“Band to watch! … reminiscent of early (early) Radiohead and the Shins—you know, all that good ‘90s-sounding stuff.” – RCRD LBL
“…unpretentious, straight forward, hook laden rock.” – SPIN Magazine
“Despite hints of early '90s pop-punk, Morning State's sound is fresher and less urgent than its influences.” – Paste Magazine
“one of Atlanta's most promising young bands” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
With the release of its full-length debut only a few weeks away, Atlanta’s Morning State is adding more summer tour dates, including a Chicago date with White Rabbits, the Forecastle Festival in Louisville with Dr. Dog and others, the popular Athens, GA Athfest celebration with pals Dark Meat, and many more. The band will also be recording a studio session with Paste Magazine today, which will be available in the next month or so. The band will embark on some warm-up dates tomorrow, and will join XYZ Affair and JukeBox the Ghost for dates in the next couple weeks.
Morning State has released two songs from the upcoming You Know People I Know People so far—“Oh Yeah” and “Never So Strange”, both of which have gained big notice for the band. You can check those tracks out below. The album is set for release on May 6th, and countless outlets are getting excited (Pitchfork: The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Spring 2008). The entire album will be streaming for free during the week of release at AOL’s Full CD Listening Party.
Morning State will celebrate the release of You Know People I Know People, with two special release shows in Athens and Atlanta. The band’s Athens release show on May 6th is nearly sold out, and the May 15th Atlanta release show with Athens’ Casper and the Cookies is a free event.
Backstory:
Morning State signed to a label last fall and recorded You Know People I Know People. The band then headed to the CMJ Music Marathon for several performances, including a VIP late night party with Pitchfork wunderband Black Kids, and Peter and Bjorn (of PB & J, of course!). Shortly after returning home, the band learned that its label had collapsed and was seeking money for the master rights to the recordings. With this, the band quickly terminated its ties with the label and decided to re-record the album with close friend Asa Leffer (The Whigs, Dark Meat, The Pendletons) at DARC in Athens, GA. The album was re-recorded in about 11 days.
For interviews or more information, please reply HERE.
MP3s:
“Spectacular” (MP3)
“Oh Yeah” (http://indieoutlaw.com/mp3s/morningstate-ohyeah.mp3)
“Never So Strange” (MP3)
Morning State On Tour:
04/22 Atlanta, GA Paste Magazine In-Studio
04/23 Birmingham, AL The Nick
04/24 Athens, GA Farm 225
04/25 Chattanooga, TN JJ’s Bohemia
04/26 Atlanta, GA Star Bar
04/28 Charleston, SC Tin Roof
04/30 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
05/05 Atlanta, GA The Earl*
05/06 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge (CD Release Party)*
05/10 New York, NY Mercury Lounge*
05/15 Atlanta, GA Star Bar (Big Trouble In Little 5 / CD Release Party) w/ Casper and The Cookies
05/20 Chicago, IL Schuba’s (w. White Rabbits)
06/10 Nashville, TN The Basement
06/21 Athens, GA Athfest (w. Dark Meat, Dead Confederate, Elf Power, and more)
06/28 Atlanta, GA Cordog-o-Rama @ Lenny’s
0726 Louisville, KY Forecastle Festival (w. Dr. Dog, Snowden, more)
*w/ XYZ Affair and JukeBox the Ghost
Resources:
MySpace.com - Morning State - Atlanta - Rock - www.myspace.com/morningstate
Morning State: You Know People I Know People out May 3rd!!!
Indie Outlaw
“…unpretentious, straight forward, hook laden rock.” – SPIN Magazine
“Despite hints of early '90s pop-punk, Morning State's sound is fresher and less urgent than its influences.” – Paste Magazine
“one of Atlanta's most promising young bands” – Atlanta Journal Constitution
With the release of its full-length debut only a few weeks away, Atlanta’s Morning State is adding more summer tour dates, including a Chicago date with White Rabbits, the Forecastle Festival in Louisville with Dr. Dog and others, the popular Athens, GA Athfest celebration with pals Dark Meat, and many more. The band will also be recording a studio session with Paste Magazine today, which will be available in the next month or so. The band will embark on some warm-up dates tomorrow, and will join XYZ Affair and JukeBox the Ghost for dates in the next couple weeks.
Morning State has released two songs from the upcoming You Know People I Know People so far—“Oh Yeah” and “Never So Strange”, both of which have gained big notice for the band. You can check those tracks out below. The album is set for release on May 6th, and countless outlets are getting excited (Pitchfork: The Pitchfork Guide to Upcoming Releases: Spring 2008). The entire album will be streaming for free during the week of release at AOL’s Full CD Listening Party.
Morning State will celebrate the release of You Know People I Know People, with two special release shows in Athens and Atlanta. The band’s Athens release show on May 6th is nearly sold out, and the May 15th Atlanta release show with Athens’ Casper and the Cookies is a free event.
Backstory:
Morning State signed to a label last fall and recorded You Know People I Know People. The band then headed to the CMJ Music Marathon for several performances, including a VIP late night party with Pitchfork wunderband Black Kids, and Peter and Bjorn (of PB & J, of course!). Shortly after returning home, the band learned that its label had collapsed and was seeking money for the master rights to the recordings. With this, the band quickly terminated its ties with the label and decided to re-record the album with close friend Asa Leffer (The Whigs, Dark Meat, The Pendletons) at DARC in Athens, GA. The album was re-recorded in about 11 days.
For interviews or more information, please reply HERE.
MP3s:
“Spectacular” (MP3)
“Oh Yeah” (http://indieoutlaw.com/mp3s/morningstate-ohyeah.mp3)
“Never So Strange” (MP3)
Morning State On Tour:
04/22 Atlanta, GA Paste Magazine In-Studio
04/23 Birmingham, AL The Nick
04/24 Athens, GA Farm 225
04/25 Chattanooga, TN JJ’s Bohemia
04/26 Atlanta, GA Star Bar
04/28 Charleston, SC Tin Roof
04/30 Columbia, SC New Brookland Tavern
05/05 Atlanta, GA The Earl*
05/06 Athens, GA Caledonia Lounge (CD Release Party)*
05/10 New York, NY Mercury Lounge*
05/15 Atlanta, GA Star Bar (Big Trouble In Little 5 / CD Release Party) w/ Casper and The Cookies
05/20 Chicago, IL Schuba’s (w. White Rabbits)
06/10 Nashville, TN The Basement
06/21 Athens, GA Athfest (w. Dark Meat, Dead Confederate, Elf Power, and more)
06/28 Atlanta, GA Cordog-o-Rama @ Lenny’s
0726 Louisville, KY Forecastle Festival (w. Dr. Dog, Snowden, more)
*w/ XYZ Affair and JukeBox the Ghost
Resources:
MySpace.com - Morning State - Atlanta - Rock - www.myspace.com/morningstate
Morning State: You Know People I Know People out May 3rd!!!
Indie Outlaw
