Music Monday – The Postal Service

Today’s Music Monday features a band my Dad likes, and as it was Father’s Day yesterday, I feel it appropriate to show some love.  A little while back I showed a slideshow for some friends, Megan and Alex of some cute photos we took of them.  On the slideshow was a song by the Postal Service.  My dad heard the song and has talked about it ever since.  The Postal Service is an electronic indie rock band made up of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel).  

The band’s name was chosen due to the way in which they produced its songs. Tamborello wrote and performed instrumental tracks and then sent the tracks to Gibbard, who edited the songs as he saw fit (adding his vocals along the way), sending them back to Tamborello via the United States Postal Service, hence the name The Postal Service. The music features fun electronic beats and smooth vocals.  The band has put out one album, Give Up in 2003.  In 2004 the united states postal service sent a cease and desist letter, citing its trademark on the phrase “postal service”.  They worked out an agreement that allows the USPS to sell the albums on their site.  

There has been rumors of a follow up album, but both Gibbard and Tamborello are busy with their own music.  Gibbard stated in 2008 that it is unlikely they will release another album this decade.  

This is definitely fun music and can be listened to pretty much anytime of the day, especially while driving at night with the windows down. You can check them out at their site, here, and you can buy their album, Give Up, HERE.  Dad, yours it on it’s way.  Happy Father’s Day.  Thanks for being AWESOME!!