Jimmy Tamborello: Last News

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer The Postal Service has announced plans to go on an indefinite hiatus following its final 2024 tour date later this week. The Seattle group has been on a reunion tour co-headlined by Death Cab for Cutie since summer 2023, with dates extended through Sept.

Death Cab For Cutie and The Postal Service kicked off their joint 20th anniversary co-headline tour in Washington last night (September 5).Ben Gibbard joined both of his bands for the tour with Death Cab performing their 2003 album ‘Transatlanticism’ and The Postal Service’s ‘Give Up’ in full at The Anthem.During the latter’s set, they were joined by Death Cab for a cover of Depeche Mode‘s classic hit single ‘Enjoy The Silence’ at the end of the show. You can view footage below.They also performed two versions of ‘Great Heights’, with the latter take during the encore just featuring Gibbard on an acoustic guitar and Jenny Lewis.Death Cab for Cutie + The Postal Service closed out the first night of their co-headlining tour with a Depeche Mode cover pic.twitter.com/Zxr9o1xuG4— Lorie Liebig (@lorieliebig) September 6, 2023Both shows are part of their joint US tour which continues throughout September and wraps up at the Los Angeles Hollywood Bowl on October 13.

The Postal Service have shared a humorous new video where the likes of Slash, Anne Hathaway and “Weird Al” Yankovic all attempt to ‘audition’ to become the next member of the band — check it out below.The clip is the band’s big reveal from yesterday’s teaser (October 6), which had led some fans to believe that new music might be on the way.Partnering with their label Sub Pop and HeadCount’s “Make Your Vote Count” campaign for the clip, the Tom Scharpling-directed video sees The Postal Service’s Benjamin Gibbard, Jimmy Tamborello and Jenny Lewis reluctantly host auditions on Zoom for new bandmembers.Among the famous names to appear in the clip are the aforementioned Slash, Hathaway and “Weird Al”, as well as Kenny G, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff

Circa Waves return today (August 28) with joyous new single ‘Lemonade’, assisted by Alfie Templeman on vocals.