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Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997. [1] The group is the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner (born June 16, 1974) (vocals, organ, synthesizer , piano , electric piano , and occasional guitar and drums) and Jason Hammel (born February 1, 1976) (vocals, drums, percussion, and occasional synthesizer).
Crushes (The Covers Mixtape) is the sixth full-length release by husband/wife duo Mates of State. It was released digitally via iTunes as well as from the band's website on June 15, 2010. On the band's website, they explained the reason for doing a covers album. "We've been talking about doing a covers record for a long time.
Mackenzie Wilson of AllMusic called it a "stunning follow-up to 2000's My Solo Project," praising the duo's mixture of "sugary pop hooks" and "deep lyrical conversations" through "young but charming" harmonies, concluding "[T]heir relationship is their musical storybook and Our Constant Concern playfully suggests that love can really be beautiful."
Bring It Back received positive reviews from music critics.Tim Sendra of AllMusic gave high praise to the duo's evolving musicianship for having additional instruments into their established blueprints and crafting tracks that are both catchy and contain deep intricacies, concluding that "Mates of State started off their career as a kind of curiosity (no guitars!) but have grown into the kind ...
Re-Arrange Us is the fifth studio album by American indie pop duo Mates of State. It was released on May 20, 2008 via Barsuk Records , making it the band's second album for the label. Production was handled by Peter Katis and the duo themselves.
Mountaintops is the seventh album by American indie pop band Mates of State. It was released through Barsuk on September 13, 2011. [ 1 ] The song "Palomino" was featured in a 15-second Ice Breakers commercial where a man and a woman share a cab in a rainy night.
Mates of State chronology; My Solo Project (2000) Our Constant Concern (2002) My Solo Project is the debut album by the American musical duo Mates of State, released ...
Team Boo garnered positive reviews from music critics.Tim Sendra of AllMusic praised the album's upbeat production and the vocal work of Gardner and Hammel giving life and exuberance to even slower tracks like "Parachutes (Funeral Song)" and "An Experiment", saying that "Team Boo is a record that will make even the staunchest nonbelievers believe in the power of simply played, honest, and ...