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After much talk and a lot of time for Ben Gibbard to do things with his other, totally unheard-of band, it's about time for new music from the Postal Service, right? Hell yes.

So when we got an email from reader Dustin Hall pointing to an article in the latest issue of Spin that hinted at a new offering from Gibbard and Jimmy Tamborello, we got really excited. The article, "Days of the Leak", by Douglas Wolk (who also contributes to Pitchfork, and is an all-around awesome dude) refers to "the new Postal Service record, due Christmas Day." Woo! What a perfect present!

Unfortunately, there will be no such thing. According to Sub Pop, "we are nowhere near a new Postal Service record," and the Spin reference was the result of a misunderstanding. Damn.

However, we highly recommend reading the article anyway, Postal Service or no Postal Service. It's an excellent examination of the whole leaking phenomenon.