Bumbershoot has rolled out its annual Labor Day weekend lineup, a mildly peculiar mix that includes Death Cab For Cutie performing Transatlanticism, the bin-imploding beats of Bassnectar, and recently inducted Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Heart.
Check out the official announcement below... more »
Seattle's 107.7 The End station has premiered the second previously unreleased track from Sub Pop's expanded reissue of Give Up, The Postal Service's platinum-certified debut album. Available to stream here, "Turn Around" starts off slow but quickly segues into a skittish set of steam-pressed samples and brain-burrowing melodies.
Check out the double LP's other new song below, along with the duo's towering stack of tour dates... more »
The Postal Service have added nine cross-continental dates to their reunion tour, which will now start on April 9th in Reno, Nevada, and wind down with a wildly ambitious show at Brooklyn's new Barclays Center on June 14th. Helping frontman Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and producer Jimmy Tamborello (DNTEL) bring their laptop-bound sound to much larger stages than their last tour will be a full band including Jenny Lewis and Laura Burhenn (Mynabirds, Bright Eyes).
Check out the dates and details below, or head right on over here for tickets. Sub Pop will also release an expanded reissue of the duo's platinum-plated Give Up LP on April 9th... more »
As signaled by a Web site that was launched yesterday, The Postal Service have reunited for an expanded reissue of Give Up — Sub Pop's best-selling album after Nirvana's Bleach — and a possible appearance at Coachella. According to Billboard, at least three inside sources have confirmed the duo's set at the festival. Don't expect any new material, however; as Ben Gibbard told Spinner last year, "People don't get what the Postal Service was meant to be. It was meant to be for fun. And just because it was so successful doesn't mean that we have to make another one."
That said, he made sure to add the following: "The door is not closed, but people shouldn't hold their breath. You're going to pass out if you do."
Check out a video from Gibbard's recent solo record below, as well as a streaming version of his production partner's (DNTEL) latest solo LP... more »
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