The Postal Service / Cloud font - 2059591

Blue on Asphalt Grey. Printed on American Apparel.

Released: April 9, 2013

The Postal Service / GIVE UP White - 2059592

Impress your friends with this classic Sub Pop LOSER-style design. Large Sub Pop logo on back. Printed on American Apparel.

Released: April 9, 2013

The Postal Service / Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) - SP1045

You can spend all the time and money in the world trying to craft the perfect pop-music scenario, but sometimes the stars have to align all by themselves. Even though early on the members of The Postal Service jokingly referred to Such Great Heights as “the hit” on their debut album, Give Up, there’s no way anyone could have predicted the eventual impact made by a mail-order album designed in a pair of West Coast bedrooms.

It’s been 10 years since the little project that could from Seattelite Ben Gibbard (aka Death Cab For Cutie’s frontman) and Angeleno Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Figurine) emerged from seemingly nowhere and began to burrow into the ears of anyone who came into contact with the band’s infectious electro-pop. To celebrate, Sub Pop is reissuing The Postal Service’s sole album, and including in the multi-disc set 15 bonus tracks, including two brand new songs, “A Tattered Line of String” and “Turn Around.” On top of that, the band is back together: The Postal Service will hit the road for a long-overdue victory lap, giving most fans their first (and last—seriously, don’t ask) chance to see the group in person.

Of course, the band’s music was more than just electro-pop, and the force with which Jimmy and Ben captured the indie-rock zeitgeist of the early aughts made them more of a phenomenon than just a regular old band. That such artists as Ben Folds, Amanda Palmer, Streetlight Manifesto, and Confide have covered “Such Great Heights” is a testament to both the song’s magical spark and its melodic inclusivity. The band’s sound is such a touchstone that “Postal Service-esque” has become a generally accepted musical adjective. And it goes way beyond Owl City.

While it was impossible to anticipate how massive Give Up would become, it was obvious in 2003 that these guys had made something special. Ten years on it’s amazing to know that so many people have come to agree.

If you pre-order the 10th Anniversary Edition of Give Up from SubPop.com, you’ll receive a limited-edition Postal Service postcard set. We’re also giving people who pre-order the 3xLP vinyl version of the album the red/white/clear-colored, limited Loser Edition of Give Up. Both the Loser Edition and postcard sets are while supplies last, so act now!

Released: April 9, 2013

The Postal Service / The District Sleeps Alone Tonight - SP614

Track Listing:
1. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
2. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (remix by DJ Downfall)
3. Such Great Heights (remix by John Tejada)
4. Suddenly Everything Has Changed (Flaming Lips cover)

THE 12-INCH COMES IN A PLAIN BLACK SLEEVE WHICH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE COVER ART. ALSO, THE 12-INCH HAS THE FOLLOWING TRACK LISTING:

A1. District Sleeps Alone Tonight (Dj Downfall mix)
A2. District Sleeps Alone Tonight (album version)
B1. Such Great Heights (John Tejada remix)
B2. Such Great Heights (album version)

Released: August 15, 1974

The Postal Service / Such Great Heights - SP608

This single includes the song Such Great Heights from The Postal Service’s debut full-length, Give Up as well as a song not found on the record (There’s Never Enough Time), a cover of Such Great Heights by Iron and Wine, and a cover of We Will Become Silhouettes by The Shins.

Oh honey!

Released: January 21, 2003

The Postal Service / Give Up - SP595

The Postal Service is a long-distance collaboration between Ben Gibbard (singer/guitarist from Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Jimmy recorded the Beachwood Sparks album Make the Cowboy Robots Cry and also records under the name Dntel). Ben and Jimmy sent music back and forth, between California and Washington, each adding new elements until the record was complete. The result is a sweetly charming, largely electronic album with a warmth not typically associated with the clicks-and-beeps set. As an added bonus, additional vocals on the record are provided by Jen Wood and Rilo Kiley’s Jenny Lewis.

If you’re at all like us, then there’s no doubt that you read the indie rock gossip blogs (maybe a little too much, amirite?), and you likely found out that the great and tragically long-inactive Postal Service are in fact reactivating to play some things (things like Coachella) and that their debut (and singular) record, Give Up, is to be reissued by us here at Sub Pop Records and will feature 15 bonus tracks, two of which are brand new, on April 9th. In order to dispel any possible confusion, the page that you are currently on is for the previously issued, original Give Up, not the 3xLP/2xCD, deluxe version of this classic. Pre-ordering will begin for the deluxe reissue on February 12th on this very web site. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

Released: 2003-02-19 (CD), 2004-11-09 (2xLP), 2003-02-19 (MP3s)

The Postal Service / Give Up Poster - S-GIVEUP

Retail poster for Postal Service Give Up.
Measures 18″×24″!

Released: November 15, 2004

The Postal Service / We Will Become Silhouettes 2-Sided Poster - S-SILHOUETTES

Now we’re talking! This here poster has the artwork for the new Postal Service single We Will Become Silhouettes. Also, this is bonused by a second side featuring the artwork for the previous two EPs, that’s right, count ’em up, two sides, three album covers, eight dollars. You do the math genius…

Released: December 17, 2004

The Postal Service / We Will Become Silhouettes - SP656

A new single from The Postal Service! (And, here we mean the band, not the government agency that delivers the mail – lest we mislead you…) AND! There’s a brand new never before released b-side here: “Be Still My Heart.” In addition to the album version of the title track, and the new B-side “Be Still My Heart” this single includes a Matthew Dear remix of “We Will Become Silhouettes,” and a Styrofoam remix of “Nothing Better.” Also, if you scroll down you might find a new video for We Will Become Silhouettes directed by Jared Hess, of Napolean Dynamite writing/directing glory. Oh yes, The Postal Service rides yet again…

Released: August 15, 1974

The Postal Service / District Sleeps Alone T-Shirt - T-PSDISTRICT

Grey American Apparel T-Shirt with the District Sleeps Alone Tonight Design.

XS is American Apparel Ladies LARGE!

Released: December 10, 2004