The Postal Service

I've never liked Death Cab For Cutie. I keep them in an elite list of bands that people love but that I just can't get into like U2, Radiohead, Bright Eyes, and Coldplay. To me, "Death Cab" and their singer Ben Gibbard are just way too indie hipster and pretentious. Plus, Gibbard is apparently marrying Zooey Deschanel, which makes him even more of a bastard. (It's okay, I don't think I'm indie enough for her anyway).

That being said, I do have a soft spot for Gibbard's side project, The Postal Service, a sort of electric indie pop hybrid best known for their hit single "Such Great Heights." The band got its name from the way Gibbard and his partner Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel, Figurine) wrote the album. Tamborello would write and perform the instrumental tracks and then mail the DATs to Gibbard via the US Postal Service to be edited and to add vocals. The end result, 2003's Give Up, became one of the best selling records on the Sub-Pop label, second only to Nirvana's Bleach.

Interesting side note: The band was issued a cease and desist order by the real US Postal Service which was settled by the band playing at a conference and agreeing to allow sales of their album through the USPS website. In 2007 the band allowed UPS (a private competitor of USPS) to use their music in their whiteboard commercials. SLAM!

Here's that song you always hear:

	The Postal Service - Such Great Heights
	Found at skreemr.com