Figurine - IMpossible

I've been wanting to post about these guys for a while now. They're no longer active, but they've released 2 full-lengths and a remix album. The group is comprised of 3 members: Meredith Figurine, David Figurine and James Figurine. Out of the three, James (aka Jimmy Tamborello) is probably the best known, as he is the guy behind the keyboards/laptop of the Postal Service, and is the genius behind DNTEL.

Figurine predates the Postal Service by about 5 years. They're decidedly geeky, making songs about robots and UFOs and internet love.  The music they make is bouncy synthpop with some videogame sound effects thrown in. They do have their more subdued moments, and the lyrics are whimsical and romantically bittersweet ("'Cause you're just way too good for me/That you even look my way is hard to believe/ I don't know what you see in me/ A disappointment's all I'll ever be"). They're great for singing along, alone in your car on the way home from a botched date....