Brooklyn Vegan — Mates of State at Bumbershoot 2013 (more by Melissa O'Hearn) Indie pop duo Mates of State began a "seated acoustic piano / drums / voices / strings / horns" tour in Boston this past weekend (3/15), and they'll continue playing... more info

KEXP Seattle — This week we celebrate the 15th year of one of Seattle’s favorite hometown labels: Barsuk! Since its birth in 1998, Barsuk has helped create a platform for dozens of great bands, from the Pacific northwest and otherwise, to get off the ground and p... more info

Prefix — Photo gallery of Mates of State, In The Valley Below at MercuryLounge in NYC (December 6, 2012) Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/photos/mates-of-state-in-the-valley-below-mercury-lounge-/ more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tickets for the Band of Horses shows at Hammerstein and Manhattan Center's Grand Ballroom go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Passion Pit show at Madison Square Garden go on sale today at noon. Tickets for... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mates of State, who have called Connecticut home for about five years, are currently working on the follow-up to 2011's Mountaintops, but will take a break from the studio to play a short East Coast tour in December. That... more info

KEXP Seattle — If you’re still looking for a great way to spend an evening, there are a plethora of great shows all around Seattle this week! Mates of State will play a two night stand at the Tractor Tavern on Thursday and Friday, Laura Marling and Willy Mason gr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — 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... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mates of State at FFF Fest 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Mates of State are about to announce a set of February dates including at least two in the NYC-area. Those two are happening on February 17 at Le Poisson... more info

Altsounds — Influential Connecticut-based modern pop duo Mates of State have a new music video for their incessantly catchy song "Sway", from the recently released album Mountaintops. Pitchfork premiered the video last week, and it's available at the links b... more info

Music For Ants — There’s a new whimsical video for “Sway” one of the synth-soaked highlights from Mates of State‘s terrific new album Mountaintops. In the video a girl falls into a rabbit hole at a high school gym and meets one of the woodland elves from Narn... more info