{"id":4840,"date":"2024-01-24T10:59:12","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T17:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/?p=4840"},"modified":"2024-08-04T13:51:43","modified_gmt":"2024-08-04T20:51:43","slug":"postal-service-deluxe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/postal-service-deluxe","title":{"rendered":"Episode 266: The Postal Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"subhead\">&#8220;The District Sleeps Alone Tonight&#8221;<br \/>\nDeluxe Anniversary Edition<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SongExploder266-ThePostalService-600x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-4842\" srcset=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SongExploder266-ThePostalService-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SongExploder266-ThePostalService-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SongExploder266-ThePostalService-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/songexploder.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/SongExploder266-ThePostalService.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\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&#038;ge=prx_93_55a46225-4034-49fb-b0b9-627666bfd7f9\"><\/iframe><!-- PRX PLAYER EMBED CODE ENDS --><\/p>\n<p><!-- LISTEN LINKS --><\/p>\n<div class=\"download-links\">LISTEN: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/the-postal-service-the-district-sleeps-alone\/id788236947?i=1000642811418\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">APPLE<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/31f6BOsKieV4RhMQO5hTzP?si=296866887e504aef\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPOTIFY<\/a> \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/music.amazon.com\/podcasts\/58a85de5-7ebb-464c-a13e-9d3008deb3bb\/episodes\/1beb3a3c-7d32-4ba8-a60f-4ce29e967775\/song-exploder-the-postal-service---the-district-sleeps-alone-tonight-deluxe-anniversary-edition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AMAZON<\/a>\u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/pod.link\/songexploder\/episode\/998d97c2d01d1174e13a1365a8339832\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OTHER APPS<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- LISTEN LINKS END HERE --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/the-postal-service\">The first episode of Song Exploder, about The Postal Service song &#8220;The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,&#8221; came out 10 years ago, in January 2014. <\/a> To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the podcast, we&#8217;re doing what bands do, and putting out a deluxe, expanded edition of our very first release: this version features a new interview, new insights, and new pieces of the song and demo.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/postalservicemusic.net\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Postal Service<\/a> formed in 2001. <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/597936899\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Their debut album  <\/a> came out in 2003, and it was a game changer. Their combination of electronic music and indie rock not only sold over a million copies; their songs were everywhere on TV and in film, and influenced a generation of artists. <a href=\"https:\/\/giveuptransatlanticismtour.com\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Last year, they played sold-out concerts across the US in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the album,  and there are more shows to come in 2024.<\/a>  A few weeks ago, I spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benjamingibbard.com\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Gibbard, <\/a>   and I combined that with  <a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/the-postal-service\">my original interview from 2013 with Jimmy Tamborello.  <\/a> And here, together, the two of them tell the story of how they made their song \u201cThe District Sleeps Alone Tonight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>You can buy or stream &#8220;The District Sleeps Alone Tonight&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/597937189\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"720\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xUIBnmdJJ50?si=SFniYDfwS4BIB4bd\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/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\">click 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><p><span class=\"header\">footnotes:<\/span><br \/>\n<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 \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/dntel.bandcamp.com\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dntel<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/song.link\/us\/i\/669271672\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8220;(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan&#8221; <\/a><br \/>\nJimmy&#8217;s band <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Strictly_Ballroom_(band)\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arca <\/a> once played 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 \/>\nPedro Benito of <a href=\"https:\/\/sundaysbestla.bandcamp.com\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sunday&#8217;s Best<\/a>  and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Jealous_Sound\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Jealous Sound<\/a><br \/>\nJimmy used a <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Macintosh_Quadra\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Macintosh Quadra <\/a>  to control his <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Kurzweil_K2000\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kurzweil K2000 <\/a> synth<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/songexploder.net\/bjork\">Bjork<\/a>  &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/album.link\/us\/i\/20833577\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Homogenic<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.blackcatdc.com\/\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Black Cat <\/a> &#8211; Music venue in Washington, D.C.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.audio-technica.com\/en-us\/at4033a\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Audio-Technica 4033<\/a> &#8211; Microphone<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.barsuk.com\/w3.cgi?vwy=home\/splash\"target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Barsuk Records <\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The District Sleeps Alone Tonight&#8221; Deluxe Anniversary Edition LISTEN: APPLE \u00b7 SPOTIFY \u00b7 AMAZON\u00b7 OTHER APPS The first episode of Song Exploder, about The Postal Service song &#8220;The District Sleeps Alone Tonight,&#8221; came out 10 years ago, in January 2014. 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