The Postal Service
The Postal Service to Release Everything Will Change Live LP Next Month
The Postal Service will be releasing a new live album, Everything Will Change, next month that is a look back at the group’s last tour in 2013. The 15-track collection will include fan favorites like ”Such Great Heights,” “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,” “Sleeping In” and “Natural Anthem.” There are also covers of Beat Happening’s “Our Secret” and Dntel’s “(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan,” which were performed at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, California in December 2013. Everything Will Change was initially released in 2014 as a feature-length documentary concert film directed by Justin Mitchell. The 2020 live album was remixed by Don Gunn and remastered by Dave Cooley. Along with the announcement, Postal Service also shared clips from th...
The Postal Service Audition Slash, Duff McKagan, Rick Springfield and More to Join Band
The Postal Service auditioned “band member” hopefuls, including actress Anne Hathaway, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and Duff McKagan, Rick Springfield, Huey Lewis, Soundgarden’s Kim Thayil, and many more for a public service announcement for HeadCount’s “Make Your Vote Count” campaign. The Postal Service’s Benjamin Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis (with assistance from a faux Sub Pop’s employee named “Dave” who was really comedian Jon Daly) hold Zoom auditions in the long-form PSA from director Tom Scharpling (who directed 2013’s The Postal Service Auditions). Check out the nearly 20-minute video below: [embedded content] The list of celebs also includes Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Susannah Hoffs, Japanese Breakfast, Vanessa Bayer, Tim...
Ben Gibbard Performs Postal Service’s ‘Such Great Heights,’ Dedicates It to USPS
Finally, the collab we’ve all been waiting for: The Postal Service meets the United States Postal Service. After an outcry of support for the USPS, following accusations of the President Trump-appointed Postmaster General attempting to slow mail delivery in time for the election, another Postal Service has seen a spike in interest. This one, however, is Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello’s version of it. And Gibbard apparently figured the coincidence made him the right candidate to help out. In a recent performance for the Democratic National Convention’s #TeamJoeSings series, Gibbard played Death Cab for Cutie’s “Northern Lights” and…Postal Service’s “Such Great Heights.” Before performing the latter song, Gibbard shared a story on how the band got their name. “I think more t...
