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Give Up, 10 Years Later: The Postal Service - "A Tattered Line of String" (unreleased)

The Postal Service are what you could call a "guilty pleasure," a band that represents a certain phase in my life, and about as far as I ever delved into Electro-Pop/Emo , thankfully ha. It's Ben Gibbard 's side-project that released one widely-acclaimed album, Give Up (2003), which most fans, including myself, actually prefer more than Death Cab for Cutie . While swirling rumors about a follow-up and band reunion have always gone unrequited, the only thing to really materialize since Give Up is a recently re-released 10th anniversary 2-CD set. Sub Pop even managed to convince Ben Gibbard and in-house producer Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel) to finally reunite for a lengthy 36-date summer tour, along with sometime(s) members Jenny Lewis and Laura Burhenn on background vocals and additional instruments. "A Tattered Line of String" is one of 2 new, previously unreleased tracks included on Give Up: Deluxe 10th Anniversary Edition , which is currently avai...

Two Sides of George: Iron & Wine - "One More Try" (Suicide Squeeze 45, Limited)

Limited to 750 copies! Iron & Wine covers George Michael and Lowell George 's [band] Little Feat on the limited edition Two Sides of George 7". The single will be available as part of Suicide Squeeze 's single series and will be limited to 750 copies worldwide (250 opaque yellow, 250 opaque red, 250 black vinyl). The 2012 series boasts an impressive array of talent that also includes the likes of King Tuff , White Woods, Nobunny , Wax Idols, Cloud Nothings , and Julianna Barwick . * Includes a coupon for a free digital download of the single in mp3 format. Pre-order will ship on or around June 18, 2012. - Suicide Squeeze