{"id":14588,"date":"2013-01-11T08:35:45","date_gmt":"2013-01-11T16:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=14588"},"modified":"2013-01-11T08:43:00","modified_gmt":"2013-01-11T16:43:00","slug":"watch-ben-gibbard-aimee-mann-jon-wurster-and-ted-leo-on-the-colbert-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-01\/watch-ben-gibbard-aimee-mann-jon-wurster-and-ted-leo-on-the-colbert-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch Ben Gibbard, Aimee Mann, Jon Wurster and Ted Leo on The Colbert Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

We were bombarded yesterday by communiques from a few favored fans of The Postal Service<\/strong> letting us know the rumors that the band will reunite to play this year’s Coachella Festival<\/strong>.\u00a0 We’ll see about that.\u00a0 Coincidentally, The Postal Service’s<\/strong> Ben Gibbard<\/strong> appeared on The Colbert Report<\/strong> in support of his solo album, Former Lives<\/strong>.\u00a0\u00a0 Gibbard’s been making the rounds, having last been seen on Conan<\/strong><\/a> before Christmas backed by a mariachi band.\u00a0 On The Colbert Report last night Gibbard showed up with a cast of his gifted (Twitter) friends:\u00a0 Aimee Mann<\/strong>, drummer Jon Wurster<\/strong>, Ted Leo<\/strong> and Jamie Edwards<\/strong>.\u00a0 The ensemble first played Gibbard\u2019s single Bigger Than Love<\/strong><\/em> followed by Gibbard stepping out solo for I\u2019m Building a Fire<\/strong><\/em> that is exclusively viewable on the interweb.\u00a0 Check out both songs below, followed by Colbert’s interview with the singer.<\/p>\n

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