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.
Interstates are playing Indie Day at Ear-X-Tacy Records in their hometown of Louisville, KY this Saturday, July 12th. Go out and celebrate one of America’s last really great independent record stores. Heck its even free and part of the day there is even a discount on vinyl. Enjoy.
Don’t forget to download Interstates- Song of the Month fom June called Welcome Insight.
State Bird just released a recording session for Daytrotter.com. For those not familar with the site they have bands come in and record 4 songs live and post a new band Monday - Friday. State Bird did new versions of Marching Through The Wilderness, The Golden Glowing Mask, I Saw The Light, and The Hollerin’ Mountains. Here is what daytrotter had to say about them:
But mostly, State Bird give the goods that are certainly uncertain, capitalizing on tangents and toasting all of their various influences to make a groove train anchored by words that seem uplifting and positive – filling hearts with love, getting enough rest and basking in light that could be the Lord’s or it could just be a super sunny ass day. It’s kind of immaculate and luscious no matter the source.
They have also recorded an ep aptly entitled 4 New Songs. They sold out of all the copies that they made for the festival but for now you can listen to two new songs via their myspace.
Interstates debut record Run Run garnishes press from its hometown paper the LEO Weekly:
The influences vary on many of the songs, but most of the tracks start off with a stripped-down, slower melody that eventually builds into an explosive jam. “Open Your Ears” feels like a primer for the rest of the album, but doesn’t hinge too much on the electronic backbeats of many of the other songs. “Sudan” is ambient and earthy, with a euphoric, harmonious climax.
Things have been fairly quiet since State Bird got home from tour. But don’t let that fool you. They are working on perfecting their upcoming Cornerstone performance. We have had some new press come in for them from Alarm Magazine.
"Listening to State Bird ’s songwriting duo Coby Hartzler and Jared Riblet talk about their respective styles in the studio is like listening to the Odd Couple’s Oscar and Felix talk about the ideal cleanliness of an apartment."
