The Postal Service Share New Sylvan Esso Remix Of ‘The District Sleeps Alone Tonight’: Listen
The Postal Service have shared a brand-new remix of their much-loved song The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso, listen below.
The track – originally on the band’s critically acclaimed album Give Up – comes ahead of their extended 20th anniversary co-headline Give Up Transatlanticism tour with Death Cab for Cutie. This extraordinary live run celebrates the 20th anniversaries of each band’s hugely influentual 2003 albums, The Postal Service’s RIAA Platinum-certified Give Up and Death Cab for Cutie’s RIAA Platinum-certified breakthrough fourth studio LP Transatlanticism – two classics released within a mere eight months of one another, and created with a total recording budget of just $20k.
Speaking on the remix – which is released via Sub Pop – The Postal Service’s Jimmy Tamborello says, “I love Sylvan Esso and was excited to hear the song through their ears. It came out so good, big and tweaky and fun!”
Speaking on being asked to reimagine the track, Sylvan Esso say, “The District Sleeps Alone Tonight was a formative song for both of us, Nick remembers hearing the promo copy spooling out of his car speakers while he delivered pizza – Amelia remembers hearing it in the back of someone’s van during her freshman lunch hour. Both of us thought the song touched something new then – and to be asked to reinterpret it now is an honour.”
Frontman of both bands, Ben Gibbard, has said, “I know for a fact I will never have a year again like 2003. The Postal Service record came out, Transatlanticism came out. These two records will be on my tombstone, and I’m totally fine with that. I’ve never had a more creatively inspired year.”
THE POSTAL SERVICE x DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE | CO-HEADLINE UK / EU TOUR DATES
AUGUST
23 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro*
24 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena*
25 – London, UK – All Points East Festival
27 – Barcelona, ES – Poble Espanyol^
29 – Madrid, ES – Kalorama Madrid
30 – Lisbon, PT – Meo Kalorama
*with special guest Teenage Fanclub
^with special guest The Kills