Postcards (band)

Postcards
Postcards
	Postcards at the OBSF in Beirut, (2022).
Background information
Origin	Beirut, Lebanon
Genres	Indie folk; folk rock; dream pop;
Years active	2013–present
Members	Julia Sabra ; Pascal Semerdjian ; Marwan Tohme
Past members	Rany Bechara
Website	www.postcardsmusic.com

Postcards is a Lebanese dream pop/indie rock band formed in early 2013. They have released three EPs, Lakehouse (2013), What Lies So Still (2015), and Here Before (2017). Their first full-length record, I'll be here in the morning, was released on 26 January 2018, via Ruptured Records and T3 Records.^[1]

History

Postcards was formed in the summer of 2012 in Lebanon when cousins Marwan Tohme and Pascal Semerdjian met Julia Sabra through mutual friends while on a camping trip.^[2] They were joined by Rany on the bass a few months later.^[3] The band started off by playing the pub circuit across Beirut, performing a varied repertoire of both English and American folk-rock music, gradually building a loyal fan base while writing the songs that would become their first EP Lakehouse released in the fall of 2013, which was described by one reviewer as "down-to-earth, gentle, yet packed with energy".^[4]

The band started working on their second EP in late 2014 in Beirut with producer Fadi Tabbal from Tunefork Studios,^[5] and ‘What Lies So Still’ was released in early summer 2015 to excellent reviews. On this EP, there is a clear departure from the basic 'rootsy' foundation of their earlier songs, and the band investigates new territory, both structurally and sonically. In the words of Adam Grundey from Triplew.me,^[6] the 6 songs are "more complex, less conventional, and all the richer for it (...) The sound of a self-confident group of artists pushing themselves to articulate, musically and lyrically, what they’re feeling, What Lies So Still is a gorgeous set of songs that feel utterly genuine and built-to-last.”^{[citation needed]}

Here Before EP was released in the spring of 2017 in limited quantities around Germany, Austria and Switzerland, via T3 Records (Berlin).^{[citation needed]}

Postcards released their first full-length album I'll be here in the morning on January 26, 2018, via Ruptured (LB), T3 Records (GAS), and Cargo Records (UK) teaming up once again with producer Fadi Tabbal.^[7] The constant oscillation between the opposite states of mind that the band deals with in their country runs deep within the album; the lyrics reveal a young woman caught between hope and disillusionment and the music complements those contradicting feelings with instrumentation that nods to dream pop, noise rock, shoegaze and jangle pop.^[8]

Postcards have played shows all across Lebanon, toured Jordan, Dubai, the UK, France, Portugal, Italy and recently in Berlin - Germany. They also opened for Beirut and Angus and Julia Stone, and performed at festivals in Lebanon and abroad (Wilderness Festival.,^[9] Byblos International Festival, Wickerpark Festival).^{[citation needed]}

Discography

Albums

I'll be here in the morning - 2018
The Good Soldier - 2020
After the Fire, Before the End - 2021

EPs

Lakehouse - 2013
What Lies So Still - 2015
Here Before - 2017

Singles

2013: "Oh The Places We Will Go"
2014: "Where the Wild Ones"
2015: "Walls"
2017: "Bright Lights"
2019: "Fossilized"

References

^ I'll Be Here in the Morning by Postcards, 2018-01-26, retrieved 2018-05-03
^ NOW Lebanon | 10 Questions for Postcards https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/10questions/10-questions-for-postcards
^ Mondanite Magazine | THE POSTCARDS: “Lebanon’s rising stars” http://mymondanite.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/the-postcards-lebanons-rising-stars-3/
^ Beirut.com | Album Review: Postcards' Lakehouse | http://www.beirut.com/l/28692
^ "Projects". Fadi Tabbal. Retrieved 2016-05-17.
^ Grundey, Adam (2015-06-22). "Postcards: 'What Lies So Still' EP". www.triplew.me. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
^ "About". Postcards. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
^ "Album Review: Postcards - I'll Be Here In The Morning - Project Revolver". Project Revolver. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
^ Wilderness Festival 2014 Lineup | "Postcards | Wilderness Festival - August 7-10 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-10-20.

[1] I'll Be Here in the Morning by Postcards, 2018-01-26, retrieved 2018-05-03

[2] NOW Lebanon | 10 Questions for Postcards https://now.mmedia.me/lb/en/10questions/10-questions-for-postcards

[3] Mondanite Magazine | THE POSTCARDS: “Lebanon’s rising stars” http://mymondanite.wordpress.com/2013/11/07/the-postcards-lebanons-rising-stars-3/

[4] Beirut.com | Album Review: Postcards' Lakehouse | http://www.beirut.com/l/28692

[5] "Projects". Fadi Tabbal. Retrieved 2016-05-17.

[6] Grundey, Adam (2015-06-22). "Postcards: 'What Lies So Still' EP". www.triplew.me. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

[7] "About". Postcards. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[8] "Album Review: Postcards - I'll Be Here In The Morning - Project Revolver". Project Revolver. 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

[9] Wilderness Festival 2014 Lineup | "Postcards | Wilderness Festival - August 7-10 2014". Archived from the original on 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2014-10-20.

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