Review of Give Up

A side project for Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard, the Postal Service marries his plaintive vocals and songwriting talent with electronica. The songwriting is emo/indie, which is typically Gibbard's style. The result is interesting, very reminiscent of the Canadian band Stars. The opening song is absolutely killer and the rest of the album, though clearly experimental, is pretty consistent. Death Cab fans who can stomach the music and electronica fans looking for more than the usual emotional depth in their songs would be well advised to check the album out.

8/10