Aug 07, 2024 By Mark Redfern

Toro y Moi (aka Chaz Bear) is releasing a new album, Hole Erth, on September 6 via Dead Oceans. Now he has shared two more songs from it: “Hollywood” (which features Benjamin Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service) and “CD-R.” More

Oct 12, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism and The Postal Service’s Give Up have both turned 20 this year and as both bands are fronted by Ben Gibbard they have been on a joint tour where they perform both albums in their entirety. In honor of all this, Car Seat Headrest (aka Will Toledo and band) have covered Transatlanticism track “We Looked Like Giants” and The Beths have covered Give Up song “Brand New Colony.” The covers form a double A-side single for Sub Pop. More

Aug 16, 2023 By Mark Redfern

Death Cab for Cutie have shared a brand new song, “An Arrow In the Wall,” as well as a CHVRCHES remix of the single. More

Dec 08, 2022 By Mark Redfern

Next year, Ben Gibbard will be opening for himself. Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service, both which he is the frontman of, have announced a joint tour for 2023. Death Cab for Cutie will be performing their 2003 album, Transatlanticism. The Postal Service will be performing their 2003 album (and only full-length), Give Up. Both are celebrating their 20th anniversary next year. More

Oct 07, 2020 By Christopher Roberts

Yesterday on social media The Postal Service teased that something was coming today. Calm down, no it’s not a long awaited new album from Ben Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis. Instead they have shared an amusing video to encourage you to vote in which various notable people audition to join the band via Zoom, including Anne Hathaway, Michelle Zauner (aka Japanese Breakfast), Huey Lewis, Patton Oswalt, Kenny G, “Weird Al” Yankovic, Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), Vanessa Bayer, Caroline Polachek, Tunde Adebimpe (of TV on the Radio), J Mascis, and others. More

Sep 08, 2017 By Stephen Mayne

We have deals struck, and dubious friends treated dubiously this week. Oh what it is to see a little Republican discord. There’s also Hurricanes Irma and Harvey, the mistreatment of dreamers, the good side of Charlottesville, and a taste of Vitamin C on offer. More

Nov 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Later this month The Postal Service will release Everything Will Change, a brand new concert film/documentary that captured the band’s reunion performances at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre earlier this summer. More

Oct 10, 2014 By Mike Hilleary

Finishing their massive reunion tour this year, The Postal Service have announced the release of Everything Will Change, a full-length documentary concert film capturing the band’s two-night performance at Berkeley’s Greek Theatre. More

Dec 02, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Chicago radio station WXRT has announced the 15th installment of its ONXRT: Live from the Archives series, featuring selections from the station’s in-house performances and special broadcasts from the city’s local venues. More

Jul 26, 2013 By Cody Ray Shafer

A decade after releasing their only album, The Postal Service-a side project of Death Cab’s Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello-has been rewarding fans with a reunion tour, deluxe re-release, and now a 14 minute long documentary Some Idealistic Future.

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Jun 20, 2013 By Laura Studarus

Last night The Postal Service graced the stage at The Colbert Report in honor of the ten-year anniversary of Give Up. More

Jun 19, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Earlier this spring, coinciding with their ongoing reunion tour, The Postal Service re-released their beloved debut Give Up with a number of bonus material. More

Jun 03, 2013 By Colby West

The 2013 Sasquatch music festival took place in Quincey, WA last weekend and we sent photographer Allyce Andrew out to capture the action. Check out her photos of alt-J, Arctic Monkeys, Mumford and Sons, Grimes, The xx, The Postal Service, Vampire Weekend (and more) here. More

May 29, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Returning to the road to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their platinum-selling album Give Up, The Postal Service will be playing two sold-out shows at New York City’s Barclays Center in June. More

Apr 24, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

The Postal Service have once again added new shows to their ongoing reunion tour, celebrating the 10th anniversary of Give Up. More

Apr 22, 2013 By Laura Studarus

April 20 was the second day of second weekend of Coachella’s 2013 run. We sent photographer Helen Boast down to cover the action. More

Apr 10, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

This week The Postal Service released the 10th anniversary reissue of their seminal album Give Up. More

Mar 22, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Early next month Sup Pop will release a special reissue of The Postal Service‘s Give Up to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the record. More

Mar 05, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Bringing a little humor into their anniversary celebration of Give Up, The Postal Service recently teamed up with the folks at Funny or Die to reimagine just how frontman Ben Gibbard and producer Jimmy Tamborello got their beloved electronic project off the ground. More

Feb 19, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

The Postal Service have announced new tour dates commemorating the forthcoming 10th anniversary reissue of their album Give Up. More

Feb 11, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

This April The Postal Service will match their recently announced live reunion with a special deluxe reissue of their landmark album Give Up. More

Feb 07, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

This April The Postal Service will reissue a special deluxe edition of their hit album Give Up, featuring two completely unheard tracks “Turn Around” and “A Tattered Line of String.” More

Feb 04, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

This morning The Postal Service announced their first headlining tour in over a decade. More

Jan 22, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

Hot on the heels of their internet-exploding reunion announcement, The Postal Service have plotted out the release of a special deluxe edition of their hit album Give Up to celebrate the record’s tenth anniversary. More

Jan 21, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

The Postal Service have announced that they will reunite this year. More

Oct 31, 2012 By Laura Studarus

The Postal Service’s debut (and only) album Give Up has been certified as platinum, selling 1,067,087 copies to date. More

Nov 23, 2011 By Laura Studarus

The digital version of Under the Radar‘s 10th Anniversary Issue includes the same articles that appear in the printed version—plus 70 extra pages of editorial content not found in the print version, including extra full page photos, 13 bonus articles, and 11 bonus reviews. The digital version includes exclusive bonus articles on Arab Strap, Clinic, The Dears, The Delgados, DNTEL/The Postal Service, The Fiery Furnaces, Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes vs. Joanna Newsom, Mogwai, of Montreal, Okkervil River, Saint Etienne, Elliott Smith, and Sonic Youth. More

Oct 19, 2011 By Mark Redfern

Under the Radar is excited to announce the release of the indie music and entertainment print magazine’s 10th Anniversary Issue which hits newsstands next week. The extra-sized 10th Anniversary Issue features cover artists Joanna Newsom and Fleet Foxes’ Robin Pecknold together in an exclusive photo shoot and joint interview. Exclusive video taken during the cover shoot of Robin Pecknold and Joanna Newsom arm wrestling can be found here. More

Nov 16, 2018 By Chris K. Davidson

To end out the week, we ask Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie (and also The Postal Service) some questions about endings and death. Death Cab for Cutie has been a pivotal act in bringing indie rock to the mainstream in the mid-to-late 2000s with seminal releases such as Transatlanticism, Plans, and Narrow Stairs. More

Sep 26, 2023 By Candace McDuffie

Under the Radar went to Chicago’s Riot Fest earlier this month and witnessed incredible performances from The Cure, Foo Fighters and many others. More

Apr 21, 2013 By Laura Studarus

And now on to talking about the music. Specifically Guards, Savages, Bat For Lashes, Major Lazer , Hot Chip, The Postal Service, The xx, and Phoenix.

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Apr 10, 2013 By Sam Cleeve

It’s been 10 years since The Postal Service’s seminal Give Up was released into the world. To say it found a wider audience than its creators expected is an immense understatement-Give Up demolished all sales projections, trickling into the hearts of minds of millions of bedroom-bound brooders across the world. More