Mates Of State

Somewhere

Aloha

Deerhoof

Radiation City

Polyvinyl Plays Polyvinyl

Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)

All Day

Team Boo

My Solo Project

These Days

Our Constant Concern

来自美国康涅狄格州的Mates Of State独立摇滚乐队由Kori Gardner（键盘/演唱/吉他） & Jason Hammel（鼓手/演唱/吉他）组成，成立于1997年，几个月后，他们搬到加利福尼亚州的旧金山。

2001年的某一天他们各自辞去教师和癌症研究的职位，全身心投入音乐创作，并与当年完婚，此后开始了全球巡演。两人因为音乐走到一起用爱共同谱写着音乐世界里的新生活，由妻子负责声音打鼓和演唱，丈夫进行词曲创作。吵杂却不刺耳，清亮却不清新是他们的特色。他们的足迹遍布美国，欧洲和日本……此后，继续着他们爱的旅程……

《Crushes》于2010-06-15正式发行，在该队主页有详细介绍。此专辑由他俩独自完成，是一张翻唱他人的作品集，出于个人怀旧也好，对原唱的挑战也好，听听不同的声音也是一件乐事。


Mates of State's 2004 EP All Day is a disappointment. Not because of the music — no, that is as sunny and brilliant as ever — but because the duo didn't deliver a full-length album instead. Once you get over the initial pain of that, you are left with fou

Mates of State are the husband-wife duo of Kori Gardner on keys of various types and Jason Hammel on drums and occasional keys as well. They both sing with innocent gusto, and their charming voices remind one of wonderful indie pop bands like Papas Fritas

Bursting with euphoric energy, My Solo Project is a tremendous debut full-length from San Francisco's Mates of State. With organ, drums, and belted-out boy-girl harmonies, the Mates of State crank out a giant, joyous pop sound that needs no overdubbing or

Mates of State's Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel opted to give up their day jobs in their native Lawrence, KS, for the rock & roll hills of California in order to make music their life. What an ambitious move. While spending most of 2001 on the road with th

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