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MATES OF STATE - Bring It Back
| Silent Urpoar | | Take the duo dynamics of The Raveonettes, strip away the brash guitars in favor of organ and drums spewing forth insanely catchy pop melodies and beats, and you’re getting closer to Mates of State....full text |
| | Aversion | | After hinting at their potential for years, Mates of State finally live up to the promises their talent made to fans over the years. Although nobody should be surprised by the band’s blossoming skills – it made pretty good on its last release, 2004’s All Day EP – the quantum leap forward the duo makes on this album should help it climb out of the indie-pop underground and deservedly demand attention from a wider audience....full text |
| | Mocking Reviews | I wake up and turn on my computer monitor, noticing when I do a messenger conversation window. It bears a one-line message: "heard the new Mates Of State album?"
"Sure haven't", I respond, adding after a moment, "I'm not that interested, to be honest. They're not that great". Bad idea. A few hours later, I get another message from a different friend, asking me the same question. "No", I reply, again adding that I'm not bothered. This time I don't get off so easily: "What? How the hell could you not like them?"...full text |
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