The Postal Service Auditions Band Members For HeadCount’s ‘Make Your Vote Count’ Campaign
By Nate Todd Oct 7, 2020 • 9:51 am PDT
The Postal Service — Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard, Jenny Lewis and Jimmy Tamborello — held Zoom “auditions” for new band members to raise awareness for HeadCount’s Make Your Vote Count campaign. The hilarious, star-studded video sees appearances from Guns N’ Roses’ Slash and Duff McKagan, “Weird Al” Yankovic and more.
The video also sees cameos from Anne Hathaway, Kenny G, Rick Springfield, Huey Lewis, Frank Schøttendt (aka Tim Robinson), Bret McKenzie (of Flight of the Conchords), IRL Rosie, Vanessa Bayer, Susanna Hoffs, Patton Oswalt, Aparna Nancherla, Caroline Polachek, Michelle Zauner (of Japanese Breakfast), Tunde Adebimpe (of TV On The Radio), )Ishmael Butler (of Shabazz Palaces), Denny Rock (aka Jon Wurster), Big Freedia, J Mascis, Preservation Hall Jazz Band’s Ben Jaffe, Walter Harris, and Ronnell Johnson, Kim Thayil and Joe Wong. Additionaly, the humorous public service announcement stars “Dave” (actor Jon Daly) as a faux employee of Sub Pop.
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Tom Scharpling — who helmed 2013’s The Postal Service Audions, from which the 2020 video draws its inspiration — wrote and directed the video. Watch it below:
