Dntel - The Distance

Name: Dntel - The Distance
Uploaded: 2007-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Released in 2007, 'The Distance' sits within Dntel's fourth studio album Dumb Luck — Jimmy Tamborello's first release on Sub Pop and his return to the Dntel moniker after the massive commercial shadow cast by The Postal Service's Give Up (2003). The album was thematically preoccupied with human distance and connection, and 'The…

2007 · Mid-2000s Indietronica / Post-Postal Service Era (2007) · music video

2007Mid-2000s Indietronica / Post-Postal Service Era (2007)Mid-2000s Indietronica / Glitch-Folk Convergence — Sub Pop indie-electronic scene circa 2007

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Released in 2007, 'The Distance' sits within Dntel's fourth studio album Dumb Luck — Jimmy Tamborello's first release on Sub Pop and his return to the Dntel moniker after the massive commercial shadow cast by The Postal Service's Give Up (2003). The album was thematically preoccupied with human distance and connection, and 'The Distance' featured vocal contributions from indie-folk duo Arthur & Yu. The video's…

Why it matters

Dntel's 'The Distance' represents a key document of mid-2000s indietronica: the fusion of glitch-electronic production with indie folk-pop vocalism and low-budget, concept-driven video aesthetics. The song's guest vocal arrangement and the video's restrained, nocturnal visual language reflect the…

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