The Postal Service is reuniting and Indio looks to be in the group’s future. (Sub Pop/Contributed Image)
Happy Monday! We’re still waiting for the 2013 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival lineup to drop, but we might be able to add one more act to it–The Postal Service.
Billboard is reporting that The Postal Service’s reunion will include Coachella 2013.
The Postal Service’s core is Ben Gibbard, of Death Cab for Cutie, and Jimmy Tamborello. The band’s lone album, “Give Up,” was released in 2003 and was full of synth-pop delights. “Such Great Heights” is the bets known song from the album, but I’ve always been partial to “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.”
Billboard’s article said that Sub Pop, the label that released “Give Up,” is working on a deluxe reissue of the album.
However, nobody has said whether or not Jenny Lewis (Rilo Kiley, Jenny & Johnny) who did backing vocals on “Give Up,” will join the band for the reunion dates or not.
Thanks to Audio File reader Mason Magruder for the tip on this one.
I also really love their cover of Phil Collins’ “Against All Odds.”
When will the Coachella 2013 announcement happen? Check out the charts I built based on previous lineup release data.
I’ve covered the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and the Stagecoach Country Music Festival since 2007. All of the Coachella prediction posts here are tagged with Coachellaology.
Previous Coachella 2013 picks and ponderings from the Audio File and readers:
Jan. 18, 2013: The Rolling Stones, The Smiths are out
Jan. 17, 2013: Rodriguez, Bat for Lashes
Jan. 16, 2013: 5 artists I want to return to Coachella
Jan. 16, 2013: Local Natives, Ben Howard
Jan. 15, 2013: Muse likely out, but is Biffy Clyro in?
Jan. 15, 2013: Big Boi, Spiritualized, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Paul Simon
Jan. 14, 2013: Animal Collective, Dan Deacon, OMD
Jan. 13, 2013: The Killers and Red Hot Chili Peppers
Jan. 11, 2013: Deer Tick, Middle Brother, Deftones, Geographer, Atoms for Peace, Justin Timberlake
Jan. 10, 2013: Major Lazer, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Haim
Jan. 10, 2013: Infected Mushroom, Dr. Dog, Frank Turner, Dropkick Murphys
Jan. 8, 2013: When will the Coachella lineup be announced?
Jan. 7, 2013: Fugazi, Oingo Boingo
Jan. 5, 2013: Sound City Players
Dec. 31, 2012: Alex Clare, Lucero, Alabama Shakes, Beach House
Dec. 28, 2012: Hot Chip, Warpaint, Father John Misty, Cloud Nothings
Dec. 26, 2012: Muse, No Doubt and Alt-J
Dec. 20, 2012: Aesop Rock
Dec. 19, 2012: Daft Punk, The Rolling Stones, Phoenix, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Dec. 14, 2012: The Rolling Stones
Dec. 12, 2012: Airborne Toxic Event
Nov. 30, 2012: Bjork
Nov. 28, 2012: Nick Cave, Tegan and Sara, Converge
Nov. 14, 2012: Sigur Ros, Pearl Jam
Nov. 9, 2012: Paul Kalkbrenner, Kill the Noise
Nov. 9, 2012: Passion Pit, Nine Inch Nails/How to Destroy Angels, Queens of the Stone Age, Run DMC, Rocket from the Crypt
Nov. 5, 2012: The Stone Roses, Daft Punk, Eminem, Watch the Throne, Depeche Mode
Oct. 19, 2012: Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Local Natives, Blur
Want more Coachella goodness? I tag all of my Coachella prediction posts Coachellaology. The iGuide also has a Coachella section that has interviews, articles, photos from previous years and more. Consequence of Sound also has an excellent running tally of Coachella possibilities and confirmations. You can email me at vfranko@pe.com.