Artist: The Postal Service

Frank Yang Though I'm probably a bit late to the Caitlin Rose party, her 2010 full-length debut Own Side Now having completely flown under my radar, I'm thankful that I was able to get it into my ears earlier this year before her follow-up The Stand-In came out because it gave me a reference point to appreciate just how good The Stand-In is. Which is not to say that there's anything wrong with Own Side Now at all - it's [...]

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Todd Rundgren's State offers an ultra-contemporary fusion of rock and electronica, while Mike Keneally revisits his thrilling 2012 collaboration with XTC's Andy Partridge, adding previously unheard music, demos and remixes. Elsewhere, we have intriguing new improvisational efforts from Dave Douglas and John Medeski (with a straight-forward solo piano release, no less), singer-songwriter stuff from Kat Parsons, and a new slice [...]

Check out album releases for this week. So what's out this week (April 9th) in terms of music? Well, for this week, expect new album releases from James Blake, Dawes, The Knife, Neon...

The Postal Service cohort, Jimmy Tamborello has revealed that the synth-pop pair had indeed started work on a second album way back in the mid-00s. This year marks the 10th anniversary of Give Up , the band's platinum-selling debut and only record to date, with a deluxe offering coming later this month. The band, consisting also of Death Cab's Ben Gibbard and joined live by Jenny Lewis of Rilo Kiley, will celebrate the occasion by embarking on a full world tour during 2013. They also revealed two [...]

Queens of the Stone Age Texto: @rulobn Cuando se trata de conciertos, siempre existe el entusiasmo de ver a buenas bandas visitar nuestro país. No es lo mismo ver la reacción de la gente y experimentar la entrega en el extranjero, que en uno de los grandes foros que afortunadamente tenemos en México y que, muchas veces, han albergado a pequeñas, medianas y grandes bandas que se van con un buen sabor de boca. Este 2013, un sinnúmero de bandas comienzan a materializar su trabajo con discos nuevos, sencillos que [...]

The recent reunion of the Postal Service (and release of two new tracks) had a lot of fans wondering if another album was in the works - speaking of which, why haven't they made another album!? Actually, they tried to. In a recent interview with Exclaim.ca, Jimmy Tamborello (aka Dntel) revealed some info about what became of the second Postal Service album. Read More...

Jim Tamborello habla sobre las nuevas canciones de The Postal Service Cuando se anunció la reunió n de The Postal Service y la reedición de su único álbum, Give Up del 2003 junto con dos nuevas canciones, muchos corazones latieron de emoción. Ben Gibbard y Jim Tamborello (además de Jenny Lewis ) regresaron al estudio para trabajar las nuevas piezas. En una entrevista que dio Tamborello a Exclaim! , el músico reveló que los "nuevos" temas [...]

Go to shows! Everybody go to shows! Thursday, April 4th San Cisco, Chaos Chaos at Rickshaw Stop Ever hear those amazing stories about seeing Pulp play their first American shows at an instore? Or seeing The Killers at Popscene? Well, this is Australia's San Cisco's big moment. It's their first show in the Bay Area, [...] The post Spinning Platters Weekly Guide to Bay Area Concerts, 4/4/13-4/3/13 appeared first on Spinning Platters .

When it was revealed that the reunited The Postal Service would be reissuing their only record, 20032s Give Up , with two brand new songs, that glimmer of hope for a followup returned to many hearts. Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello (plus Jenny Lewis! ) returning to the studio to lay down new tracks had to be a good sign, right? Well, not so much. Speaking with Exclaim! , Tamborello reveals that "new" bonus cuts “Turn Around” and [...]

Everybody and their mother knows that The Postal Service are back. The more important thing, though, is that they will be coming through DC when they play Merriweather Post Pavilion on Tuesday, June 18th. We're giving away a pair of lawn tickets for the show. What do you have to do to win? Ben Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello will be bringing Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis, who recorded guest vocals on a few Give Up tracks, along for the ride. That's about as super as an indie supergroup gets. [...]

• The Postal Service - A Tattered Line of String

Today Lollapalooza announced their 2013 lineup, and it's a good one. Headliners are The Cure, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails, Phoenix, The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend, The National, New Order, Queens Of The Stone Age, and (bleh) Mumford & Sons. Then you got Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear, Band Of Horses, Major Lazer, Hot Chip, Local Natives, Two Door Cinema Club, Crystal Castles, Lana Del Rey, Beach House, Cat Power, Frightened Rabbit, Alt-J, Foals, Smith Westerns, The Vaccines, Father John Misty, DIIV, Heartless Bastards, Haim, Jessie Warem Wild Nothing, Wavves, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Icona Pop, Jake Bugg, [...]

View the full roster here. Phoenix recently dropped by QTV. Purchase Phoenix items via Insound. MP3: Phoenix - Entertainment (Blood Orange Mix)

Lollapalooza 2012 ( more by James Richards IV ) After it was already confirmed that Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, The Postal Service, The National, The Killers, and Mumford and Sons were playing Lollapalooza 2013 , a pretty promising leak came which appeared to potentially reveal the rest of the lineup, and it turns out that leak was real. In addition to the previously mentioned artists, Lollapalooza will include Nine Inch Nails , Queens [...]

After leaking last week, pushing the official announcement to today instead of next week, the 2013 Lollapalooza lineup is now out, and man is it killer. Taking place from August 2nd through 4th in Chicago's centric Grant Park, the festival, which has been held in Chicago since 2005 has booked what can probably be considered its best lineup in years. Headlining the festival this year are  The Cure   (!!),  Mumford & Sons ,  The Killers ,  Nine Inch Nails [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Carousel - Another Day [download here ] What's so good? Carousel have been working hard to perfect their electro-pop sound, as evidenced by this new track titled "Another Day." The result is easy to digest, not unlike the [...]

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Lollapalooza 2013 ya sólo tiene boletos por día, agotó sus pases para el fin de semana Según un post de Consequence of Sound , éste es el cartel para la edición 2013 del festival Lollapalooza en Chicago. CoS a su vez, informó que The Chicago Tribune publicó una nota donde aparecen los nombres de The Cure , NIN , Queens of the Stone Age , Phoenix , The Postal Service , Mumford and Sons , The Killers y muchos [...]

After 10 years of not making music, electro-pop duo The Postal Service are re-releasing Give Up with 15 bonus tracks including 2 brand spanking new songs "A Tattered Line of String" and "Turn Around" and a bunch of random covers, remixes and rarities. Although another album would be welcome, this somewhat satiates any late-night Postal Service cravings. It comes out on April 9th, so make sure you pre-order yours at: http://store.cinderblock.com/t he-postal-service/give-up-pre- order

We've already been treated to  "A Tattered Line of String"  and now the band has let "Turn Around" loose.   The 10th Anniversary Deluxe Reissue of Give Up will be released April 9th on Sub Pop . web // facebook // twitter // shows // iTunes

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I'll be seeing The Postal Service while I'm in Las Vegas next month, and I can't wait.  I never got to watch them play when they were "together" all those years ago, and college me is anxious to see how they are live.  Cross your fingers!  The 10th anniversary edition of Give Up is due out April 9 via Sub Pop .  Check out its two previously unreleased tracks below.  Enjoy. : The Postal Service - Turn Around :  It's sort of weird how this only partially sounds like The Postal [...]