Give Up is the only studio album by American electronic duo The Postal Service, released on February 18, 2003, by Sub Pop Records. The Postal Service was a collaboration between singer-songwriter Ben Gibbard, best-known for his work with indie rock band Death Cab for Cutie, and musician Jimmy Tamborello, who also records under the name Dntel. Gibbard rose to prominence in the early 2000s as frontman of Death Cab, while Tamborello gained a cult following as a pioneer of contemporary glitch music and electronica. The two first collaborated with the song "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", for Dntel's debut LP, Life Is Full of Possibilities (2001).
Cover art by Al Columbia
A promotional photo of Gibbard and Tamborello, shot by Brian Tamborello.
The pair sent one another burned CD-Rs through the mail to create the album.
Give Up includes guest vocals from singer-songwriter Jenny Lewis, who sings on half of its tracks.
The Postal Service is an American indie pop group from Seattle, Washington, consisting of singer Ben Gibbard, producer Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis on background vocals.
Ben Gibbard (left) and Jimmy Tamborello (right)
The Postal Service at a reunion show during Lollapalooza, Chicago on August 3, 2013
