Fans of Postal Service will vibe on some of the electropop stylings of State Shirt’s latest Let’s Get Bloody. The entire production sounds like it was recorded beneath the lofty stone arches of a Gothic cathedral: polyphonic choral breakdowns, echoes & reverbs & strange twists of sound, and the airy, atmospheric wash of one thousand angels murmuring in the east transept. That’s State Shirt, homie.
The LA-based outfit (originally from Easthampton, MA — go Pats!) can go deep & contemplative or bright & bubbly. I enjoy Let’s Get Bloody when it sticks to the sad & somber & weird end of the swimming pool — but State Shirt will occasionally bust out the pure pop fettle that will please the ringtone crowd.
Stream "National Felt" and title track "Let’s Get Bloody" below & say hi of Fbook & Twatter & visit the home site to pick up the new album. Peace!
"National Felt"
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"Let’s Get Bloody"
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