Give Up, the debut release by this indie supergroup composed of Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Tamborello from Dntel, is a smart, quaint, and often transcendent little pop record. The roots of the album lie in "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan," a woozy, gorgeous song recorded for the rad 2001 Dntel album Life Is Full of Possibilities. With Jimmy in L.A. and Ben in Seattle, the two simply mailed tracks back and forth, collaborating via (you guessed it) the United States Post Office. Lyrically itâs far breezier and happier (though not too happy) than anything Gibbard had written up to this point for Death Cab. The music is an elastic, very smart update of synth-pop, and the melodies crystal clear, while the backing vocals courtesy of Jen Wood and Jenny Lewis are Spartan and pretty. The songs stick in your head for days at a time. Forget the tags that have been thrown up against this music--Poptronica? New new new order?
Mélanie
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Still no music? =/ Jan 25
this_is_v
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no music? Dec 10
Uo AmBeT4
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put some songs up please! May 28
SandCastel
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Music? =/ Apr 23
exafholli04
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is anyone gonna put some awesome music on here or what? Dec 21
mourning sunshine
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wheres the music Dec 10
Primal Enemy 14
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Hey cool site! If you have time, please check out Primal Enemy at purevolume.com/primalenemy. They would really appreciate some comments or fans. Thankyou for taking your time to read this. =) Nov 26
callie-eats-souls
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add some fucking music.. i love you fucks. Nov 12
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As always, I definitely look forward to your future tracks. Aug 04
*Blake<33*
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Hey! i love your music! you should put some of it on here. that would make my day =D ♥ Aug 04
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AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Aug 01
datfreakofnature
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Add Comment here... Jul 24
Steph_loves_u
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u should get some tracks.like \"Sleeping In\" and/or \"The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.\" Jul 20
asylumbound
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I Love You. Jul 08
kissofdeathXX
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put ur music back on.... Jul 03
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