Mates of State's brand new video for True Love Will Find You In The End is up at abcnews.com/amplified, as well as an exclusive segment documenting the making of the clip. The video, which is also viewable on the band's website, was a concept hatched over beers by Jason and ABC reporter Dan Harris and was ultimately realized as a unique collaboration between Mates of State and ABC.

Mates of State will be releasing a new album, called crushes (the covers mixtape) in two weeks. Recorded and produced by the band, and mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Swell Season, Interpol, etc.), the album will be available digitally on June 15 from the band's website as well as at all fine digital retailers. A brand new video for Nick Cave's "Love Letter" is up now on the band's site. Mates of State will also be going on a 27-date US summer tour, which will feature Free Energy, comedian Todd Barry on select dates, comedian Nick Thune on select dates, and special variety and sideshow acts to boot. Tickets are available here.

Mates of State have just announced the details about their forthcoming covers album, called crushes (the covers mixtape), which will be released sometime this summer. It's their first full-length recorded and produced by the band themselves, and was mixed by longtime collaborator Peter Katis (The National, Swell Season, Interpol, et al). You can download the first track from the album, laura, on the Mates' website.

Previously available only on limited-edition vinyl, the Mates of State EP, re-arranged: remixes volume 1, which features four songs from their most recent album, re-arrange us, remixed by noted remixologists, is now available in digital format, with one bonus track!

Starting tomorrow, Mates of State and Black Kids kick off a US trek that runs the length of April. In celebration of the double-barreled coast-to-coast barnburner, DJA of Mad Decent has created a Black Kids vs. Mates of State mash-up, premiered by the folks at RCRD LBL Monday. Mates’ re-arrange us and the Kids’ look at me act as source material for the bass-heavy mixture.

And if news of Mates mixes piques some interest, you'll be overjoyed to learn that this is not the only reworking you'll get to hear in April. Indeed, The Mates will be releasing re-arranged: remixes volume 1 on April 14th. This limited-edition 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. Packaged in a classic DJ white sleeve, this 12" EP is limited to 1000 copies worldwide and will be available exclusively on vinyl several weeks before hitting digital retailers.

Barsuk staff and many of our bands will down in Austin later this month for the annual SXSW music festival, playing parties, doing DJ sets, and having a good ol' Texas time. Our official showcase with Merge Records, March 21 at the Parish, will feature Ra Ra Riot, Say Hi, and The Wooden Birds, as well as Merge bands Telekinesis, Lou Barlow with Imaad Wasif, and The Rosebuds, and special guest DJ Jason Hammel from Mates of State spinning records between sets. Due to tour routing logistics, Viva Voce will have to hit the road before our showcase Saturday night, but they'll be down in Austin earlier in the week playing a few parties in their new four-piece lineup.

This coming Sunday night, the ABC World News show will air a short piece about Mates of State, focusing on their life on the road with children. Check your local listings for the air time of this show, but it's generally on at 6 or 6:30pm. There will also be a longer piece about the band airing on Good Morning America Sunday at some point in the future.

UPDATE: Video from this news piece can be viewed online here (or read about the feature here).