The side project of any musician is always an interesting thing to delve in to. There's usually a reason its a side project (ie experimental nonsense) and not their flagship. However, sometimes you find winning combinations between unlikely artists that share a deep burning passion for a slightly more alternative type of music. A good example of this was when the whiney dude from Death Cab for Cutie made an excellent album with an electro producer under the name The Postal Service. Good on him. Discovery is the lovechild of the keyboardist from Vampire Weekend and the vocalist from Ra Ra Riot. Interesting. Their album was released around 2005 to mixed reviews, but what strikes me is the complete lack of publicity or promotion around the entire outfit. Maybe they were busy or they maybe just didn't care. Either way, I like the thought that they were sick of the music they were playing in their band and just had a jam session and turned it into an album. Thats a bit what the album sounds like anyway. I like it.
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