For the August Song of the Month we actually have 3 songs! It is the rest of the new State Bird EP entitled 4 New Songs. They recorded the songs live with a few overdubs before their appearance at a summer festival. Originally there was only 50 copies made but we all loved the songs so much we wanted everybody to get their hands on it. Feel free to download and pass around the ep. If you want to support the band please purchase their full length Mostly Ghostly.
This month’s song is brought to you by State Bird. If you have followed the label at all this year you would know how much State Bird has been at work. They have spent quite a bit of the year on tour and promoting Mostly Ghostly. Right before they headed off to Cornerstone this year they decided to record 4 new songs live at their home studio. "I Don’t Love U Anymore" is one of the ep’s many gems.
We have a new feature on the Record Machine blog. At least once a month we will be featuring a new or rare MP3 from a band on the label or a band that we are friends with.
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This first featured song is a new one from Interstates entitled “Welcome Insight”. Interstates has just released their debut album entitled Run Run. “Welcome Insight” was orignally released by Interstates on an old self - released out of print ep entitled The Arborist.
Liner Notes by Alex O’Nan:
“Welcome Insight was written during my early 20’s when I was really craving and seeking to find myself. Interstates guitarist Kyle, only a good friend at the time, and I were meeting for lunch on a regular basis and he was being very honest about unhealthy patterns he saw in my life. He challenged me to change and grow in many areas and at first I was hurt by his boldness and honesty, but after a few months we grew closer as friends and I began to truly enjoy those times. The song is one of a set of six I’ve come to call “The Arborist EP”. I call it that because of the tremendous growth I experienced in my life while I wrote them. Each song is set to 120 beats per minute and captures my thoughts and feelings while dealing with many different topic in my early 20’s. This is the first of those songs I’ve added live drums to.”
Enjoy the mp3 and please feel free to reblog and send to your friends.
