Mates of State Giveaway

Connecticut-based indie-pop duo Mates of State’s new album, Mountaintops, comes out September 13th via Barsuk Records and we're giving away a special prize to celebrate. Enter HERE for your chance to win a copy of Mountaintops on vinyl and cd

Head over to Rolling Stone’s website to listen to an exclusive full album stream all week.

In support of Mountaintops, Mates of State will be doing a number of tour dates across the United States. Starting on September 21, the band will tour the East Coast, kicking off at D.C.’s 9:30 Club and playing through November 21, where they will play Cleveland’s Beachland Ballroom just in time for Thanksgiving, Along the way, the band will be visiting such historic venues as New York City’s Webster Hall and Los Angeles’ Music Box. The first leg will be supported by Suckers, Yawn, and Other Lives, and the second by Generationals. For a full list of tour dates, please see below.

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

Phantogram Debut Video For 'As Far As I Can See'

Photo Courtesy of Big Ugly Yellow Couch

The Saratoga Springs, NY duo of Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel, known collectively as Phantogram, have just premiered the official video for “As Far As I Can See” from their Barsuk Records debut Eyelid Movies. You can see it HERE.

Following a packed summer festival season (including performances at Coachella, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, the Pacific Festival: OC, and Bumbershoot) Phantogram will be touring the US this fall. Reptar and Exitmusic will support.

PHANTOGRAM ON TOUR:

September:

08 PORTLAND, OR Doug Fir (MFNW)

October:

20 MILLVALE, PA Mr. Small's Theater *

21 COLUMBUS, OH Outland on Liberty *

22 ANN ARBOR, MI Blind Pig *

23 CHICAGO, IL Metro #, *

24 MADISON, WI High Noon Saloon #

26 MINNEAPOLIS, MN First Avenue #

27 OMAHA, NE Waiting Room #

28 DENVER, CO Marquis Theater #

29 SALT LAKE CITY, UT Urban Lounge #

November:

01 SACRAMENTO, CA Harlow's #

02 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Fillmore #

03 SANTA BARBARA, CA SOhO #

04 LOS ANGELES, CA Music Box #

05 PHOENIX, AZ Crescent Ballroom #

06 SANTA FE, NM SOL #

08 DALLAS, TX Loft #

09 AUSTIN, TX Mohawk #

10 HOUSTON, TX Fitzgerald's #

11 BATON ROUGE, LA Spanish Moon #

12 BIRMINGHAM, AL Work Play Theatre #

13 ATLANTA, GA Masquerade #

16 WASHINGTON, DC Black Cat

17 PHILADELPHIA, PA Union Transfer

18 HOBOKEN, NJ Maxwell's

19 BOSTON, MA Royale

20 S. BURLINGTON, VT Higher Ground

* with Exitmusic

# with Reptar

Midnight Surfer: the AE mix

Our favorite Los Angeles based DJ, Midnight Surfer, has created an exclusive dance mix for American Eagle fans. Check out the mix below.

Summer Sessions Vol. 2
Summer Sessions Volume 2 by Midnight Surfer

Tracklising:

Kate Bush - Cloud Busting (Young Edits)

The Style Council-Promised Land (Drop Out Orchestra Remix)

Cassius-The Sound of violence (Aeroplane Remix)

Bag Raider-Not Over (Eli Escobar Remix)

Flight Facilities-Foreign Language Feat Jess (Drop Out Orchestra Remix)

The Rapture-How Deep is Your Love (Populette Remix)

Bottin-Discocracy (Bottin's Coup Detat)

Theophilus London-Flying Overseas (Soulclap Efunk Remix)

Oliver-I Need You

Curses-the Deep End (Holy Ghost! Dub Remix)

Combi-Ma Baker

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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

This Week's Prize Pack: Foster the People

AE loves Foster The People and we hope by now, you do too! We have a bunch of Foster The People tshirts to give away to a few lucky winners.

Click here for your chance to win.

College Radio Pick: Rizzle Kicks

The lovely folks at Radio DePaul have been awesome enough to help us curate the music program playing in stores. One of our favorite selections comes from the British hip hop duo, Rizzle Kicks, with “Down With The Trumpets”