Mates of State Unveil New Video, Get Set For Fifth Full-Length

Release Date: May 20th 2008

Connecticut-based indie popsters Mates of State are set to release their fifth full-length, re-arrange us, on May 20th via Barsuk Records. The follow-up to 2006’s Bring It Back, re-arrange finds the husband-and-wife duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammell moving beyond the traditional organ sound of past records, and adding organic pianos, synths, and a whole new world of instrumentation to the fold. The result is the band’s most impressive, varied set of songs to date. In advance of the record’s release, the Mates have unveiled the Steve Choo-directed video for the first single from the album, “Get Better.”

Quicktime: Mates of State : video
MOV: http://barsukmusic.blaireau.net/mate..._GetBetter.mov
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Mates of State will be hitting the road for numerous dates this summer. The tour will mark Mates' first extensive road trip since NPR's This American Life tour last February, where they provided musical interludes between Ira Glass, Dave Eggers, Dan Savage, Sarah Vowell and David Rakoff's readings to 3000+ crowds across the U.S.

05-16 New Haven, CT - Toad's Place
05-22 San Francisco, CA - Slim's
05-24 Bend, OR - Les Schwab Amphitheater
05-25 Sasquatch Festival - Washington Gorge Amphitheater
05-28 Los Angeles, CA - Henry Fonda Theater
06-06 Lawrence, KS - Wakarusa Music Festival
07-25 Pemberton, BC - Pemberton Festival
08-01 Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza Grant Park
08-08 Liberty State Park, NJ - All Points West Festival
09-26 Austin, TX - Austin City Limits Festival

re-arrange us Tracklist:

01. Get Better
02. Now
03. My Only Offer
04. The Re-Arranger
05. Jigsaw
06. Blue and Gold Print
07. Help Help
08. You Are Free
09. Great Dane
10. Lullaby Haze

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