Figurine

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Before the world fell in love with The Postal Service, or even Dntel, Jimmy Tamborello aka James Figurine was already making our hearts melt with Figurine. Albums include Transportation + Communication = Love (1999) and The Heartfelt (2001) also a remix album Reconfigurine (2002). The genius of Figurine is brought to you by James Figurine, David Figurine, and Meredith Figurine. Simply known by these alter egos the three high school friends created music based mostly on the theme of long distance love, with an inventive electro-pop sound. David and James enjoy a certain amount of experimentation in their compositions while James and Meredith are on vocals playing out a verse by verse call and response relationship, kind of like an albums worth of

Don’t You Want Me which is later given homage to by The Postal Service with “Nothing Better”. Figurine’s interesting hybrid of forward-thinking techno and retro discotheque dance floor movers is what keeps the fans coming back for more.

Around the release of James’ solo album Life Is Full of Possibilities* and his pop sensation Give Up with Death Cab for Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, Figurine virtually fell off the map. Fans assume they broke up, but they’ve never said a thing. Even their website has disappeared as did David and Meredith Figurine.

The Heartfelt
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Moshi Moshi (Pop International Style)
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Top Tracks

1	IMpossible full track	396
2	So Futuristic full track	171
3	heartfelt full track	150
4	stranger full track	138
5	rewind full track	133
6	way too good full track	128
7	international space station ii full track	113
8	New Mate	95
9	Let's Make Our Love Song full track	94
10	instrumental full track	93
11	My Suitor full track	81
12	time (his mix)	71
13	our game (is over)	65
14	Bonus full track	59
15	pswd:natur full track	50

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GypsyRhapsody wrote:
Saturday morning

Way too Good

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Samaria7 wrote:
Wednesday evening

Love it!

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kkakal wrote:
Wednesday morning

This is cool stuff, I love it

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ProtoCraken wrote:
last month

eesh...IMpossible. :( :( :( :(

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elephant6 wrote:
last month

whoever tagged them as indietronica deserves a bullet in their head.

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ruulw wrote:
last month

nice, didn't hear 'bout figurine until yesterday

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keptblue wrote:
last month

nicely done. you will like this http://www.extlabs.com/yourinfamousharp/

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Mannaio wrote:
last month

..This sound makes me sick...good work Figurine!

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Rubentvc wrote:
August 2008

IMpossible <3

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kenjiots wrote:
August 2008

very nice. i love the free mp3s

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milkinjay wrote:
June 2008

great band

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dexrednet wrote:
June 2008

Great sound!

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[deleted-user] wrote:
May 2008

stranger <3
GibsonVforme wrote:
April 2008

lol, wtf is a vid of soilwork doing between their vids...Soilwork is swedish melodic death metal...

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lonely_mushroom wrote:
April 2008

jimmy tamborello is a genius =)

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ferillage wrote:
March 2008

lovely

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amnesico wrote:
February 2008

i never buy music online... i recently bought the new figurine song, 'the last song' cover. i'd buy a whole new album of figurine!

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Myles_Dunhill wrote:
November 2007

please please please get together and release another album. i love figurine! please.....

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swingbeatle wrote:
November 2007

쟈켓도 너무 이쁘고. 음악도 감각적인것이. 말랑말랑 좋아라 ♡

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YasmineHawke wrote:
September 2007

i like new mate.

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