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Universal acclaim- based on 142 Ratings
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Positive: 130 out of 142
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Mixed: 4 out of 142
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Negative: 8 out of 142
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Dec 26, 2017
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Jun 18, 2015Easily one of the greatest albums I have ever heard in my life. It is a shame these guys will never reunite for a follow up of this. I love every song on this album, but "Clark Gable" and "We Will Become Silhouettes" are my two personal favorites.
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Oct 2, 2013
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Apr 15, 2013
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May 25, 2011One of the few albums I still regularly listen to after nearly 5 years of owning it. I'm so glad I found this; I only wish I'd found it earlier. Brilliant.
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Mar 15, 2011
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Oct 28, 2010The Postal Serviceâ
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VladimirL.Jul 15, 2009Awesome music. Decent vocals. Horrendous lyrics. Annoying fans. The kind of album you never let anyone know you actually like.
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alexfJul 25, 2007Great album
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LukasFJul 24, 2007Not only is the technopop beat addictive, but the vocals blend wonderfully into each song. Absolutely amazing.
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PeterKMay 8, 2007A really good album that can easily become addictive. However some of the lyrics can be a real turnoff.. If it were not for the killer minimal electro beats and composition this album would not be worth an 8
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SigurðurEMar 31, 2007One of the best album i know from genius
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AlexSFeb 20, 2007Brilliant!
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LuddePJan 17, 2007Best voice ever, lyrics that do mean something, and addictive rhythms.
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AEAug 31, 2006ben gibbard = brilliant. love him love him love him. what amazing music
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EmmaMJul 2, 2006I really enjoy this album-it has the perfect balance of indie edge, but also has a soft side to it. Jolly good gents!
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JennaP.Jun 23, 2006So I normally reserve my '10s' for Sufjan Stevens and..well that's about it but I must say that Give Up most definitely deserves it. There truly isn't a weak link in the chain. To the contrary of what some critics say, I believe this is a classic and a touchstone in electronica/indie pop music.
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MattJMar 14, 2006Put it this way, its been in my car for 2 years!
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MarlaSFeb 21, 2006
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ArmandoAFeb 19, 2006Simple often means better. This album shows this at a new level. One of the few albums I can listen to again and again without skipping tracks. Simply the best there is in indi/electronica music.
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DavidMJan 24, 2006One great pop song after another. Every time I turn my back it's found it's way back in the CD player. Pure osmosis.
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MacTJan 9, 2006Gibbard needed something. This was it.
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ToddJJan 7, 2006This Album is just amazing
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marshallsJan 3, 2006i absolutely love this album. i enjoy to listening to a variety of music and albums, mixing things up... but there was a 3 week period where this was all i listened to. magnificent duo.
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IsraelBOct 22, 2005best indie pop album for 2003
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KevinWOct 7, 2005Very beautiful, subtle music, especially This Place is a Prison and Nothing Better. Such Great Heights is also a great pop song.
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MichaelBOct 3, 2005There is something about the music... it's great
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MarkSAug 30, 2005
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LuisIJul 28, 2005one of the best
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AlexandraAJul 4, 2005the postal service is amazing! its addicting i just have to listen to it. i know no other that can come close to the postal service
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Awards & Rankings
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Some people who liked the more experimental side of Tamborello's DNTEL project will simply find it a little too boppy for their liking, but it's one of those little discs that practically drills down into your subconscious.
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The core tension between Tamborello's complex, almost impossibly dense production and Gibbard's cutting voice makes Give Up a pretty damned strong record, and one with enough transcendent moments to forgive it its few substandard tracks and some ungodly lyrical blunders.
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MojoSomewhere between Faultline's bedroom-boffin invention and Stephen Merritt's pensive elegance. [May 2003, p.99]