Alan Astor Readies Mates Of State Remix

Enjoy a taste of what's to come on his 'Jigsaw' reinterpretation in the teaser below.


MP3: MIA - Paper Planes (Alan Astor Mix)

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Mates Of State Drop By 'The Interface'

The duo's set featured:

Like You Crazy
My Only Offer
The Re-Arranger
You Are Free

Watch clips of each performance here.

Visit Mates Of State on MySpace.

MP3: Mates Of State - Live On 'The Interface'

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Mates Of State Visit KUT

The dynamic duo performed:

'My Only Offer', 'Now' & 'You Are Free'.

Listen to the full playback here.

Visit Mates Of State on MySpace.

MP3: Mates Of State - My Only Offer

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Mates Of State Visit KEXP

Enjoy this week's performance of 'You Are Free' below. MP3 at bottom of post.


MP3: Mates Of State - My Only Offer

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Mates Of State Debut New Video

Enjoy 'My Only Offer' below. Download a Mates Of State track at bottom of post.


MP3: Mates Of State - My Only Offer

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Mates Of State Visit NPR's 'Bryant Park Project'

Enjoy the 15 minute feature here.

Watch their recent performance on Conan here.

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MP3: Mates Of State - My Only Offer

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Mates Of State Visit Conan

Watch last night's performance below. Visit Mates Of State at their MySpace page.


MP3: Mates Of State - My Only Offer

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Mates Of State Share Deets On LP5

Re-Arrange Us is out on May 20th via Barsuk. Of the record, vocalist & multi-instrumentalist Jason Hammell tells Billboard: *"One of the biggest concerns was that there’s no abrasiveness... We did not want to be construed as going soft."* MP3 below.

Read the full Q&A with Billboard here.

MP3: Mates Of State - Think Long

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The World Of B-Sides & Rarities, #551

Mates Of State - Goods

The first track to their 2003 EP, All Day.

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MP3: Mates Of State - Goods

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Feist Visits Letterman With A Little Help From Her Friends

See below to catch '1, 2, 3, 4' as performed by Feist on last night's taping of Letterman with some additional support from an indie all-star chorus featuring: Grizzly Bear, A.C. Newman (of The New Pornographers), Mates Of State, Broken Social Scene (including Kevin Drew), and various members of The National. Is Feist the new Polyphonic Spree?


MP3: Feist - 1, 2, 3, 4

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