Clever, but not overly so, this is an album you'll find yourself returning to.  Full text...

Indie pop, there's a new heavy-hitter in the ball game. Mates of State is its name.  Full text...

They manage to control their wild impulses and have written, instead of a messy song-for-song disc as they have in the past, a surprisingly solid album that feels like exactly that: an album.  Full text...

Much of the album focuses on, well, how much they love (and maybe sometimes hate) each other.  Full text...

It's a two-piece, with Kori Gardner on the organ and her husband, Jason Hammel, on drums. They both sing, harmonizing quite prettily at most times.  Full text...