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 Jason and Kori did an interview and performance on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic this morning, July 21st, playing songs from their latest album, re-arrange us, as well as from previous albums. You can listen to the entire show in the KCRW archives.
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Mates of State recently did an in-studio session with Austin's KUT radio station — watch the performance and interview at the NPR website. |
The vinyl versions of the most recent Nada Surf and Mates of State albums are out now in stores, and available here in the Barsuk shop. Each comes with a single-use code to download the entire album as high-quality MP3 files. Check out our other vinyl offerings here — we'll have even more in the coming months, including the Lackthereof and Ra Ra Riot releases, as well as Death Cab's narrow stairs. |
The new video for the song my only offer will debut this weekend — first, online at the MTV2 Subterranean blog (UP NOW!), and then on TV Sunday night on MTV2's Subterranean. Check your local listings for station and time. |
Jason and Kori recently stopped by NPR's Bryant Park Project studios to play some songs from their new record — listen to the session here. |
The winning family of mates for Mates of State's "Most Mates" game has been chosen — check out the winners here (or look at the top five winning entries here). |
Mates of State's fifth full-length album, re-arrange us, is out May 20th (but you can order it now in the shop, or download the free MP3 of my only offer). Kori and Jason will commemorate the release by making their network television debut that same night on Late Night with Conan O'Brien — check your local TV listings for details.
Mates of State have also just launched the "Most Mates" online game. The rules are easy: create your own version of the already customizable re-arrange us artwork with as many "Mates" as possible. The winning entry with the "Most Mates" will have his or her version featured on MatesofState.com, Mates of State's myspace page and here at Barsuk.
Tickets for Mates of State's June headline tour are on sale now. Headlights will be supporting for the entire tour with Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears also appearing on the Texas dates. |
Last year, Mates of State provided music for the This American Life 2007 live tour (with Sarah Vowell, David Rakoff, Dan Savage and others). You can hear parts of this tour now (including Mates' musical interludes) on the This American Life website. |
New video from Mates of State for the song get better (off their upcoming May 20th release, re-arrange us) is being featured at Paste Magazine as their video of the day. |
Barsuk loves vinyl, and to prove it we'll be releasing a bunch of records on vinyl later this spring and summer, including:
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The upcoming record from Mates of State, re-arrange us will be available May 20, but you can get a preview of the tracks now by watching the new video, for the song get better — you can read what Pitchfork has to say, or just watch the video on YouTube and leave your own comments. |
On Saturday, April 19, independent music stores across the country will be taking part in the first annual Record Store Day, celebrating those wonderful and unique places where music fans can find satisfaction. Several of Barsuk's artists will be taking part in this event — be sure to check out your local record store to find out what events they have planned.
Here's where you can find our bands:
- Aqueduct performance at Sonic Boom (Ballard) in Seattle, WA at 4pm
- Mates of State performance at Newbury Comics (on Newbury Street) in Boston, MA at noon
- Menomena foosball tournament at Jackpot Records (SW 9th) in Portland, OR from 1pm to 3pm — anyone who beats the band members at foosball will have their name put into a hat; at the end of the tournament, one lucky winner will win a special gift. The band will also be DJ'ing during the event.
- Nada Surf performance at Vintage Vinyl in Fords, NJ 2:30pm
- John Roderick (The Long Winters) DJ set at Sonic Boom (Capitol Hill) in Seattle, WA at 3pm
- Jesse Sykes performance at Easy Street (Queen Anne) in Seattle, WA at 5pm
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Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, the he and she music factory known as Mates of State, have confirmed the May 2008 release and tracklisting for their fifth full length album, re-arrange us. They've also confirmed their appearance at the Sasquatch Festival on Sunday, May 25, followed by a May 28 date at Los Angeles' Henry Fonda Theater, and a full headlining tour and numerous other festival dates to be announced shortly. 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.
Look for more news about the upcoming release — including sample MP3s — in the coming weeks. |
The nominees for the 2nd annual Libby award (honoring those who have made a difference in the lives of animals) have been announced, and Mates of State's anti-fur ad have secured their place in the "Best New Fur Foe" category. Learn all about the awards (and vote!) here. |
Babble, a magazine and website devoted to the "new urban parent", is hosting a blog written by Kori and Jason. It's quite an amusing read, with some funny anecdotes about their baby girl — you can read the posts here (and be sure to scroll down to see links to other entries). |
Mates of State will be performing at the opening night of the Bicycle Film Festival in New York City on May 16th. The show starts at 7pm, and is free! More info about the festival can be found here. |
 Mates of State were recently part of the This American Life tour (with Ira Glass, Dan Savage, Sarah Vowell and others), and this week you can get a podcast of one of the performances for free! Check it out over on the TAL website — it's available from iTunes as well.
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The Shortlist Organization announced its Long List of nominees for the sixth annual Shortlist Music Prize, a peer-selected award recognizing the best albums of 2006, and Mates of State made the list. Congratulations Kori and Jason!
Ten finalists will be announced in April, and the winner will be chosen later in the spring. |
Jason and Kori recently did an interview and anti-fur ad for Peta2 — check it out on the Peta2 website, and sign up to win a free iPod! |
Read about how Mates of State met, what it's like touring with a two-year-old, and what's in store for the next record in the Daytrotter interview, where you can also listen to some exclusive recordings (including some adorably cute participation by their young daughter). |
The Mates of State performance at the UGO.com studio is up for the Best of 2006 award — but they need your vote! Go check it out here, and cast your vote for the Mates! |
Mates of State video Fraud In The '80s and John Vanderslice's Exodus Damage are up for MTV awards for Best Videos of 2006 — but they need your vote! Visit the MTV Subterranean site to cast your ballots. |
Watch the newest Mates of State video, for the song like u crazy, with comments and behind-the-scenes footage from director Robert Schober — available now on MVWire.com. |
The new Mates of State video, like u crazy, will air on the MTV2 show Subterranean this coming Sunday, October 22 — check your local listings for specifics. |
Mates of State are featured in this week's Hot Seat on MTVU.com, where you can read an interview with Kori, and watch their latest video. |
The new video for the Mates of State song like u crazy premiered on the MTVU website over the weekend. You can also watch it here on the Mates' e-card. |
If you're an Apple user, or are just interested in how the fraud in the '80s video was created, check out the big feature on the Apple.com website. |
Mates of State recently did a performance of the song beautiful dreamer (from bring it back) for UGO (UnderGroundOnline) — it's currently the featured studio session, and gives you a glimpse of the musical chemistry between Jason and Kori. |
Indie Interviews is a cool new website doing interviews of indie artists, and then podcasting them. They've recently done podcasts for both Mates of State and The Long Winters — have a listen! |
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