![]() Backed by an impressive lighting display, the band emerged to the cheers of the hyper-energized crowd, starting with Give Up opener “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight.” Gibbard was on guitar for a surprisingly large chunk of the set, with Lewis switching back and forth between keys and guitar. Once the Postal Service took to the stage, however, the mood changed dramatically. While the set seemed a bit long to some in the crowd, the songs fit well with the material The Postal Service would play, and Ashworth’s self-deprecating humor kept the audience engaged-at one point he noted, “This is the song we made a video for, so hopefully you like it. The songs might be described as a slightly more depressing version of The Postal Service, with Ashworth’s vocals sounding more reminiscent of someone like David Bazan with a little Connor Oberst croak for good measure. Setting up camp behind a vintage Fender Rhodes electric piano with various drum machines and synth instruments surrounding him, Ashworth turned in a set of mostly new tracks from his latest album, lasting about forty minutes. A one-man-band in the Postal Service vein, Ashworth started things off on a subdued note, interacting with the crowd in a humble, awkwardly charming manner. ![]() Opening the show was Owen Ashworth’s Advance Base, formerly known as Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. We caught the band at their June 8 show at the LC Pavillion in Columbus. Both Gibbard and Tamborello as well as third member Jenny Lewis (whose vocals appeared on nearly every Postal Service track) would be performing, along with Laura Burhenn of Omaha-based The Mynabirds on additional vocals and instruments. Since that time fans have clamored for a second album, and while Give Up was just released as a 2-disc, 10th anniversary deluxe edition with B-sides and a few “new” tracks, fans were instead treated to the announcement that the band would be going on tour for the first time since the album’s release. Songs appeared in movies, TV shows, and were remixed and covered by artists as wide-ranging as Iron & Wine and The Shins. When Ben Gibbard (of Death Cab for Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (of Dntel) released Give Up in 2003, their collaborative album under the Postal Service banner, no one could have predicted the runaway success it became.
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