“The area sleeps alone tonight”
Deluxe Anniversary Edition
The first episode of “Song Exploder” features the song “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight” by The Post Office, which was released 10 years ago in January 2014. And out comes a deluxe expanded version of our first release: this edition features new interviews, new insights and new snippets of songs and demos.
The Postal Service was established in 2001. Their debut album, released in 2003, was a game-changer. Combining electronic music with indie rock, they not only sold over a million copies; their songs could be seen on television and in movies, influencing a generation of artists. Last year they celebrated the album’s 20th anniversary with sold-out concerts across the United States, with more shows planned in 2024. Get up 2013 interview with Jimmy Tamborello. Here, the pair tell the story of how they came to write the song “Sleep Alone Tonight.”
You can purchase or stream “Sleep Alone Tonight” here.
For a transcript of this episode, click here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
Jenny Lewis is the lead singer and backing vocalist for Rilo Kiley
Dntel – “(This is) Evan and Chen’s dream”
Jimmy’s band Arca performed with Death Cab For Cutie at Spaceland in Los Angeles
Pedro Benito of Sunday’s Best and Jealousy
Jimmy uses Macintosh Quadra to control his Kurzweil K2000 synthesizer
Björk – homogeneous
Black Cat – Music Venue in Washington DC
Audio-Technica 4033 – Microphone
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