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.

[ 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 ...

1. Emily Wells - "Passenger" (Singer/composer Emily Wells released her gorgeous new album Mama this week on Partisan Records. The lush and intriguing arrangements were born from her classical music past but the raw emotion and skill - she played nearly everything on the record - have a unique and modern touch. Also look for remixes of album tracks soon from Teen Daze, Baths and Dan The Automator.) http://www.emilywellsmusic.com/ Download: http://terrorbirddigital.s3.amazonaws.com/publicity/EW-03_Passenger.mp3 2. Radiation City - "Find It Of Use" (The Portland, OR dream-pop band found the inspiration for their hazy and intense new ...

The Echo Friendly possess one of the better stories of any band who once doubled as a romantic couple. This is no Mates of State circa 2003 love story. Singers Jake Rabinbach and the Chrissy Hynde-inspired Shannon Esper made their music to come to terms with their terrible, long distance break up between Brooklyn and Memphis. They are now best friends. On 2011 single, "Same Mistakes," the band explored the crushing depths of screwing up and each other. They passed lyrics and melodies back and forth though and built beautiful duets all while falling in and out of love. On ...

In the biography of Luke Leighfield , which reads like a CV, his fourth album New Season is described as his most accomplished work to date, comparing the sound to both Coldplay and Mates of State. Instantly there was a surge of curiosity as to where in between these two artists we would find the sound of New Season . Released through Got Got Need, which Luke owns and runs, he has performed live over 650 times in 14 countries since his first show in May 2005 at the Cricket Pavilion in Upton-upon-Severn. Frequently playing in fan's living rooms (through invitation ...

Gosh, you know what’s just swell? Kittens. Come to mention it, bunnies are swell, too. And adorable, much like perennially heartwarming indie pop duo Mates of State. Consensus says that if you want to feel like you’re looking at a kitten or a bunny, but you have no kitten or bunny to look at, you should probably listen to Mates of State. Now, here me out: traveling kitten tour. It’s just like going to any rock ‘n’ roll music show, except instead of some sweaty people, the stage is covered with kittens. You just watch them do ...

TOP 5 INDIE ALBUMS OF THIS YEAR, IN NO ORDER. Plus featured songs from some other “Blue Sky’s Best” from Hey_Chris_ The People’s Key - Bright Eyes Featured Tracks: Jejune Stars, Ladder Song Codes and Keys - Death Cab For Cutie Featured Tracks: Codes and Keys, Door’s Unlocked and Open I Want That You Are Always Happy - The Middle East Featured Tracks: Dan’s Silverleaf, Land of The Bloody Unknown Bury Me In My Rings - The Elected Featured Tracks: Born To Love You, Look at me now All At Once - The Airborne Toxic Event Featured Tracks: Changing, Half of ...

In 2011, I acquired over 1,100 more songs. Most new. Some I burned off CDs to “complete” my collection of songs from certain beloved bands. Some were added as I filled in missing gaps from decades past. In years past, I’ve attempted, with feeble skills at music criticism, to offer up a BEST OF list. Usually albums. Sometimes songs. Never with much confidence. Instead, this year I’m going to pay homage to what I know, which is how to pretend I’m in high school. And yearbooks never did BEST OF lists. They made SUPERLATIVES. So I ...

The big news of the weekend in our world was Phish frontman Trey Anastasio’s sit-in with The National at the Beacon Theatre in New York City on Friday night. When SPIN Magazine revealed that Big Red has been working with members of The National, as well as Mates of State and TAB, on his forthcoming, Peter Katis-produced solo album, rumors started to fly about Trey making a guest appearance at The National’s six-night Beacon Theatre run. [Photo by Matt Wasserman] The Upper West Side resident finally turned up at the local theater on Friday during The National’s ...

ende november erschien auf affairs of the heart ein neues flare acoustic arts league werk, dem nun genauso wenig beachtung droht, wie es seinem vorgänger einst widerfuhr. denn "cut" aus dem jahr 2009 wurde lediglich von einer handvoll musikverrückter wahrgenommen. vermutlich zurückzuführen auf eine veröffentlichungspraxis, die nur alle sechs jahre einen release zulässt sowie die beackerung eines genregebiets, das sich vor allem diverse gibt denn übersichtlich und leicht absteckbar. doch die würdige nachfolge durch die doppel ep "big top/encore" lässt wieder hoffen, dass sich durchsetzt, was sich durchzusetzen hat, qualität. dem aktuellen musikalischen output sei zuvor ein kleiner biografischer ...

Best Albums of 2011 To see the previous versions of the list as they came out throughout the year, click here:   Version 1.0 (January - April) Version 2.1 (January - May) Version 3.0 (January - August) LPs Blue Scholars - Cinemetropolis Foxes">Fleet Foxes - Helplessness Blues Bon Iver – Bon Iver Battles – Gloss Drop Radiohead - The King of Limbs Wilco - The Whole Love The Head and the Heart - The Head and the Heart TV on the Radio - Nine Types of Light Noah and the Whale - Last Night on Earth   Death Cab for Cutie – Codes and Keys Saves the Day - Daybreak The Get ...

Sólo sintonice su receptor. Puede ser el de su automóvil, el portatil de transistores, el de su celular, el empolvado en su buró, o el de la cocina que capta las noticias. Aproveche esta oportunidad —hoy viernes por la noche , tiempo del Friday Night . Nueva lista de programación de Silent Roy : el playlist 138 —posiblemente el último del 2011, listo para su rotación en las tornamesas de Galaxy 94.7 fm ® Los Mochis radio , desde las 8:20 p.m. como es costumbre. Zael estará en control. Playlist 138 Galaxy 94.7 fm ® 25/26 noviembre 2011 www.myspace.com ...

by Gumshoe • November 2011 There always seems to be one element out of whack when I go to a festival. It can relate to climate, band lineup, weather, surroundings, accompaniment, and even VIP-entry status (let’s just say I’m used to getting the royal treatment). When thinkin’ on Fun Fun Fun Fest , six things spring to mind: dust, drum machines, dust, close proximity between three stages, dust, and ____ (I think you get the point). Was it just a tad dusty? Yeah. I can tell you more, but nothing compares to blowing your nose after a day of scuttling ...

Regresa el sonido de viernes por la noche a la programación de Galaxy 94.7 fm ® Los Mochis radio , con el estreno del playlist 137 , compactado por Silent Roy para Friday Night ... Tenemos la mejor música de la galaxia , sin lugar a dudas... sintonice nuestra frecuencia y sea permanentemente bienvenido, hoy viernes 20:20 horas , y mañana sábado a la misma hora, donde Zael estará en control... gracias gente... Playlist 137 Galaxy 94.7 fm ® 28/29 octubre 2011 www.myspace.com/galaxy_fm www.twitter.com/galaxy_fm galaxyfm@gmail.com 101 tracks in playlist, average track length: 3:36 Playlist ...