Give Up
 | Sub Pop, 2003, Audio CD Customer Rating: 444 reviews Recommend |
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The collaboration between Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard and Dntel's Jimmy Tamborello is an album of breezy electronic pop that updates classic 80s synth-pop with contemporary beats. The line-up also features Jenny Lewis from the band Rilo Kiley. Sub Pop. 2003.
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: 1399 in Music
Artist: Postal Service
Label: Sub Pop, 2003-02-18, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Item Dimensions: 0.23 pounds
Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches, 0.15 pounds
- Catchy Synth Pop
- Let me preface this by saying, I'm a huge Ben Gibbard fan and this album delights me fiercely. The album starts out with District Sleeps Alone, which is very catchy. The second Track, Such Great Heights, a cover of Iron and Wine is simply fantastic. The melodic hooks inspire. Nothing Better features Jenny Lewis from Rilo Kiley and… More reviews
- Great Album!!!
- Out of the thousand of albums I own this is one of my favorite albums in my collection. Ben Gibbard is one of the best songwriters of his generation and teamed up with Jimmy Tamborello the two of them create wonderful indie pop music. From the opening track "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" to the final track "Natural Anthem" I can't imagine this album being… More reviews
- I love, love, love them!
- I love the soft,yet poped, and hyped up sound that comes out of my turntable. Everytime I listen to this album, I love it more and more. This album is genius!… More reviews
- Great Album
- This is just a good album. There are some standout tracks, definitely, but the whole thing is so listenable. I downloaded some tracks from amazon's mp3 store before deciding to buy the CD-- if you have a pretty high quality stereo, I recommend it. The difference is there.
Also, I tried to find some info out about where they recorded it and… More reviews
- Buy it, buy it
- Do yourself and everyone you will share this amazing album with and buy it. Buy it now... Wait, is that you hesitating? Buy it I said, buy it now.....… More reviews
