Released June 15, 2010 Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)
(2010) Mountaintops
(2011) Release date 15 June 2010 Genre Indie pop | Length 30:47 Artist Mates of State Label Mates of State | |
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Producers Kori Gardner, Jason Edward Hammel Similar Re‑Arrange Us, Mountaintops, Our Constant Concern, Team Boo, My Solo Project | ||
Long way home mates of state crushes the covers mixtape
Crushes (The Covers Mixtape) is the sixth full-length release by husband/wife duo Mates of State. It was released digitally via iTunes as well as from the band's website on June 15, 2010. As stated in the title, the album is the duo's first mixtape. On the band's website, they explained the reason for the mixtape's creation. "We've been talking about doing a covers record for a long time. We'd hear a great song at 2 AM while driving the straight line from one part of Texas to the next, and all we'd want to do is play that song as if we had written it." The album was recorded and produced by Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, making it their first self-produced record to date. The album was mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Frightened Rabbit, Jónsi), a longtime collaborator. The third track "Sleep the Clock Around" was featured in the film The Art of Getting By.
Contents
Songs
1Laura3:49
2Son Et Lumiere2:08
3Sleep the Clock Around5:11