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Mates of State have announced dates for a forthcoming summer tour which they have dubbed the ' Summer Crushes Tour '. The band are set to kick off the extensive jaunt on June 15 in Northampton, MA and will play dates in Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angles, and Dallas, among several others. The forthcoming tour will coincide with the release of ' Crushes (The Covers Mixtape) ', an album featuring covers of some of the band's favorite artists. Among the covers featured on the album are tracks by Nick Cave , [...]

Mates of State have revealed a few details about their forthcoming covers album, ' Crushes '. The album, which will feature covers of 10 various artists, is set for release this summer. The album features covers from artists including The Mars Volta , Death Cab For Cutie , and Belle & Sebastian . The forthcoming album is the duo's first full length release and was recorded and produced by Mates Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner themselves. As a treat the band are giving away [...]

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This evening's number is another from the husband and wife indie-rock/pop duo Mates of State . Get Better is the opening track, as well as the first single, from the band's 2008 release Re-Arrange Us . Since forming in 1997, the duo of Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner have produced 5 full-length albums, 2 EPs, and a pair of children. On a side-note, if there are any young ladies reading this who would like to form an indie-band, produce 5 full-length albums, 2 EPs, and a pair of children please let me know. [...]

Today's tune comes from the American indie-pop duo Mates of State . Composed of husband and wife Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, Mates of State has been active since 1997. The song Goods (All in Your Head) comes from the band's second EP All Day. With the release of their 2008 album Re-Arrange Us , Mates of State has 5 full-length albums to their credit. This is the story with the fantastic [...]

I've waited endlessly for it to happen; the sifting of the music genres through each respective time period, past the bands influenced by the 70s and 80s, kicking the door wide open for drop D tuning and other signature sounds of the 90s. Honestly, I have never really gotten a clearer glimpse of this in a music venue, as I did this night listening to Low vs. Diamond piece through their set, which anyone outside on the street could have easily mistaken for Our Lady Peace . Though poor sound qualitydue to an apathetic sound [...]

I've waited endlessly for it to happen; the sifting of the music genres through each respective time period, past the bands influenced by the 70s and 80s, kicking the door wide open for drop D tuning and other signature sounds of the 90s. Honestly, I have never really gotten a clearer glimpse of this in a music venue, as I did this night listening to Low vs. Diamond piece through their set, which anyone outside on the street could have easily mistaken for Our Lady Peace . Though poor sound qualitydue to an apathetic sound [...]

I've waited endlessly for it to happen; the sifting of the music genres through each respective time period, past the bands influenced by the 70s and 80s, kicking the door wide open for drop D tuning and other signature sounds of the 90s. Honestly, I have never really gotten a clearer glimpse of this in a music venue, as I did this night listening to Low vs. Diamond piece through their set, which anyone outside on the street could have easily mistaken for Our Lady Peace . Though poor sound qualitydue to an apathetic sound [...]