{"id":122611,"date":"2024-02-29T14:10:13","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/song-exploder-the-postal-service\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T14:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T14:10:13","slug":"song-exploder-the-postal-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/song-exploder-the-postal-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Song Exploder &#8211; The Postal Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThe District Sleeps Alone Tonight\u201d<br \/>Deluxe Anniversary Edition<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/C2fpkVxPJtX\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:720px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE --><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"monetization\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"200\" width=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/play.prx.org\/e?uf=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed.songexploder.net%2FSongExploder&amp;ge=prx_93_55a46225-4034-49fb-b0b9-627666bfd7f9\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/the-postal-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The first episode of Song Exploder, about The Postal Service track \u201cThe District Sleeps Alone Tonight,\u201d got here out 10 years in the past, in January 2014. <\/a> To rejoice the tenth anniversary of the podcast, we\u2019re doing what bands do, and placing out a deluxe, expanded version of our very first launch: this model includes a new interview, new insights, and new items of the track and demo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postalservicemusic.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Postal Service<\/a> fashioned in 2001. <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/597936899\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Their debut album  <\/a> got here out in 2003, and it was a sport changer. Their mixture of digital music and indie rock not solely bought over 1,000,000 copies; their songs have been in all places on TV and in movie, and influenced a technology of artists. <a href=\"https:\/\/giveuptransatlanticismtour.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Last yr, they performed sold-out concert events throughout the US in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the album,  and there are extra reveals to come back in 2024.<\/a>  A couple of weeks in the past, I spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjamingibbard.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Gibbard, <\/a>   and I mixed that with  <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/the-postal-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">my authentic interview from 2013 with Jimmy Tamborello.  <\/a> And right here, collectively, the 2 of them inform the story of how they made their track \u201cThe District Sleeps Alone Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You should purchase or stream \u201cThe District Sleeps Alone Tonight\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/597937189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xUIBnmdJJ50\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Postal Service - The District Sleeps Alone Tonight [OFFICIAL VIDEO]\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xUIBnmdJJ50?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>For a transcript of this episode, <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Song-Exploder-The-Postal-Service-Transcript.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">click on right here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Illustration by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lerms.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carlos Lerma.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jennylewis.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jenny Lewis, <\/a> who sings backing vocals, was the singer of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rilokiley.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rilo Kiley <\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dntel.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dntel<\/a> \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/669271672\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u201c(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan\u201d <\/a><br \/>Jimmy\u2019s band <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strictly_Ballroom_(band)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arca <\/a> as soon as performed with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.deathcabforcutie.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Death Cab For Cutie <\/a> at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/spacelandla\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spaceland <\/a> in Los Angeles<br \/>Pedro Benito of <a href=\"https:\/\/sundaysbestla.bandcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunday\u2019s Best<\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Jealous_Sound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Jealous Sound<\/a><br \/>Jimmy used a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh_Quadra\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macintosh Quadra <\/a>  to manage his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurzweil_K2000\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kurzweil K2000 <\/a> synth<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/bjork\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bjork<\/a>  \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/20833577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homogenic<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackcatdc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Cat <\/a> \u2013 Music venue in Washington, D.C.<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audio-technica.com\/en-us\/at4033a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio-Technica 4033<\/a> \u2013 Microphone<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barsuk.com\/w3.cgi?vwy=home\/splash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barsuk Records <\/a> <\/p>\n<p><!-- Simple Share Buttons Adder (8.2.1) simplesharebuttons.com -->\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>(function(d, s, id){\n\t\t\t\t var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\t\t if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}\n\t\t\t\t js = d.createElement(s); 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