The district sleeps alone tonight

I went to All Points East on Sunday. It was a double headliner for the 20th anniversary of both Death Cab for Cutie’s Transatlanticism and The Postal Service’s single album, the seminal Give Up

I’m not a particular fan of DCFC but I *adore* Give Up and had really gone just to see The Postal Service. As it turns out DCFC were pretty good live and the crowd were very into it.

The Postal Service though were just on a whole other level. From the second the intro to The District Sleeps Tonight kicked off, the place just lifted. An already happy crowd turned into an ecstatic giant indie electronic dance party.

Gibbard is an excellent front man. He, Lewis and the band looked just as happy as the crowd – no forced banter, no mugging around, just everyone loving it. Honestly it felt like an all out victory lap.

It was an evening of sheer joy and it is still making me smile a couple of days later.