Give Up
 | Sub Pop, 2003, Audio CD Customer Rating: Recommend |
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Japanese edition of the electronica/indie rock supergroup's 2003 debut album is scheduled to include bonus material. Details TBA. Sub Pop.
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, and often transcendent little pop record. The roots of the album lie in "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan," a woozy, gorgeous song recorded for the rad 2001 Dntel album Life Is Full of Possibilities. With Jimmy in L.A. and Ben in Seattle, the two simply mailed tracks back and forth, collaborating via (you guessed it) the United States Post Office. Lyrically it’s far breezier and happier (though not too happy) than anything Gibbard had written up to this point for Death Cab. The music is an elastic, very smart update of synth-pop and the melodies crystal clear, while the backing vocals courtesy of Jen Wood and Jenny Lewis are spartan and pretty. The songs stick in your head for days at a time. Forget the tags that have been thrown up against this music — Poptronica? New new new order? Please just enjoy this album. It just might be a classic — but of what exactly, we’re not quite sure. — Mike McGonigal
- The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
- Such Great Heights
- Sleeping In
- Nothing Better
- Recycled Air
- Clark Gable
- We Will Become Silhouettes
- This Place Is a Prison
- Brand New Colony
- Natural Anthem
Title: Give Up
Sales Rank: 2127 in Music
Artist: Postal Service
Label: Sub Pop, 2003-02-18, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Item Dimensions: 0.23 pounds
Package Dimensions: 5.9 x 5.2 x 0.5 inches, 0.2 pounds
