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Anyone know any bands who sound similar, but better?

I sort of like them but they have got boring

junkstaposition | 03 Apr '06, 14:15 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Um Dntel and the new Casiotone for the Painfully Alone is slightly Postal Service in places

gay4conoroberst | 3 Apr '06, 14:19 | Send note | Report this | Reply

errr

DNTEL definetly, and possibly some stuff by izmar.

adman2001 | 3 Apr '06, 14:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

It doesn't really sound similar

but Dntel is the guy who did the beats for the Postal Service. His album 'Life is full of possibilities' is really rather sensational and also contains a song with Ben Gibbard singing on it that is better than anything on Give Up.

bobbygeorge | 3 Apr '06, 14:21 | Send note | Report this | Reply

That sounds good

I think its the beats from Postal Service that makes me actually like them. Cheers

junkstaposition | 3 Apr '06, 14:22 | Send note | Report this | Reply

:(

I suppose

rspce | 3 Apr '06, 14:26 | Send note | Report this | Reply

He also

did the beats on some of digital ash by bright eyes and produced make the cowboy robots cry by beachwood sparks which is amazing (no beats though) I think he was in a band with their singer called strictly ballroom but ive never heard them

gay4conoroberst | 3 Apr '06, 14:32 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I guess

You could try Get Cape Wear Cape Fly.

Young_Liars | 3 Apr '06, 15:14 | Send note | Report this | Reply

try

climber
electric president (bit patchy but a couple of good songs, especially 'label my mind blown')
DAT politics
david e sugar
figurine (jimmy tamborello's other 'band')
erm, there's a few more but my mind's blank right now...

amyblue | 3 Apr '06, 15:37 | Send note | Report this | Reply

AU Revoir Simone

Only girlier.

RockNRollMassacre | 3 Apr '06, 15:44 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yes

au revoir simone are great :)

accidental | 3 Apr '06, 15:48 | Send note | Report this | Reply

Yessssss

They are

I wonder if they ever do gigs...

RockNRollMassacre | 3 Apr '06, 15:52 | Send note | Report this | Reply

did they

not just do sxsw or am i confusing them with someone else..?

amyblue | 3 Apr '06, 15:54 | Send note | Report this | Reply

I want one here!!

In my hosue.

RockNRollMassacre | 3 Apr '06, 15:56 | Send note | Report this | Reply

no, they didn't.

apart from a one-off in 2004, they haven't played since may 2003 (at least according to www.dcfc-tour.net )

guntrip | 3 Apr '06, 15:58 | Send note | Report this | Reply

i was told

they're not very good live.

what a shame...

accidental | 3 Apr '06, 15:57 | Send note | Report this | Reply

yeah

they stand stock still and stare at their instruments apparently.

they're pretty, but that only gets you so far.

really good album though.

i-deserve-to-be-in-your-band | 3 Apr '06, 16:03 | Send note | Report this | Reply

The Notwist

Are a fairly obvious one.

PocketMouse | 3 Apr '06, 16:51 | Send note | Report this | Reply

^^yes

neon golden by the notwist is the best suggestion yet.

you could try her space holiday too. not the last album though. 'manic expressive' is the most inventive of his albums imo.

joe_totale | 3 Apr '06, 16:59 | Send note | Report this | Reply