Mates of State are just one of those bands… they really can do no wrong. Standing in the venue last night waiting for them to go on, I realized that it has been three and a half years since I saw them live. That is about three years too long. Mates of State played one [...]
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Mates of State @ In The Venue – June 28 2010
June 29th, 2010 · No Comments · Mates of State
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New Mates of State Music Video
June 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Mates of State
Mates of State collaborated with ABC (???) to create a music video for “True Love Will Find You In The End”. The result is fantastic. Check it (and a making-of) out below. I can’t even believe how awesome these guys are. And next Monday I get to see them play live!
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Mates of State – Crushes Album Review!
June 7th, 2010 · No Comments · Mates of State
I have talked a little about the Mates of State cover album, which I have now had the privilege of listening to! Let me just say that that $5 for a super cool Mates of State cover album is a no-brainer. Just buy it already. It’s really neat of them to sell it for such [...]
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Upcoming Shows
May 11th, 2010 · No Comments · Freelance Whales, Fruit Bats, Mates of State, Modest Mouse, Seve Vs. Evan, She and Him
Drew Danburry – May 14 – Kilby Court Horse Feathers – May 15 – Kilby Court Seve Vs. Evan – May 29 – Velour Freelance Whales – June 2 – Kilby Court Fruit Bats – June 2 – Urban Lounge Imogen Heap – June 12 - Rail Event Center Mountain Goats – June 16 - Urban [...]
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New Mates of State Covers Album!
April 8th, 2010 · No Comments · Mates of State
Mates of State are wonderful. I truly love them so much. They are releasing a full album of covers, which judging by the sound of things is going to be quite awesome. The album artwork is above, and yes it is called Crushes. The tracklist is thus: 1. Laura (Girls) 2. Son et Lumiere (The [...]
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Mates of State Music Video – A Blast From The Past
February 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Mates of State
And now, for those of you who haven’t see this exquisite homemade video for Mates of State’s song “Goods”, check it out below. It’s a few years old, yet inspirationally awesome.
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Starbucks Compilation 2010? Or Something?
January 21st, 2010 · No Comments · Mates of State, The Shins
Last year I talked about the Sweetheart Starbucks compilation, which I enjoyed greatly despite the weirdness that the songs were sponsored by Starbucks. Anyway, it turns out that they have continued the tradition this year, with another compilation of “indie” artists covering (relatively) well-known love songs. You can check out the details HERE. I purchased [...]
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Mates of State Remix is Awesome!
April 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Mates of State
As I posted about a week ago, Mates of State released a remix EP with four versions of songs from their Rearrange Us album. I jumped onto Barsuk.com and ordered it immediately, and expected it to come in a few weeks. As a big surprise, it shipped the next day, and got to my house [...]
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Pre-order available for Mates of State Remix EP"!
April 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Mates of State
I received a good news email today, the Mates of State remix 12″ EP is up for pre-order! It releases April 14th, and includes four remix versions of songs from their last album, Rearrange Us! I have just recently discovered the joys of beautiful vinyl, and so I jumped on the Barsuk Website and ordered [...]
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