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I think this CD makes a great case for why trading MP3's does not hurt record sales! Even though this album just came out a week or so ago, me and all my friends have been loving it since December 2002. And when it was finally released on CD, yes, we went out and bought a copy, as did many others in the area 'cause our neighborhood record store Sonic Boom Records reports it as the #1 seller last week. So there!
I love love love this CD. It's truly one of the best things I've heard in ages. I love to take it with me to the gym 'cause it's electro-dance-beats make it perfect for working out! So what we have here is Ben Gibbard from Death Cab for Cutie and Jimmy Tamborello from Figurine. Apparently, they had collaborated on the Dntel track "(This is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", and then they started trading tapes through the mail (hence the band name, get it? get it?). Jimmy did all the music, with Ben providing the vocals and lyrics. Like peanut butter and chocolate, it's two great tastes that taste great together!
The songs are all great here. "Nothing Better" is Human League's "Don't You Want Me" for indie-rock kids, featuring guest vocals from Jen Wood. "Such Great Heights" leaves you as breathless and joyful as the lyrics depict. "Brand New Colony" is quite possibly my favorite track on the CD, with it's cool video-game-bleeps-and-blips!
This is soo fabulous! Total electro-pop fantastic-ness! (janice.03.03)
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such great heights ep • sub pop records • 2003
Four song teaser EP here. Has the album version of "Such Great Heights" but since it's one of my favorite songs off Give Up, it's all good with me. Has one non-album track. But what makes this EP so totally worth buying is that it features two covers of Postal Service songs by fellow Sub Pop recording artists, The Shins and Iron & Wine!!! Oh yeah! The Shins turn "We Will Become Silhouettes" into a sweet, shambly lo-fi retro folky thang, with brushed percussion and fervered acoustic guitar strumming. But the real highlight of this EP is Iron & Wine doing "Such Great Heights", with hushed vocals and elegantly plucked acoustic guitar, it's as stark and quiet as a lullaby. Wow. (janice.03.03)
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