Give Up (studio album) by The Postal Service

Give Up by The Postal Service
Year: 2003
Overall rank: 438th   Overall chart historyOverall chart history
Average Rating: 
79/100 (from 684 votes)
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Award Top 10 albums of 2003 (7th)
Award Top 100 albums of the 2000s (72nd)
Award Top 500 albums of all time (438th)
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From 06/15/2024 03:20
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.
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95/100
From 06/08/2023 16:16
Sonically one of the most interesting albums I've ever heard. So intricate and melodic with gorgeous and interesting lyrics accompanying it.
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80/100
From 03/02/2023 16:19
Bom uso do eletrônico!
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From 02/27/2023 01:09
This album picks up where the Lightning Seeds left off. In case anybody was looking for something from where the Lightning Seeds left off. I kind of was.
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85/100
From 10/11/2021 09:35
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.
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80/100
From 04/30/2021 21:16
What a year that must have been for Ben Gibbard, fuck.
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80/100
From 07/11/2020 19:03
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.
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From 04/28/2018 13:28
This is album kind of blew me away upon first listen, really good production as well.
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95/100
From 01/24/2017 00:16
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
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Best Albums of 2003
1. Elephant by The White Stripes
2. Hail To The Thief by Radiohead
3. Absolution by Muse
4. Room On Fire by The Strokes
5. Chutes Too Narrow by The Shins
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7. Give Up by The Postal Service
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