Husbandwife duo, mates of state, will be releasing their brand new album, rearrange us, on may 20 um, which i just realized is this upcoming tuesday. You were turning to anger shes staring at the back twin trees. Mates of state in concert the music of mates of state has always been playfully innocent and unabashedly upbeat. On rearrange us they move beyond these boundaries their traditional organ sound is a distant memory, replaced with organic piano and synth sounds with additional instrumentation not to mention a quantum leap in songcraft apparent on instantly indelible gems like now, jigsaw and get better. May 28, 2008 mates of state rearrange us, to excellent effect in the past eight years, kori gardner and jason hammel have made five albums, married and had two children. The album title is actually quite fitting since kori gardner and jason hammel have expanded their sound, adding piano, synths, and lush string arrangements to their music. The group is composed of the husbandandwife team kori gardner vocals, electone and hammond b3 electric organs, casio synthesizer, and rhodes electric piano, piano, and occasional guitar and jason hammel vocals, drum set. The bands fifth album, re arrange us, was released on may 20, 2008. The group is composed of the husbandandwife team kori gardner vocals, electone and hammond b3 electric organs, casio synthesizer, and rhodes electric piano, piano, and occasional guitar and jason hammel vocals, drum set, glockenspiel, other percussion, and. But on their latest cd, rearrange us, kori gardner and jason hammel show that they. Mates of state rearrange us help help lyrics, song lyrics, line by line lyrics, lyric download song, track, music, music albums. Sunny, sharply clever pop with no hint of a bubblegum aftertaste. Team boo 2003 bring it back 2006 re arrange us 2008 bring it back is the fourth album by american indie pop band mates of state.
The mates of state are a couple of married folks, but even if they hadnt met and tied the knot they would probably still be performing some sort of upbeat indie pop, albeit separately. And if you really want to shake it off, you gotta rearrange, rearrange us. Mates of state speakers bureau and booking agent info. The pair, who record as mates of state, stopped by the bryant park project studios to. Cd universe is your source for mates of states song rearranger mp3 download lyrics and much more. Check out rearrange us by mates of state on amazon music. You re going to make it is nothing but choice cuts. Mates of state rearranger lyrics rearrange us track list. Both members tend to sing with great intensity, often in the upper ranges of their voices, and they often simultaneously sing different, complementary melodies and lyrics. And if you really want to shake it off, you gotta re arrange, re arrange us. May 22, 2008 mates of state, sam phillips, jethro tull, more.
Lucky thing for us and them, kori gardner and jason hammel formed a band and fell in love in the midst of the 1990s lawrence, kansas music scene. Reworking the music of others actually appears to have inspired mates of state to get back to recording originals again. The bands fifth album, rearrange us, was released on may 20, 2008. Features song lyrics for mates of state s re arrange us album. Even when applied to the consistent styling of mates of state, their fifth album, rearrange us, is hardly an ambitious effort. Rearrange us is the fifth album by american indie pop band mates of state, on barsuk records, released on may 20, 2008. Jun 06, 2008 it has always been hard to listen to mates of state without a smile on your face, and the tightening sound of re arrange us makes it more difficult yet. Weve been talking about doing a covers record for a long time. Buy the mp3 versions from itunes, emusic, and other digital retailers this limitededition 12 vinyl features four reinterpretations of tracks from mates of states 2008 release, rearrange us, with contributions from noted remixologists dj sega, flosstradamus, the mae shi, and rac.
Husbandandwife duo releases album after album of sunnybutintrospective indiepop. Listen free to mates of state rearrange us get better, now and more. Mates of state crushes the covers mixtape info, girls. Sep 16, 2011 despite the disparity between the largely acoustic rearrange us and the pluggedin mountaintops, both records are undeniably mates of state. You gotta re arrange, re arrange, re arrange, re arrange, re arrange re arrange us. Team boo 2003 bring it back 2006 rearrange us 2008 bring it back is the fourth album by american indie pop band mates of state.
There are links between a couple say tom waits and. Hammel and gardner are not just one of indie rocks. Mates of state, the re arranger, re arrange us, barsuk, 2008 the knux, cappuccino, remind me in 3 days, interscope, 2008 the vivian girls, where do you run to, vivian girls, in the red, 2008. Mates of state songs are notable for their malefemale vocal harmony, shifting rhythms, and quirky song structure most tracks comprised distinct, almost disjointed movements. For their tour in support of the album, mates of state became a quartet by adding lewis and anton patzner of judgement day as multiinstrumentalists to complement the duos sound on select songs. Includes singleuse code to download the entire album as high quality mp3 files. In the meantime, enjoy this song from their last album, re. Mates of state rearrange us, to excellent effect in the past eight years, kori gardner and jason hammel have made five albums, married and had two children. Mates of statestateautocollapse shows the template collapsed to the title bar if there is a, a, or some other table on the page with the collapsible attribute. Music profile for mates of state, formed october 1997. Mates of state are an american indie rock duo, who have been active since 1997 when they formed in lawrence, kansas, united states.
Far from the runawayminecar frenzy that defined some of their early work, the husbandandwife duo of kori gardner and jason hammel opt. It became available for download in the media section of the bands official site. But overall, mountaintops finds the mates taking the more nuanced emotional tenor of rearrange us and splaying it across the muralsized pop canvases weve come to expect from them. On the bands website, they explained the reason for doing a covers album. Re arrange us its a strange thing nowadays to see a husband and wife musical duo. Kicking back all that fury there to the part of your head where it can live and seethe. The organ wasnt incorporated at all on their fifth album, rearrange us. Forget everything you think you know about rock stars.
But on their latest cd, rearrange us, kori gardner and jason. It was a brave move to alter their sound on the heels of their most successful album, but. Feb 09, 2012 complete list of mates of state music featured in tv shows and movies. With music streaming on deezer you can discover more than 56 million tracks, create your own playlists, and share your favourite tracks with your friends. You gotta rearrange, rearrange, rearrange, rearrange, rearrange rearrange us. Though conceived as a duo, mates of state have never failed to generate a trademark wall of sound built on. Mates of states rearrage rearrange us consequence of sound. The mates recapture a bit of brio of the rearranger and help help, but the rest of rearrange us is only useful for putting the kids to sleep. Mates of state are an american indie pop duo, active since 1997. Mates of state the rearranger chords ultimateguitar.
Shop for vinyl, cds and more from mates of state at the discogs marketplace. May 28, 2008 in the past eight years, kori gardner and jason hammel have made five albums, married and had two children. Crushes the covers mixtape is the sixth fulllength release by husbandwife duo mates of state. Bring it back is mates of state at their complex yet lighthearted best. If you re a fan of the fan before this album, youll love it if. Re arrange us is the fifth album by american indie pop band mates of state, on barsuk records, released on may 20, 2008. Pop mates of state rearrange us 2008, vinyl discogs. One of my favorites is the husbandwife team that goes by the name mates of state. Its even stranger to see one that has consistently avoided the cliches and pitfalls that seem to shadow the small, but neverdying classification. Official mates of state re arranger lyrics at cd universe. Check out re arrange us by mates of state on amazon music. All songs considered on this weeks show, hear music from rupa and the april fishes, new orleans pianist henry butler, and rachel taylor brown. Kicking back all the theory there to the part of your head where you live and sleep.
Jan 01, 2008 listen free to mates of state rearrange us get better, now and more. The mates of state official store features the latest mates of state merchandise including music, video, clothing, posters, and assorted merchandise, discounts, and mailing list. The album title is actually quite fitting since kori gardner and jason hammel have expanded their sound, adding piano, synths, and lush string. Stream rearrange us by mates of state and tens of millions of other songs on all your devices with amazon music unlimited. Click on a song to view its lyrics 1 get better lyrics. Giving a record a title like rearrange us might imply some kind of shift in sound or approach but on mates of state album of that title, there is nothing of the sort taking place. After their contract was up with polyvinyl ending with the 2004 ep all day, mates of state decided to head over to barsuk, the label that released bring it back in 2006 and re arrange us in 2008. Mates of states free download of new song husbandwife duo, mates of state, will be releasing their brand new album, rearrange us, on may 20 um, which i just realized is this upcoming tuesday. Mates jason hammel and kori gardners crushes, their first album since 2008s rearrange us, includes covers of 10 fairly diverse artists. In the past eight years, kori gardner and jason hammel have made five albums, married and had two children. April 4, 2009 the music of mates of state has always been playfully innocent and unabashedly upbeat. It was released digitally via itunes as well as from the bands website on june 15, 2010. Husbandwife duo, mates of state, will be releasing their brand new album, re arrange us, on may 20 um, which i just realized is this upcoming tuesday.
Mates of state have a pictureperfect, suburban connecticut life, and its cool. Mates of state is a duo consisting of kori gardner and jason hammel, who are also husband and wife. Comes with singleuse code for downloading free mp3s of the entire album. On rearrange us they move beyond these boundaries their traditional organ sound is a distant.
Like many bands, they are due to have a new album coming out this year and i am looking forward to hearing it. Find mates of state discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Mates of state rearrange us help help lyrics, download. Abandoning the organfueled tracks for a more pianosynth edge, rearrange us features a growth in sound as evidenced by the emphasis on both kori and jason as individual artists. Red colonial houses lining all the snow white streets working out all our problems there in the back of the house where the ghosts all sleep i know. My solo project is the debut album by mates of state. Buy the mp3 versions from itunes, emusic, and other digital retailers this limitededition 12 vinyl features four reinterpretations of tracks from mates of state s 2008 release, re arrange us, with contributions from noted remixologists dj sega, flosstradamus, the mae shi, and rac. Mates of state biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Reviewed in the united states on july 17, 2010 format. Mates of state rearrange us lyrics and tracklist genius. In fact, the album continues along the path the band has plotted out over their last couple releases with more piano and less organ, a glossy, slick feel thats radio ready and superhooky tunes that are both sing. With two newlyminted babies in two years, gardner and hammel must feel a rite of passage into parenthood is due, as rearrange us.
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