Mates of State

Mates of State, the iconic indie band featuring married couple Jason and Kori, release a new song called, SOMEWHERE, in conjunction with going back into the studio to record all new songs. Somewhere explores a couples past individual relationships. Can you set aside lost love, resentment, and even trauma, to try and understand that all those things from the past created the person that you now love? To whatever degree, those previous loves will always live somewhere within you. And that’s ok and maybe even good. Humans are WIP’s. Mates garnered a rabid following beginning in 2000 and toured nearly non-stop for 15 years, performing all over the world including runs with NPR’s This American Life, The Postal Service, The Strokes, Jimmy Eat World, Santigold and Death Cab for Cutie. They’ve also been seen on David Letterman, Coachella, Lollapalooza, Conan O’Brien, and Yo Gabba Gabba. Since 2000, Mates’ have released 7 full length albums (on labels including Barsuk and Polyvinyl) while simultaneously starting a family of 3 daughters(!) who went with them on tour. The Mates’ paused touring for a minute to “give their girls a bit of an anchor through their teenage years”, while continuing to write and explore to find their next phase. Mates have always been melodic and joyous, yet forceful, and Somewhere picks up this thread and magnifies it. Mates of State remain the gold standard for couple goals. This song solidifies their place in indie pop, ‘til death do they part.