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Live in Concert

Mates Of State In Concert

The music of Mates of State has always been playfully innocent and unabashedly upbeat. But on their latest CD, Re-Arrange Us, Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel show that they've grown a little older and wiser, with their richest and most reflective collection of songs to date. Hear a full concert by the band, webcast live on NPR.org from the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Also on the bill: Florida-based co-headliner Black Kids.

Mates Of State In Concert

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Mountain Stage

Mates Of State On Mountain Stage

Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner-Hammel perform as the duo Mates of State. The pair's latest album, Re-Arrange Us, is beginning to show up on year-end "best of" lists across the country. In this performance on Mountain Stage, the couple showcases songs from that album, as well as 2006's Bring It Back.

Mates of State in Concert on Mountain Stage - 12/17/2008

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World Cafe

Mates Of State's Family Band Solution

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Mates of State's music has only gotten richer and more rewarding since its members started a family: Their superb new album, Re-Arrange Us, finds it celebrating the tricky balancing act of marriage, parenthood and rock 'n' roll in a way that's undeniably uplifting and cheerful. Hear songs from that album in a session with World Cafe host David Dye.

Mates of State in Studio on World Cafe, 8/21/08

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Review

Song Of The Day

Mates Of State: Pleading The Fifth

In "Now," the pair ditches its familiar electric organ for a softer blend of piano and synthesizer before jumping feet-first into a clash of childhood and maturity. What could be a gleeful, infantile chorus ("Now now now now now now!") is undercut by an all-too-adult existentialist lament.

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Favorite Sessions

Mates Of State: Rock After Children

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While it may have replaced its trademark organ with a piano, Mates of State's members still crank out some of the finest indie-pop music around. In a session from KUT, the duo explains the need to progress as a band and plays songs from its fifth CD, Re-Arrange Us.

Mates of State in Studio on KUT 6/24/08

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Bryant Park Project Video

Mates of State 'Re-Arrange Us,' to Excellent Effect

In the past eight years, Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel have made five albums, married and had two children. The pair, who record as Mates of State, stop by the Bryant Park Project studios to play from their new album, Re-Arrange Us.

Mates of State 'Re-Arrange Us,' to Excellent Effect

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All Songs Considered

Mates of State, Sam Phillips, Jethro Tull, More

On this week's show, hear music from Rupa and the April Fishes, New Orleans pianist Henry Butler, and Rachel Taylor Brown, another great unknown from our Second Stage series.

Mates of State, Sam Phillips, Jethro Tull, More

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World Cafe

Mates of State: Intimate Details

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Mates of State's Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel leave little to the imagination: They use their relationship as fodder for songwriting, and once filmed a video wearing only their underwear. Full of punk-informed jams and quirky ballads, Bring it Back is their most diverse and personal album yet.

Mates of State in Studio on World Cafe - 08/23/2006

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