10 Bands That Broke Up After Their Debut Album

The Postal Service was an Indie Pop trio formed by Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie) and Jimmy Tamborello (Dntel). The pair formed a strong relationship after Gibbard provided vocals for one of Tamborello's songs under the Dntel moniker. The two began sending demos to one another for what would eventually become their debut album. The duo recruited Jenny Lewis to provide additional vocals and instrumentation and began work on the record. The entirety of the music was written independently by each given member and sent back and forth to the others, laying the grounds for what would become the band's name.

The Postal Service's debut album 'Give Up' was released in February of 2003 to a lukewarm reception, charting at 114 on the billboard 200 and generally receiving positive reviews. The band supported the release with a single tour across the US. Though the band began touring in small venues due the lack of promotion for the album, they quickly saw venue capacities rise throughout the stint. By the end of the tour, the album's cycle had received much more reception, resulting in numerous shows being upgraded to bigger venues. 'Give Up' received gold certification in 2005, becoming a sleeper hit internationally. Plans to follow up the album were revealed in 2007, with Tamborello and Gibbard setting aside time in their schedule to work on music together. Unfortunately, these attempts to work on the record were fruitless, with the duo finding it hard to allocate time to record. Eventually, the project went dark following Gibbard's statement that the band will not be producing any further music together.

Following the trio learning that 'Give Up' was certified platinum in 2013, they announced a 10 year anniversary tour for the album, alongside a re-issue of the aforementioned debut album. The band remained active until August of that year, when Gibbard stated that their performance at Metro Chicago would be the group's final performance together. Since then, the members have returned to their primary projects, sometimes collaborating together outside of The Postal Service. Despite these collaborations, it seems certain that the group aren't set to reunite again anytime soon.