While Tamborello's sculpted electronics hearken back to the minimalism of early Depeche Mode, Gibbard's expressively fey vocals and emotional sentiments lend a warm, comforting contrast to the machine-age chilliness (as do the occasional backing vocals from Jen Wood and Rilo Kiley's Jenny Lewis). This contrast is best illustrated on "We Will Become Silhouettes," when Gibbard sings "[A]nd we become silhouettes when our bodies finally go," only to be followed by a string of optimistic bleeps that are the sonic equivalent of a miniature sky full of twinkling stars.
The Postal Service: Ben Gibbard (guitar, electric piano, keyboards, drums); Jimmy Tamborello (programming).
- Format: Vinyl
- Remastered
- Genre: Electronic, Pop, Alternative
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TRACKS
A1 The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
A2 Such Great Heights
A3 Sleeping In
A4 Nothing Better
A5 Recycled Air
B1 Clark Gable
B2 We Will Become Silhouettes
B3 This Place Is A Prison
B4 Brand New Colony
B5 Natural Anthem