◇ image via WikipediaThe Postal Service
The Postal Service is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Human League, Sylvan Esso, Mates of State, Death Cab for Cutie and Iron & Wine. Those roots explain a lot about how The Postal Service arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Stars, Rilo Kiley and LCD Soundsystem, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into The Jealous Sound, Boy in Static, +44, Adam Young and Man on the Moon: The End of Day, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 52 connections around The Postal Service, reaching back through The Human League and forward to The Jealous Sound. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
The Postal Service was an American indie pop group from Seattle, Washington, consisting of singer Ben Gibbard, producer Jimmy Tamborello, and Jenny Lewis on background vocals.
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The Postal Service connections
The Postal Service grew out of The Human League, Sylvan Esso, Mates of State and Death Cab for Cutie, shares an orbit with Death Cab for Cutie, The Shins, Stars and Rilo Kiley, went on to shape The Jealous Sound, Boy in Static, +44 and Adam Young. 52 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced The Postal Service
Sounds and acts that shaped The Postal Service.
Artists similar to The Postal Service
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with The Postal Service.
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- The Shinsartist
- Starsartist
- Rilo Kileyartist
- LCD Soundsystemartist
- The Decemberistsartist
- Broken Bellsartist
- Matt & Kimartist
- The New Pornographersartist
- Broken Social Sceneartist
- Voxtrotartist
- Two Door Cinema Clubartist
- Shiny Toy Gunsartist
- Sufjan Stevensartist
- Camera Obscuraartist
- Mates of Stateartist
- The Formatartist
- Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsinartist
Bands The Postal Service shaped
Where the influence of The Postal Service travelled next.
- The Jealous Soundartist
- Boy in Staticartist
- +44artist
- Adam Youngartist
- Man on the Moon: The End of Dayartist
- Metro Stationartist
- When Your Heart Stops Beatingartist
- Gia Margaretartist
- As It Isartist
- Lali Punaartist
- The Flaming Lipsartist
- Iron & Wineartist
- Amanda Palmerartist
- Ben Foldsartist
- Streetlight Manifestoartist
- Frank Turnerartist
- The Shinsartist
- Big Dataartist
- Letting Up Despite Great Faultsartist
- Echo Movementartist
- gnashartist
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