Judgement Day, the Oakland based trio that NPR described as "a mix of progressive rock and classical with strings played through distortion pedals and other effects", have signed on with the eclectic Bay Area label minus Head Records for a July 31 release of 'Polar Shift'. The band made waves with their 2010 release 'Peacocks/Pink Monsters', a record Time Out Chicago said "not only spans genres but does away with them altogether... the new school of classical-thrash has its poster boys" and was affectionately dubbed "string metal" by fans and critics. Following an album cycle that included tours with ...

View the full roster here. The Drums recently dropped by Daytrotter. Purchase The Drums items via Insound. MP3: The Drums – Days (Mates Of State Mix)

THE STEPKIDS will continue to bring their futuristic electro soul and soaring harmonies to stages across the country and world throughout the summer. The Connecticut trio just announced a west coast tour with Mates of State, in addition to headline and festival dates both in the US and abroad. They are also currently on tour with former Stones Throw labelmate Mayer Hawthorne and the County. See full dates below. Jeff Gitelman (guitar/vocals) notes of the group’s pairing with Mates of …

Indie Pop Husband and Wife Mates of State have a new music video for you! "Unless I'm Led" off of the duo's 2011 release Mountaintops has received a slo-mo, one shot treatment. Watch as Mates of State complete an art-house obstacle course of releasing red balloons into the wild, jumping over burning logs and Pollacking a Warhol (you'll see). "Adhering to the song's theme of struggle and perseverance during life's difficult moments, we wanted a kinetic but visceral video that showed physical

Another indie/pop duo which should be on your playlists is Mates of State who often create music with dreamy and whimsical effect. I was introduced to their music back around my senior year of high school and I've been pretty hooked since. The husband and wife duo released a new video for the song "Unless I'm Led," which finds them playing around outside while singing their single to the camera. More stuff happens along the way that fits the nature of the tune, watch below. "Unless I'm Led" is the band's 4th video from Mountaintops ...

Following this year's earlier east coast travels, husband and wife team Mates of State have announced a set of west coast tour dates in support of their latest album Mountaintops.

Watch all the cuteness of Mates of State ’s new video, “Unless I’m Lead” above. The married duo of Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel are obviously perfect together, so why not make a single-take video of them having the time of their lives on a beach. Doesn’t hurt that the track is inspiring gold. This is now the 4th single and video off of 2011’s Mountaintops . Mates of State - “Unless I’m Lead”

Here’s the video for Mates Of State’s “Unless I’m Led,” wherein we find the Mates Of States beachside, frolicking, jumping over fires, painting (not a landscape, though) and watching one of those morphing thousand-bird clusters in the sky. Watch it below. (via Rolling Stone) Mountaintops is our now on Barsuk.

Watch ‘Unless I’m Led’ via Rolling Stone. Mates Of State recently dropped by NPR. Purchase Mates Of State items via Insound. MP3: The Drums – Days (Mates Of State Mix)

Indie-pop duo Mates of State often inject their tunes with an uplifting dose of whimsy In the video for "Unless I'm Led" married members Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel playfully frolic across an outdoor expanse in a single take singing to the camera as they walk across flaming logs release...

[ Latest Updates - Sunday 6PM : Adam Horovitz on MCA, Videos of Barr Brothers, Deer Tick and Juno What and Euforquestra MCA tributes plus additions to "Good Reads" section. Monday 8AM : fun. covers Sabotage, addition to good reads about Yauch as a filmmaker, Santigold pays tribute to MCA and a note from Mike D.] In a crushing blow to the hip-hop community, Adam “MCA” Yauch of the Beastie Boys has passed away after a long battle with cancer according to Global Grind – website of Def Jam Records founder Russell Simmons. Yauch was diagnosed with cancer in 2009 and was unable to appear ...

Posted at 10:05am, 4/24/2012 Our new album release list for the coming week goes up every Tuesday. Check out what's dropping April 24th, grab mp3s and catch up on what you missed from previous weeks. Tuesday, April 24th: Bad Veins: The Mess We've Made [ *new* mp3 ] Bonnie Prince Billy: Greatest Palace Music reissue [ mp3 ] Brendan Benson: What Kind of World [ *new* mp3 ] Dandy Warhols: This Machine [ mp3 ] Infernal Devices: A Million Miles Above [ *new* mp3 ] Loquat: We Could Be Arsonists [ mp3 ] Magic Wands: Aloha Moon Neon Trees: Picture Show vinyl Suckers: Candy Salad [ *new* mp3 ...

It's Record Store Day so go support your local store and buy some music. Some band participating with special releases include: All Out War , Anberlin , Collective">Animal Collective , Arctic Monkeys , Battles , Beach House , Blood For Blood , Botch , Brendan Benson , Bruce Springsteen , Circle , Common , Cursive , Dave Hause , David Bowie , Death Cab For Cutie , Destroyer , Devo , Molly">Flogging Molly , Mercedes">Hey Mercedes , Iggy Pop , Jack White , Joey Ramone , Lemuria , Little Richard , Lou Reed , Mae , Mates Of State , Matt Pond Pa , Mclusky , Metallica , Minus The Bear , Moving Mountains , Nobunny , Patti Smith , Pelican , Peter Tosh , Portugal. The Man , Rainer Maria , Refused , Ringworm , Saturday ...

Recommended Show: SATURDAY, APRIL 21, 2012 MATES OF STATE @ SOUND FIX 44 Berry St Brooklyn, NY 11211 FREE, 7:30PM A free show from Mates of State on Record Store Day? Oh, THIS is going to be crowded! Mice Parade @ Littlefield Mates of State @ Sound Fix Every Time I Die @ Maxwell's Via Audio @ Rockwood Music Hall Chilly Gonzalez @ Le Poisson Rouge The Greyboy Allstars @ Brooklyn Bowl The Snow & Lucinda Black Bear @ 92YTribeca Mike Doughty & Bobby Bare Jr. @ City Winery EULA, Grandfather, & The Barrens @ Fontana's Fountains of Wayne & James Iha @ Irving Plaza Terry Malts, The Suzan, & Mainland @ Glasslands Lustmord ...

photos by Gabi Porter BestNewBands: What do you do with your downtime when you're on tour? Jason Hammell of Mates of State: There really isn't any downtime anymore. There used to be a shit load of it, because we would...