The Postal Service to go on indefinite hiatus after present tour ends
The Postal Service have introduced that they’re going on an indefinite hiatus following the conclusion of their present tour – discover out extra under.
The Ben Gibbard-led band introduced the hiatus on social media final evening (September 16), confirming that they’re happening a break after their closing present on the HFStival in Washington, DC on September 21. You may get tickets to their closing present here.
Ben wrote in an announcement: “As we carry the ‘Transatlanticism/Give Up‘ tour to an in depth, I need you all to know that getting the chance to carry out these two albums reside has been one of many biggest thrills and honors of my whole life. On behalf of Loss of life Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service; Thanks a lot for popping out and singing alongside.”
Gibbard signed off: “We are going to see you all once more someplace down the highway.”
Our closing present of the Give Up & Transatlanticism twentieth Anniversary Tour will probably be held at HFStival in Washington, DC on September 21. Tickets at https://t.co/0UJGoGOl1a pic.twitter.com/9RMTBev6iN
— The Postal Service (@PostalService) September 16, 2024
Gibbard’s two bands The Postal Service and Loss of life Cab For Cutie have been on a joint co-headlining tour to have a good time the twentieth anniversaries of ‘Transatlanticism’ and ‘Give Up’ since 2023.
‘Give Up’ marks The Postal Service’s solely studio album so far, whereas the tour is the second time the group have reformed; they first reunited in 2013 for the album’s tenth anniversary. In 2020, the band launched their solely reside album, ‘Every little thing Will Change’.
The Postal Service’s hiatus isn’t fully shocking although, as Gibbard has been vocal concerning the band doubtless by no means releasing new materials. He mentioned in a chat with NME final month: “I believe the primary cause {that a} second Postal Service document has by no means come to fruition – and can by no means come to fruition – the time commitments that Loss of life Cab ended up taking, which actually began with ‘Transatlanticism’, haven’t actually ever let up. There’s simply not sufficient time, not to mention artistic juices flowing, to make an acceptable follow-up [to ‘Give Up’]. I believe something that we’d try and make at this level could be totally disappointing.
“The stakes are simply decrease [in Death Cab] if you’re placing an album out each two to 3 years. If folks don’t like this one, there’ll be one other one later. However after 20 years, there isn’t a approach we might ever comply with that up in a approach that might be satisfying to folks. I’d fairly have all my concentrate on Loss of life Cab than be watering each initiatives down. I simply don’t have the capability to do each. Some would possibly argue I barely have the capability to do one!”
In the meantime, Loss of life Cab For Cutie launched their latest album ‘Asphalt Meadows‘ two years in the past. In a four-star evaluate of the LP, NME known as ‘Asphalt Meadows’ “as assured and stately as you’d anticipate and hope for from indie veterans now 10 albums and 25 years into their profession, however this beaut is as constant and satisfying as their early-mid ‘00s profession peak. Listed below are a band nonetheless very a lot in love with what they do.”