Mates of State – Re-Arrange Us (Silver Vinyl)

Originally released May 20, 2008, this is the 2024 Silver Vinyl reissue.

Though conceived as a duo, Mates of State have never failed to generate a trademark wall of sound built on dozens of varied voicings of keys, drums, and alternately lushly-layered and playfully-dueling vocals. On Re-Arrange Us they move beyond these boundaries (their traditional organ sound is a distant memory, replaced with organic piano and synth sounds) with additional instrumentation — not to mention a quantum leap in songcraft apparent on instantly indelible gems like “Now”, “Jigsaw” and “Get Better”. Throughout Re-Arrange Us, Kori’s piano and the emergence of both Mates’ lead vocals from their trademark harmonizing signal the next stage of Mates of State’s evolution.

Tracklist
1. Get Better
2. Now
3. My Only Offer
4. The Re-Arranger
5. Jigsaw
6. Blue And Gold Print
7. Help Help
8. You Are Free
9. Great Dane
10. Lullaby Haze