Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Mates of State Premieres Remix of Sway


Connecticut-based indie-pop duo Mates of State are happy to premiere the Diamond Rings remix of their song “Sway” today on RCRD LBL. “Sway (Diamond Rings remix)” is a bouncy and whimsical take on the original song, a sunny track anchored by one of the band’s signature infectious melodies. The chorus is now awash with dreamy synths, and the verses find themselves ornamented with whistles and newly added percussion which give the song a refreshing rhythmic momentum. You can listen to the song at RCRD LBL at the link below:

Mates of State “Sway (Diamond Rings Remix)”

The original version “Sway” is just one of eleven new tracks found on the band’s upcoming album Mountaintops, which was recently finished and will be released September 13 via Barsuk Records. Mountaintops is the band’s newest album since 2008’s critically acclaimed Re-Arrange Us. The self-produced album was written and recorded over the last year and a half in 6 different studios with multiple different engineers.

Mates of State U.S. Tour Dates

9/21 - Washington DC – 930 Club *#

9/22 - Cincinnati, OH – Mid Point Music Festival

9/23 - Pittsburgh, PA – Mr. Smalls *#

9/24 - Philadelphia, PA – Popped Festival

9/26 - Boston, MA – Royale *#

9/27 - Montreal – Il Motore *#

9/28 - Toronto – Phoenix Concert Theatre *#

9/29 – Detroit – St. Andrews *#

9/30 - Chicago – Metro *#

10/1 - Columbus, OH – Newport Music Hall %#

10/3 - Asheville, NC – The Orange Peel %#

10/4 - Nashville, TN – Exit/In %#

10/5 - Charlotte, NC – Visulite Theatre %#

10/6 - Atlanta, GA – Drunken Unicorn %#

10/7 - Orlando, FL – The Social %#

10/8 - Sunrise, FL – Langerado Festival

10/10 - Richmond, VA – Canal Club %#

10/11 - Baltimore, MD – Ottobar #%

10/12 - New York, NY – Webster Hall %

10/26 – Birmingham, AL – WorkPlay Theatre $

10/27 – Tallahassee, FL – Club Downunder $

10/28 – New Orleans, LA – Voodoo Festival

10/30 – Little Rock, AR – Revolution Music Room $

10/31 – St. Louis, MO – The Firebird $

11/01 – Tulsa, OK – Cain’s Ballroom $

11/02 – Dallas, TX – Granada Theater $

11/04 – Houston, TX – Fitzgerald’s $

11/06 – Austin, TX – Fun Fun Fun Fest

11/07 – Tucson, AZ – Plush $

11/08 – Los Angeles, CA – The Music Box $

11/09-11/11 – Las Vegas, NV – Book & Stage @ The Cosmopolitan

11/12 – Salt Lake City, UT – Urban Lounge $

11/13 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater $

11/15 – Kansas City, MO – Record Bar $

11/16 – Omaha, NE – The Waiting Room $

11/17 – Iowa City, IA – Blue Moose $ @

11/18 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café $

11/19 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom $

11/21 – Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom $

* w/ Suckers

# w/ Yawn

% w/ Other Lives

$ w/ Generationals

@ w/ Ra Ra Riot