The Postal Service frontman Ben Gibbard quashed the hopes of a lot of fans earlier today when he emphatically stated on Twitter that his electronic side project would not be putting out another album in the future. “Never a new full-length,” was how Gibbard (@Gibbstack) capped off a tweet regarding the two new songs to […]
ben gibbard
Ben Gibbard Doesn’t Think You Should Expect Another Full Length From The Postal Service
February 12th, 2013 
Dayton O'Connor 
Posted in News 
Tags: ben gibbard, gibbstack, give up, new album, the postal service, twitter 
Comments Off on Ben Gibbard Doesn’t Think You Should Expect Another Full Length From The Postal Service
LISTEN: The Postal Service – “A Tattered Line Of String”
February 11th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor There’s a good reason return of indie bleepy bloopersters The Postal Service has been so widely heralded. In case you didn’t spend your formative years listening to the band – and there’s a good chance you didn’t, considering their debut release Give Up is turning 10 this year – you might not fully appreciate the […]
Posted in News Tags: a tattered line of string, ben gibbard, dayton o'connor, give up, new song, reissue, sub pop, the postal service, vinyl Comments Off on LISTEN: The Postal Service – “A Tattered Line Of String” The Postal Service Announce 2013 Tour Dates
February 4th, 2013 Dayton O'Connor Pitchfork is reporting that The Postal Service has announced a string of tour dates for 2013 to commemorate the 10th anniversary and subsequent reissue of their 2001 debut Give Up. Believe it or not, The Postal Service didn’t start out as a duo. There were a number of personel who contributed to the creation of the band’s […]
Posted in News Tags: ben gibbard, dayton o'connor, give up, jenny lewis, Jimmy Tamborello, rilo kiley, the postal service, tour, tour dates Comments Off on The Postal Service Announce 2013 Tour Dates CONFIRMED: The Postal Service Are Reuniting in 2013
January 21st, 2013 James Shotwell We have been talking about a Postal Service reunion since sometime in 2008, and finally we have confirmation the duo of Ben Gibbard (Death Cab for Cutie) and producer Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel and Headset) are indeed getting back together in 2013. Early this morning the official website for The Postal Service was updated with a […]
Posted in News Tags: back together, ben gibbard, confirmed, dcfc, dntel, offiicial, proof, reunion, reuniting, the postal service Comments Off on CONFIRMED: The Postal Service Are Reuniting in 2013 WATCH: Ben Gibbard – “I’m Building A Fire” On The Colbert Report
January 11th, 2013 Dan Bogosian While we still have no concrete information on The Postal Service‘s potential reunion at Coachella, Ben Gibbard has continued his efforts promoting his debut solo album on The Colbert Report. He already had a solid performance late last year on Conan, but now we have another video (and a different song) worth watching: “I’m Building […]
Posted in News Tags: Barsuk, Barsuk Records, ben gibbard, Colbert, Colbert Report, death cab for cutie, I'm building a fire, stephen colbert, The Colbert Report Comments Off on WATCH: Ben Gibbard – “I’m Building A Fire” On The Colbert Report RUMOR: The Postal Service Reunion Happening
January 8th, 2013 Dan Bogosian The internet can be a great place, because its spontaneous microblogging and, quite frankly, sheer overload of information allows news to happen on the fly and let fans know instantly what the deal is. Unfortunately, it also allows websites to post a sincere lack of information about what’s going on for maximum hits. One BrooklynVegan […]
Posted in News Tags: 2013 albums, 2013 music, ben gibbard, brooklyn vegan, brooklynvegan, Coachella, postal service, reunion, the postal service, tps Comments Off on RUMOR: The Postal Service Reunion Happening Ben Gibbard Performs “Something’s Rattling” With Mariachi Band On Conan
December 21st, 2012 Grant Trimboli Death Cab For Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard was asked to perform a special set on Conan O’Brien last night and the results were brilliant. As the title states, Gibbard performed his song “Something’s Rattling” with mariachi band Trio Ellas. The group provided an upbeat tempo for his new material and shows us that we do […]
Posted in News Tags: Barsuk, Barsuk Records, ben gibbard, conan, dcfc, death cab for cutie, Mariachi Band, performs, Something's Rattling, Trio Ellas Comments Off on Ben Gibbard Performs “Something’s Rattling” With Mariachi Band On Conan
WATCH: Benjamin Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) – “Teardrop Windows” and “Cleveland”
November 27th, 2012 Anthony Galasso Nervous Energies recently caught up with Death Cab For Cutie singer and songwriter, Benjamin Gibbard on his recent solo tour. Gibbard was kind enough to perform two songs backstage for Nervous Energies. He performed “Teardrop Windows” off of his new solo record, Former Lives, and “Cleveland”, a song from his old side project, ¡All-Time Quarterback!. […]
MUSIC VIDEO: Ben Gibbard – “Teardrop Windows”
November 1st, 2012 Dan Bogosian When he wasn’t busy being an emotional wreck, Ben Gibbard found the time to film a new music video that pokes fun at the image often found necessary to succeed in the music industry. His music video for “Teardrop Windows” off his album Former Lives, which we reviewed here, acknowledges that he is not a […]
Posted in News Tags: bad boys, ben gibbard, Former Lives, official music video, teardrop windows, Tom Scharpling, watch Comments Off on MUSIC VIDEO: Ben Gibbard – “Teardrop Windows”
Ben Gibbard Says There Are “No Plans” For A New Postal Service Album
October 25th, 2012 James Shotwell Indie music fans have wanted a new album from The Postal Service for a decade now, and it looks like they will have to wait a lot longer before anything happens (if it ever does). Speaking with Spinner recently, Gibbard addressed recently surfaced rumors of new material from the project with the following: “There are […]
Posted in News Tags: band, ben gibbard, duo, Former Lives, group, music, no new album, no plans to record, recording, solo album, the postal service Comments Off on Ben Gibbard Says There Are “No Plans” For A New Postal Service Album
REVIEW: Ben Gibbard – Former Lives
October 19th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Artist: Ben Gibbard Album: Former Lives Label: Barsuck I always thought of Death Cab For Cutie as a Ben Gibbard experience. It made me wonder why he would ever need a solo album – so much of Death Cab is just one man, and so much of it is clearly just written by one guy […]
Posted in Features, Reviews Tags: album review, ben gibbard, Benjamin Gibbard, dan bogosian, dcfc, death cab for cutie, Former Lives, paul mccartney, review, Reviews, solo album, the beatles 2 Comments »
WATCH: Ben Gibbard on Jimmy Fallon
October 13th, 2012 Dan Bogosian Death Cab For Cutie front man Ben Gibbard has been doing some promotion for his upcoming album. This includes a recent stop on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, where he played two songs, “Teardrop Windows” and “Oh Woe”. Ben Gibbard’s first fully solo release, Former Lives, comes out this Tuesday, October 16. Stay tuned for […]
Posted in News Tags: ben gibbard, death cab for cutie, Jimmy Fallon, live, streaming, video, watch Comments Off on WATCH: Ben Gibbard on Jimmy Fallon