Give Up
by The Postal Service
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Give Up is ranked as the best album by The Postal Service.
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The tracks on this album have an average rating of 84 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 5 days ago | UnliveableWilts | 1,016 | 69/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:52 | mutant | 1,634 | 55/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 23:59 | StreakyNuno | 950 | 89/100 |
| ! | 12/25/2025 20:52 |  RasmV | 2,470 | 73/100 |
| ! | 12/07/2025 15:15 | Araldo | 1,471 | 80/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 2% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 79.4/100, a mean average of 78.0/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 79.5/100. The standard deviation for this album is 16.0.
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HoldenM 06/15/2024 03:20 | #303972
I can't believe I'm only now commenting on Give Up here, but as I said in an Album of the Day thread, there's just never going to be another electronic album like this. Meticulous glitch textures and with a heart fully on its sleeve that capture the alienation of modern living and the seeming impossibility of romantic love being sustainable. From its opening buzzing chords, it hits a melancholy that is as potent to me now as it was when I first heard it all those years ago. If ever I feel like being 15 again, this is the album I go to.
Sonically one of the most interesting albums I've ever heard. So intricate and melodic with gorgeous and interesting lyrics accompanying it.
VictorVale 03/02/2023 16:19 | #294635
Bom uso do eletrônico!
The production on this album is just pure brilliance. It is so smooth and slick that you glide from song to song and before you know it you have reached the end. Alongside this is the fact that there are some truly great songs on here, such as Such Great Heights, Nothing Better and others. There a several layers of sound as well making for a vibrant and fun experience every time you listen. As well as that the lyrics are pretty good and well worth looking into. Overall, a thoroughly enjoyable record I can see myself coming back to many times in the future.
BARDAMU 04/30/2021 21:16 | #269173
What a year that must have been for Ben Gibbard, fuck.
Definitely an 8, this album feels like an 8 as soon as the mid album starts to develop. Really fun, some iconic songs but not a legendary work, still glad I listened to it, different styles are always fun to listen to.
This is album kind of blew me away upon first listen, really good production as well.
JoaoMoreira 03/29/2017 00:49 | #188345
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An album that is fairly light on the lyrics, with some cliches, it does still turn out to be a pretty good album for the one album band.
Favorite Track: Such Great Heights
This album can sound a little too simple (almost 8-bit) in places but becomes much more interesting when the layers of sound kick in. Such Great Heights and Sleeping In the top tracks for me. Quite different to most of the electronic/synth pop I own.
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