As of 2015, the duo has released four eps and seven fulllength, studio albums. But a funny thing happened somewhere between 2003s rollicking team boo and the amgold glimmer of 2006s bring it back. Mates of state biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Behind the knobs were jim eno of spoon and john croslin who. Listen free to mates of state team boo ha ha, whiners bio and more.
Team boo, an album by mates of state on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Mates of state are an american indie rock duo, who have been active since 1997 when they formed in lawrence, kansas, united states. My solo project had plenty of odd tempo changes, obscure lyrics, and weird beats, accompanied by decisively popsounding vocals. Team boo by mates of state on amazon music unlimited. On their third release, team boo, jason hammel and kori gardner produce just about as much exuberance as one moderately happy human being can stand. For their third album, mates of state discovered the perfect studio environment to capture their unique blend of vintage yamaha organ, drums, offkilter harmonies, and the unique dynaism that holds it all together. The bands sounds havent changed drastically from their previous albums.
They met at college, then started going out, then formed a. Unfortunately, on occasion mates spout trite lyrics like it all begins with a smile and make various noises usually reserved for mockpop. So team boo turns out to be a surprisingly respectable junioryear effort one that puts mates of state in the small minority of indiepop bands that dont fall under the onealbumandout rule. Listen to songs by mates of state on myspace, stream free online music by mates of state mates of state.
Team boo is a record that will make even the staunchest nonbelievers believe in the power of simply played, honest, and energetic pop music again. Mates of state s third disc and second on polyvinyl, team boo, is their strongest yet. Well, despite the title the third cd tastes much closer to the undergroundpop feel of the first. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. This is the third album from the husbandwife duo of kori gardner keyboards and jason hammel drums. Mates of state are an american indie pop duo, active since 1997. Cd universe is your source for mates of state s song parachutes mp3 download lyrics and much more. The songs contain more surprises in tempo and style than ever before, kori and jasons vocals are as sweet as can be, and the words are more poignant than anything else the duos written.
Check out team boo by mates of state on amazon music. Provided to youtube by polyvinyl records ha ha mates of state team boo. Jmfd has mates of state team boo cd on my record list. Folks familiar with mates of state s unique, untraditional sound will not be scared off by team boo, the bands third cd.
I cant tell what kind of life ive led today all thats known is whats debatable again oh, i cant see where you are where is the problem. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. Team boo was released in 2003, and mates of state were able to quit their day jobs as teacher kori and cancer researcher jason, and began trying to reach a wider audience by near yearround touring both headlining on their own and with nextbigthing bands like the strokes. They will recognize the jangling, warbling, clamor they enjoy and will feel welcome here. Whenever i hear them go bom ba bom ba bom i have to roll my eyes. Click on a song to view its lyrics 1 ha ha lyrics 2 whiners bio. Mates of state parachutes lyrics team boo track list. To my disappointment, the second cd with the exception of a duel will settle this settled into a much more pop consistency of songs, with some of the tracks having. The mates agreed to tagteam this short interview through email. Mates of states team boo is being reissued on vinyl this record store day as a limited edition run of 500 copies on limited 180gram dark red vinyl. 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. Mates of state s team boo is being reissued on vinyl this record store day as a limited edition run of 500 copies on limited 180gram dark red vinyl.
Find mates of state discography, albums and singles on allmusic. It was released on september 16, 2003 by polyvinyl records. If coomes and weiss were a generation younger and still headoverheels, theyd be mates of state, two starryeyed connecticut kids whose hyperactive third album, team boo, is a reallife make. Featuring the song parachutes mp3 download and lyrics. Team boo is the third album by american indie pop duo mates of state. The album was recorded and mixed over three weeks at both willie nelsons pedernales and jim enos the garage studios. Mates of state team boo lyrics and tracklist genius.
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