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Give Up
by The Postal Service
from Sub Pop

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• "Give Up" is wonderfully haunting!
  The only way to describe this album is "indescribable".
  Of the entire collection, one song will forever stick in my mind. "Such Great Heights" was introduced to me by my ex, along with several other songs from the album. Though they were difficult to hear over the rumble of the car's ragged engine, I got a sense of the album's pop-electric-indie ambiance which still haunts me.
  "When you are out there on the road..."
  The chorus makes me think of flying high above the earth with the one you... more info

• Give Up, one for the "classics" of all time
  Give Up features 10 tracks of what will, in the future, be considered a classic. Ben Gibbard and Tamborello have tapped into the electro pop genre, but keep a very chill feel to the overall record. Standout tracks for me were "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" and "Such Great Heights." Never a dull moments, keeps full attention, while keeping one relaxed, and best of all the album was crafted and polished by tracks being sent back and forth to each other through... The Postal Service.

• Impressive
  I like this album as much today as I did when I purchased it four years ago.
  

• The Postal Service - Give Up
  Exploring and listening to different music genres is something I enjoy doing. This album was my introduction to the electronic pop genre. The Postal Service's (Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello A.K.A. Dntel) debut album "Give Up" (2003), an impressive ten track release full of chill feel good music (first electronic pop I have listened to). The album's opener "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" has Gibbard singing a story of heart ache backed by some outstanding instrumentals from Tamborello. The follow up... more info

Tracks:

1. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
2. Such Great Heights
3. Sleeping In
4. Nothing Better
5. Recycled Air
6. Clark Gable
7. We Will Become Silhouettes
8. This Place Is a Prison
9. Brand New Colony
10. Natural Anthem

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