Hometown: Cincinnati, OH
Label: Phratry Records.com
Website: www.reverbnation.com
Sounds Like: Sunny Day RealEstate, State Song, Post-rock, SPARTA
Genre: Alternative
Emerging from the sleepy winter of 2008,State Song newly formed, began work on a 3 song demo recorded in 3 days at new fidelity productions. In the months to follow they quickly gained a local presence in Cincinnati's solid music scene leading them to open up for many national acts(Constantines, Crystal Antlers, Star Death and White Dwarfs, Via Audio etc..) and some consistent regional favorites.Gratefully receiving nominations for the cincinnati entertainment awards best new artist 2009,album of the year 2010, artist of the year 2010, best alternative 2010, had capped off an excellent first two years for these new comers.After finishing up studio work on their debut full length "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" they have once again been booking, playing, and actively pursuing new ears. State Song's debut album "Dear Hearts and Gentle People" out summer 2010 on Phratry records, distributed by stick figure is available now.
“The trio’s sound is dreamlike and built around breathtaking dynamics, as they shift gears — time signatures, tones, emotions, vocal styles — intermittently. Tracks rise and fall, but it’s done more imaginatively and fluidly that the standard “soft/loud” dynamic often employed by Rock bands. Listening is akin to swimming in the ocean, paddling along peacefully one moment, swirling in choppy waters the next, then being lifted by a giant wave, pushed gradually to the top of it, maybe riding that apex for a second or two before crashing back down into the waters and waiting for the cycle to begin again. It’s unpredictable but never unnatural, dramatic but never melodramatic.
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Mike Breen - city beat
“After hearing the album, and as impressive a debut as it is, there is nothing like watching the magic unfold as State Song brings these songs to life in concert. Like I said before, they were nominated for a CEA Award in 2009, and my guess is that it won’t be the last time. I wouldn’t be surprised at all if they’re nominated or even win “Album of the Year.”
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Nate Roesing - Brokenmic,com
“there’s certainly an accomplished Pop undercurrent to allay the noisier elements. Listening to State Song, though, is no emotionally measured experience. It’s more like riding a boat through calm waters and suddenly being swept up in a tsunami — or being gently smothered with a pillow.”
Alex Weber - City Beat