June 30, 2008
Room 13

(Rated 11 out of 13)

The Postmarks seem to have a love of past times; even their name is a reminder of life before email took over as our favourite way to communicate. “Goodbye”, their new single, is one that is infused with this old school charm. There is a rose tinted 60s sound running throughout its gentle pop tones; husky but cute female vocals from front woman Tim Yehezkely (no that’s not a typo), brass, staccato guitars, bass that’s so low and resonant it sounds like a double. The tune has a cinematic vastness to it: the sound of a Parisian romp in the summer time as seen in a 60s spy thriller; slightly mysterious, poppy with a sweetly catchy tune, light and airy but also full of longing. This tune is addictive after just one listen, one of those haunting songs that drives you nuts unless you put it on and listen to it over and over again.