Led by lyricist, lead singer and guitarist Julia Sabra, Postcards is a dream pop/shoegaze band hailing from Beirut, Lebanon. Working together with Pascal Semerdjian and Marwan Tohme for more than a decade, the trio is today the longest lasting alternative musical group in Lebanon since its formation in 2012. 

With four concept albums and three EPs under their belt, the trio has produced a diverse catalog ranging from their signature dream pop and shoegaze to post-punk and noise.  They are currently working on their fifth album, to be released early 2025.  

Postcards has worked through periods of social strife and political violence in Lebanon, which Julia Sabra, the lyricist of the band, has approached through themes of alienation, melancholy, and resistance. Working closely with their longtime collaborator Lebanese sound engineer, musician and producer Fadi Tabbal, they managed to reflect life in Beirut for their post-war generation, through textured soundscapes and raw intensity in their music, helmed by Sabra’s poignant words and graceful voice.

Postcards are firmly rooted in their native Lebanon, as all three members of the band are active in Beirut’s vibrant music scene, and were active members of various local projects throughout the years, most recently post-folk outfit Sanam and ambient/industrial duo Snakeskin.

Postcards are:
Julia Sabra: Lead Vocals, Guitar, Synths
Pascal Semerdjian:  Drums, Sampler, Backing Vocals
Marwan Tohme: Guitar, Bass and Backing Vocals

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“despite the destruction the city constantly faces, Postcard's music is a fierce act of creative songwriting that resonates with listeners in Beirut and globally" - Scene noise, eg

“Aside from the haunting energy of the charming lead vocalist’s angelic voice, the instrumental parts are impressively creative, expressive and varied with a magnetic pull” - Rough Trade, UK

“a solid set of shoegazerish dream-pop, combining fuzzy, occasionally squalling guitars with ethereal vocals and dreamy melodies” - KEXP.org, US

“The deep scars of their collective trauma slither through the album like a glacial wind, punctuated by the uncompromising resilience of survivors determined to keep going. Postcards turn in yet another powerful and defiant release” - Arab News, UAE

"Postcards is one of Lebanon’s most productive bands” - L’Orient Today, LB

“‘After The Fire, Before The End’ is powerful in its evocation of losing power.
It is Dream-is-over Pop” - T Bones, US

“Postcards don't aim to bother the world with banal pop songs, but rather to process the circumstances they have to cope with musically in a therapeutic way” - West Zeit, DE

"‘After The Fire, Before The End’ is the gentleness that the world lacks” - Radio Fabrik, AT