The Postmarks are an

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with a DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and s ...

band originally from

Pompano Beach, Florida Pompano Beach ( ) is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. It is located along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean, just north of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Fort Lauderdale and 36 miles north of Miami. The nearby Hillsboro Inlet forms part ...

formed in 2004.Sendra, Tim
The Postmarks Biography
,

AllMusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...

. Retrieved July 3, 2014 They released three albums and an EP between 2006 and 2009.

History

The band formed in 2004 with an initial lineup of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( or , ; ), sometimes rendered as Tel Aviv-Jaffa, and usually referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the Gush Dan metropolitan area of Israel. Located on the Israeli Mediterranean coastline and with a popula ...

-born Tim Yehezkely (vocals), who left her Chemistry course at

Florida Atlantic University Florida Atlantic University (Florida Atlantic or FAU) is a Public university, public research university with its main campus in Boca Raton, Florida, United States. The university is a member of the State University System of Florida and has s ...

to join the band, along with multi-instrumentalists Christopher Moll and J. Phillip Wilkins, who had both previously played in See Venus.Dávila, José (2007)
The Postmarks Always Sing Twice
, ''

Miami New Times The ''Miami New Times'' is a newspaper published in Miami, Florida, United States, and distributed every Thursday. It primarily serves the Miami metropolitan area, and is headquartered in Miami's Wynwood Art District. Overview It was acquired ...

'', April 5, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2014Samuels, Rayme
Band of the hour: The Postmarks
, ''

Miami Herald The ''Miami Herald'' is an American daily newspaper owned by McClatchy, The McClatchy Company and headquartered in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Founded in 1903, it is the fifth-largest newspaper in Florida, serving Miami-Dade, Broward County, Fl ...

''. Retrieved July 3, 2014The Postmarks
, '' Spin'', February 9, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2014 Their self-titled album was released in February 2007 and has been met with critical acclaim from ''

Rolling Stone ''Rolling Stone'' is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture. It was founded in San Francisco, California, in 1967 by Jann Wenner and the music critic Ralph J. Gleason. The magazine was first known fo ...

'' and ''Spin'', as well as

Pitchfork Media ''Pitchfork'' (formerly ''Pitchfork Media'') is an American online music magazine founded in 1996 by Ryan Schreiber in Minneapolis. It originally covered Alternative rock, alternative and independent music, and expanded to cover genres includin ...

,Hogan, Marc (2007)
The Postmarks ''The Postmarks''
,

, February 12, 2007. Retrieved July 3, 2014 and a host of other publications.Carter Flinn, Sue (2007)
The Postmarks ''The Postmarks''
, '' The Coast'', December 6, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2014Keefe, Michael (2007)
The Postmarks: The Postmarks
,

PopMatters ''PopMatters'' is an international online magazine of cultural criticism that covers aspects of popular culture. ''PopMatters'' publishes reviews, interviews, and essays on cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, ...

, March 21, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2014Pais, Matt (2007)
From Starbucks to porn? The Postmarks' soothing sounds work anytime, any place ... maybe
, ''

Chicago Tribune The ''Chicago Tribune'' is an American daily newspaper based in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Founded in 1847, it was formerly self-styled as the "World's Greatest Newspaper", a slogan from which its once integrated WGN (AM), WGN radio and ...

'', April 25, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2014Cunningham, Jonathan (2007)
The Postmarks ''The Postmarks''
, '' Broward Palm Beach New Times'', January 25, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2014 The group was discovered by Andy Chase of Ivy and subsequently released on his Unfiltered Records label.Garisto, Julie (2007)
Meet ... The Postmarks
, ''

Tampa Bay Times The ''Tampa Bay Times'', called the ''St. Petersburg Times'' until 2011, is an American newspaper published in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. It is published by the Times Publishing Company, which is owned by The Poynter Institute ...

'', September 26, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2014Lester, Paul (2008)
New Band of the Week: No 297: The Postmarks
, ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'', March 28, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2014 Before the release of the album, an EP of remixes was released on

iTunes iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating s ...

featuring remixes by

James Iha (born March 26, 1968) is an American rock musician. He is best known as a guitarist and co-founder of the alternative rock band the Smashing Pumpkins. He was a member until the band's initial breakup in 2000 and rejoined in 2018. Iha has als ...

, Brookville,

Roger O'Donnell Roger O'Donnell (born 29 October 1955) is an English keyboardist best known as a longtime member of The Cure, which he first joined in 1987 and for which he has served three different tenures. O'Donnell has also performed as a touring and sessio ...

Tahiti 80 Tahiti 80 are a French indie pop band from Rouen. The group was founded in 1992 by Xavier Boyer, Pedro Resende, Médéric Gontier and Sylvain Marchand. History Singer and guitarist Boyer and bassist Resende formed the group as students at th ...

and more. In Spring 2007, the band toured North America with

Smoosh Chaos Chaos are an American indie (music), indie synthpop band based in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. The band was formed in Seattle under the name Smoosh in 2000 and adopted their current name in 2012. The band consists of two sisters, ...

and Memphis.Chung, Patty (2007)
Smoosh + the Postmarks
,

, May 7, 2007. Retrieved July 6, 2014 The lineup expanded to include Jeff Wagner on keyboards and Brian Hill on bass guitar. A brief summer tour took place to coincide with the band's appearance at the

Lollapalooza Lollapalooza () is an annual American four-day music festival held in Grant Park (Chicago), Grant Park in Chicago. It originally started as a touring event in 1991, with Chicago becoming its permanent location beginning in 2005. Music genres i ...

festival. The group is featured in the "Love" episode of the Nick Jr. show, ''

Yo Gabba Gabba! ''Yo Gabba Gabba!'' is a Children's television series, children's Musical film, musical television series created by Christian Jacobs and Scott Schultz (producer), Scott Schultz and developed by Kay Wilson Stallings. The series is about five cos ...

''. '' By the Numbers'' is a series of cover songs released every month of 2008 with each track containing a number in the title.Sendra, Tim
''By-the-Numbers'' Review
,

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Mus ...

. Retrieved June 6, 2014Vallejos, Tamara (2008)
The Postmarks: 'One Note Samba'
, NPR, November 13, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2014 The initial release of the series was exclusive to Emusic in the form of free downloads.Hogan, Marc (2008)
The Postmarks By-the-Numbers
,

, November 14, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2014Solarski, Matthew (2008)
Postmarks Address Bowie, Cure, JAMC on Covers LP
,

, November 6, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2014 The mp3s have since been removed, and the complete collection was released in November 2008.Young, Jon (2008)
The Postmarks, 'By-the-Numbers' (Unfiltered)
, '' Spin'', December 18, 2008. Retrieved July 3, 2014 The album met with positive reviews, receiving a 7.4 rating from

, and the ''

Orlando Weekly ''Orlando Weekly'' is a liberal progressive alternative newsweekly distributed in the Greater Orlando area of Florida. Every Thursday, 40,000 issues of the paper are distributed to more than 1,100 locations across Orange, Osceola and Semino ...

'' saying "the album charms with a sense of whimsy".Le-Huu, Bao (2008)
The Postmarks: ''By-the-Numvers''
, ''

'', November 13, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2014

called it "a LP's worth of surprisingly coherent recontextualisations...a luxuriating delight".Raper, Dan (2009)
The Postmarks: By-the-Numbers
,

, January 14, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2014 ''

American Songwriter ''American Songwriter'' is a bimonthly magazine covering songwriting. Established in 1984, it features interviews, songwriting tips, news, reviews and lyric contest. The magazine is based in Nashville, Tennessee. History The ''American Songwri ...

'' called it "Moody and Cool".Horowitz, Hal (2009)
THE POSTMARKS > By-the-Numbers
, ''

'', January 1, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2014 The band's second album of original material titled '' Memoirs at the End of the World'' was released in 2009.Sendra, Tim
''Memoirs at the End of the World'' Review
,

. Retrieved July 6, 2014Solarski, Matthew (2009)
The Postmarks ''Memoirs at the End of the World''
,

, August 12, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2014 The album received a 7.6 rating from

, with Matthew Solarski calling it "a thing of pristine orchestrated pop beauty". Following the release of the album, the most extensive touring to date took place, including the band's first visit to Europe and a US tour with Stellastarr and Peter Bjorn and John.Dávila, José (2009)
The Postmarks: Twice Is Nice
, ''

'', August 20, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2014 The group went on hiatus in 2010. Tim Yehezkely has another project called Tim & Adam with Adam from shoegaze giant Whirlaway; They released a self-titled album in 2013. Christopher Moll has moved onto a self produced project with a retro-soul sound called The Lovers Key, along with singer Maco Monthervil.Producer and Songwriter Behind The Postmarks Debuts 'The Lovers Key'
, broadwayworld.com, March 5, 2013. Retrieved July 6, 2014 J. Phillip Wilkins continues with his personal music projects Our Man In Pompano, Grand Theft Otto, and film scores. Jeff Wagner has been active in the Miami

Noise music Noise music is a genre of music that is characterised by the expressive use of noise. This type of music tends to challenge the distinction that is made in conventional musical practices between musical and non-musical sound. Noise music include ...

scene since 2011, appearing with The Dot Dot Dot Orchestra and performing solo as Colour With Sound. In 2024, The Postmarks began releasing new music, including a re-imagining of their 2007 Valentine's Day song "My Little Heart". For Halloween, they released the '60s-style dub track "Whispers In The Dark". In December, the band released the Winter track "The Glow Of The Snow" to address SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).

Musical style

The band's music has been described as indie pop or chamber pop.Lesemann, T. Ballard (2009)
The Postmarks are immersed in classic pop
, '' Charleston City Paper'', October 21, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2014 Paul Lester, writing in ''

'', described them as "a cutie version of Cowboy Junkies/Mazzy Star's narcotic alt.country, Slowdive minus the feedback or Stereolab without the electronic effects".

Discography

* ''Remixes EP'' (Unfiltered, 2006) * ''

The Postmarks The Postmarks are an indie pop band originally from Pompano Beach, Florida formed in 2004.Sendra, TimThe Postmarks Biography, AllMusic. Retrieved July 3, 2014 They released three albums and an EP between 2006 and 2009. History The band formed ...

'' (Unfiltered, 2007) * '' By the Numbers'' (Unfiltered, 2008) * '' Memoirs at the End of the World'' (Unfiltered, 2009)

References

External links

*
Unfiltered Records

The Lovers Key
{{DEFAULTSORT:Postmarks Musical groups established in 2004 Indie pop groups from Florida Musical groups from Pompano Beach, Florida 2004 establishments in Florida