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The Postal Service is an American electronica|electronic indie pop band (music)|band composed of vocalist Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and producer James Tamborello of Dntel, Headset (band)|Headset and Figurine (band)|Figurine.
History
Background
The group formed after Gibbard contributed vocals for a song called "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan" from Dntel's album ''Life Is Full of Possibilities''. The song sparked an EP of remixes by other artists, such as Lali Puna, The Flaming Lips, Safety Scissors, Barbara Morgenstern and Superpitcher, and was so well received that the two artists decided that further collaboration was in order.
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 Digital Audio Tape|DATs to Gibbard, who edited the song as he saw fit (adding his vocals along the way), sending them back to Tamborello via the United States Postal Service.
''Give Up''
The band's debut album, ''Give Up'', was released on February 18, 2003. Several songs on the album feature guest vocals from Jenny Lewis, the solo artist and lead singer of Rilo Kiley, as well as vocals from indie rock musician Jen Wood. Chris Walla produced the album and played the guitar and piano on several tracks. Though both artists main bands were still active at the time, Th... read all
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