Good news for fans of Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard’s side project, The Postal Service: a new album is in the works.
Gibbard and his collaborator, producer Jimmy Tamborello, have only recently begun working on songs for their second Postal Service album. As a result of Death Cab’s extensive touring schedule throughout 2006, Gibbard and Tamborello have altered their mode of correspondence this time around: While their debut album, “Give Up” was created entirely by sending tracks back and forth to one another via snail mail, their sophomore effort will rely upon email communication at least until Death Cab’s current tour is finished.
As busy as Gibbard is these days, we probably can’t expect the new Postal Service record until well into 2007. In the meantime, if you’re not familiar with their work, click here to sample key singles from the first album: “Such Great Heights,” “We Will Become Silhouettes,” and “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.”
