Mates of State: Mountaintops

"After recording their fifth album on a deadline dictated by the arrival of their second child, husband-wife duo Mates of State opted for a more relaxed pace on 'Mountaintops,' their latest. 'Sometimes you work well under pressure, and this time we just wanted to give ourselves a chance to breathe,' singer and keyboardist Kori Gardner says. Released today on Barsuk, the Stratford couple play with a broader palette of sounds on their new effort, as Gardner and drummer/singer Jason Hammel augment their keyboards-and-drums foundation with horns and guitar on songs that push beyond the bright, hooky pop sound the duo has honed on five previous albums of original material. 'We definitely want to expand and never kind of do what we've already done,' Hammel says" (Eric R. Danton, "Mates of State Strike New Balance on 'Mountaintops,'" Sound Check, 9/13/11).
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