Artist: The States
Title: We Are the Erasers
Website: http://www.thestatesonline.com
MySpace: myspace.com/thestatesonline
Style: Rock/Indie/Alternative
Rating: 4/5
By L. Anne Carrington
September 22, 2009 will be the day to watch when The States release their five-song EP, We Are the Erasers. On the lines of short, straight and to the point, this collection of songs is a not-miss.
According to a blurb on the band’s official MySpace, their ‘inventive songwriting has earned accolades from the John Lennon Songwriting Contest (Grand Prize Winners) and the International Songwriting Contest (Winners), and it has been featured on MTV’s ‘The Hills’, ‘The Real World,’ and ESPN’s ‘Baseball Tonight.’ Q104.3’s Jonathan Clarke recently included The States in his list of the Top 10 New York bands.
Their much-acclaimed talents and experience can be heard throughout the album, with the strongest cuts being “Our Time is Up” and “Erasers.” The song titles may be eccentric to some, but the music, productions, and vocals are outstanding.
The States are much deserving of radio airplay, and We Are the Erasers is just another good reason they should make the jump from indie to mainstream music. Check out this collection of work once it hits the market!
Eccentric is good when it isn’t a put on. Their eccentricity is real. I agree that they truly have songwriting down to an art.
By: Jenni Madden on August 6, 2009
at 8:40 pm
Nice review Anne, just read on the home post, that the site won’t be updated anymore.
I have read a few of your reviews, they are always good and honest.
cheers
http://musi-source.blogspot.com
By: Musicians Resources on August 8, 2009
at 8:39 pm
hi I know this probably isn’t the correct way of going about this. I’m a singer songwriter from the uk looking for soemebody to take the time out to listen to my album, and say what they think, I’ll appreciate any response on this, thanks and tarrah for now,…. cool site http://www.myspace.com/christopherdebt
By: chris young on September 21, 2009
at 2:03 pm
Quality tunes and great review. Thank you.
By: JohnnyW on December 7, 2009
at 5:19 pm