Dear Hearts & Gentle People

by State Song

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ABOUT THIS ALBUM:

“early-90s-angst-core…A little bit Desert City Soundtrack, a little bit Sunny Day Real Estate, State Song know how to rock, and how to do it nicely.”

—SLUG MAGAZINE
www.slugmag.com/article.php?id=2907&page=16

“Dear Hearts & Gentle People is quite a debut. These intelligent orchestrated underground pop classics have a particularly nice sound and flow. Rarely do we hear a debut this strong from an up and coming underground band. These guys have really set high standards for themselves with this album. Highly recommended. TOP PICK.”

—BABYSUE
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“Possessing a notable pedigree paired with a potent sonic assault is any band’s best maneuver… sweeping emotive rock anthems with more subdued piano driven elements to create an engaging debut that suggests this is a band that can display some serious range.”

—DAYTON CITY PAPER

“The modus operandi of State Song’s members is to make songs that have the intensity and aesthetics of rock songs, but the drama and melodies of pop songs. The mix also skews more toward the vocal-centric engineering of pop music...nuanced, quiet pop songs to an all-out rock attack, capped off by the mournful roar of Scot Torres. Torres has the sort of voice I adore. The songs are brilliant as well; from the emo-rock of opener Blank Lake to the supremely Death Cab-esque chill of The Concierge, the songs are instantly enjoyable. In addition to its immediacy, it has staying power: It’s a rare album where each song reveals its own wonders, while still hanging together in a cohesive mood. Dear Hearts & Gentle People is an excellent album. Not much rock has impressed me this year, as it’s all just the same old same old. But State Song’s ten-song collection brings vitality to their songwriting and thus is currently sitting atop the list of “best rock in 2011.”

—INDEPENDENT CLAUSES
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“After hearing the album, and as impressive a debut as it is, there is nothing like watching the magic unfold as State Song brings these songs to life in concert.”
—BROKEN MIC

“...[Dear Hearts & Gentle People is] 10 swimmingly beautiful songs of music and voice.”

—THE SCENE / INDIANA PUBLIC RADIO
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“State Song has a singer that is one part Jim Ward, one part Julian Casablancas and a small part Jordan Jeffares of Snowden. Their music is similar to early Sparta mixed with 90’s college rock. Dear Hearts and Gentle People is a pretty good record and quite solid throughout. It is definitely one of those albums that you would probably pass over, and then regret doing so once you find out everyone is into them.”

—MANUAL DEXTERITY
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released February 22, 2011

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State Song Record 01
Phratry Records Release 22

Recorded by Steve Wethington at New Fidelity Productions. Mastered by Doug Krebs.

All songs (c) 2010 State Song.
(c) & (p) 2010 Phratry Records, LLC. All rights reserved.

More information: phratryrecords.com

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State Song Cincinnati, Ohio

State Song thrives on luring you into their spacey melodic afterthoughts only to pummel you later with stacks of raw power. The ebb and flow of State Song’s music combines late 90s era Indie Rock, 70s Space Rock, and snarling Post Punk.

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