to say it's bad when it so clearly isn't, well, that makes you looks like a fool. Give it another listen. 90% of the album is top knotch.

/apop

[Abstract]

it's okay if you don't like it -- people like different things. But to say it's bad when it so clearly isn't, well, that makes you looks like a fool. Give it another listen. 90% of the album is top knotch.
/apop

Well it doesn't sound like its okay with you, as it's "clearly" good. While some music is bad ("Right Thurr", anybody?), some of the "different" music out there isn't clearly good or bad. I think The Streets' new album was quite good, but I could easily understand if someone thought it was complete garbage. I thought both albums were crap after the first few listens. Its not clearly good or bad. Same with Radiohead. Same with Bonobo's electronica hip hop, or Cinematic Orchestra, or The Bad Plus, or Franz Ferdinand (whom I don't like).

You're trying much too hard to be "cool", really. Don't use italics to attempt cleverness. It's just plain hokey.

I don't think the world revolves around me. I just know quality songwriting when I hear it.

You're saying things as if this was a definite. I don't think its good, and the glitchy beats can be very irritating if you had to listen to them for an extended period. I think the lyrics are lame, if not necessarily bad or horrible.

Again, I'm not trying to get a rise out of you. You just got a rise out of what I said. If you think I'd bother to "try" and get a rise out of you, then you're wrong, but I find it funny. Kinda paranoid or something. :o

[monsquaz]

My sister likes them. I've heard worse, but I don't really care for them myself.

[trebblekicked]

i thought i really liked death cab and postal service for a while, but they just kind of got old. not much replay value, save a song or two here and there. "blacking out the friction", "photobooth", "such great heights" and "district sleeps alone" come to mind.

[ocellnuri]

Warning, this is Sappy:

I spent three years depressed over this girl who dumped me in the middle of high school after an amazing summer together. I heard "Nothing Better" on the radio (By The Postal Service) while driving home in the car one night and it brought tears into my eyes. I later found the girl's contact information and got back in touch with her. I introduced her to The Postal Service, and we found relevance to almost every song on the album. Maybe I'm pathetic, but it was a great tool to express how I felt, and how I had been hurting while we were apart. We fell back in love and we've been together for a while now. For this reason, The Postal Service, and now Death Cab for Cutie, will always have a special spot in my playlist.

[jbembe]

The lyrics are lame, the glitchy beats are cool, and I find The Postal Service difficult to listen to for any period of time, say for over 15 minutes.

I'd disagree with the lame lyrics, but I do enjoy the beats. I rarely get into electronic stuff, but I have enjoyed this album, especially Nothing Better - which has cool lyrics and an interesting duet. But I guess not everyone gets into it. :rolleyes:

[Abstract]

Well that's fair enough. I just don't like being told that since I don't like it, its because I haven't given it a good listen, or that I haven't even heard it before (ie: baseless opinion). Or maybe I just don't like it.

I'm listening to it right now, and the same songs still get me: Natural Anthem, Such Great Heights, and now I find "Sleeping In" isn't that bad, either. I can see why people like it, though. Again, the beats sound cool, but some of it is grating and doesn't sound pleasant, such as on 'This Place Is A Prison".....sounds like a fart passed through a cheese grater.

@ocellnuri: That's not really lame. People associate songs with certain moments. I have a friend who's grandfather died, and at the funeral, a song was played, and now she cries (not just tears, but she bauls her eyes out) when she hears the song. Its so random that it's hard to stop that song from ever coming up. Forgot the name of the song, though.

[jenniff]

Again, the beats sound cool, but some of it is grating and doesn't sound pleasant, such as on 'This Place Is A Prison".....sounds like a fart passed through a cheese grater.
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I blame this on a little bit too much Dntel and a little bit too little Ben. If you've ever heard Dntel's Life is Full of Possibilities, you will know that some tracks are rock awesome, and others leave much to be desired.

That's because Tamborello is still new and trying to figure out what he wants to make (imo). I've heard that his latest project, Headset, is positively terrible. Win some, lose some.

In truth, what was the last album you heard where the entire disc rocked your socks off? A quasi-rare thing these days.

[ocellnuri]

^ Dredg - El Cielo :D

You make some great points. We also all hear things differently. "This Place Is a Prison" is probably my favorite track on the Postal Service CD, just because of the way it builds up and resolves. I most-deff see how others could hate the sound.

[jenniff]

^ Dredg - El Cielo :D
What?

^
You make some great points. We also all hear things differently. "This Place Is a Prison" is probably my favorite track on the Postal Service CD, just because of the way it builds up and resolves. I most-deff see how others could hate the sound.
You know, that's an entirely different point that I had never considered. I so rarely listen to album straight through anymore. Mainly, I have a new music playlist on my iTunes & iPod, keeping track of all my new stuff over the past 11 days. I listen to that on shuffle, so I never hear an album sequentially unless I make a concerted effort to.

Now, I have to relisten to Give Up in sequential order. There's always a different vibe when you take the gestalt over the pieced songs.

Edit... that's not the point that you were getting at, but it's the point that I gleaned from your post, and it still rings true.

[ocellnuri]

I agree whole-heartedly. I seem to be the opposite of you, I'll most often load up a whole album in order and listen to the whole thing through before moving on to another artist. I'll do random every now and then, but I have the most fun appreciating an album, and how the songs compliment each other. That Dredg album is really what made me this way, it is a true experience from start to finish. It is always my example of a truly conceptual album. Give Up is another great Album to me, because it is also a great experience from start to finish.

To me, listening to an album is like watching a movie. I'm glad you got that from my post, even though it wasn't exactly what I was emphasizing.

:)

[robotrenegade]

The new song added to ITMS is awesome its a cover a Phil Collins - "Against All Odds".

[ocellnuri]

That's for pointing that track out! Great to see some new material.