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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 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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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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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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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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