Rumors of a dissolving postal service are more exaggeration than anything — its existence is ordained by the U.S. Constitution, after all! Rumors of a dissolving Postal Service, however, have a bit more basis in reality, as neither Ben Gibbard nor Jimmy Tamborello have announced concrete plans to release a true follow-up to their quite successful, 2003 hipster transmogrifier Give Up. To the contrary, in an interview with Spinner last October, Gibbard unequivocally stated, “There are no plans to make a second record… I can’t say that enough.” He went on to equivocate: “The door is not closed. But people shouldn’t hold their breath.” And hold our breath we shan’t, especially given the duo’s recently announced, apparent swan song…
Doubling as an attempt at fan satiation, The Postal Service have announced that they’ll be reuniting for a performance at this year’s Coachella, with additional dates “in the works,” according to Billboard. Additionally, (and perhaps more importantly, to those hopelessly waiting for new material) they’ve announced the release of a 10th Anniversary Deluxe Edition of Give Up, consisting of the original 10-track album, plus 15 bonus tracks — included among them: two brand new songs (“Turn Around” and “A Tattered Line of String”). Check out the full tracklist below (the release itself is due out April 8 in the UK and April 9 in North America), and if it turns out that a new album is released in a year or so, I promise to apologize telepathically to everyone I might’ve misled.
Give Up (Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition) tracklisting:
Disc 1:
01. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight
02. Such Great Heights
03. Sleeping In
04. Nothing Better
05. Recycled Air
06. Clark Gable
07. We Will Become Silhouettes
08. This Place Is a Prison
09. Brand New Colony
10. Natural Anthem
Disc 2:
01. Turn Around
02. A Tattered Line of String
03. Be Still My Heart
04. There’s Never Enough Time
06. Suddenly Everything Has Changed
07. Against All Odds (Take a Look At Me Now)
08. Grow Old With Me
09. Such Great Heights (John Tejada Remix)
10. The District Sleeps Alone Tonight (DJ Downfall Persistent Beat Mix)
11. Be Still My Heart (Nobody Remix)
12. We Will Become Silhouettes (Matthew Dear Remix)
13. Nothing Better (Styrofoam Remix)
14. Recycled Air (Live on KEXP)
15. We Will Become Silhouettes (Performed by The Shins)
16. Such Great Heights (Performed by Iron and Wine)
• The Postal Service: http://www.postalservicemusic.net
• Sub Pop: http://www.subpop.com