Mates of State is the husband/wife duo of Kori Gardner (organ, vox) and Jason Hammel (drums, vox). They quit their day jobs (teacher and cancer researcher) in 2001, got married, and hit the road bringing their love to the rest of the world. The Mates have released three full lengths, My Solo Project, Our Constant Concern, and Team Boo, as well as numerous singles and EPs, most recently last years All Day EP.

Mates of State’s unique, often complex and always catchy pop gems defy genre boundaries. Though a duo, they never fail to generate an abundance of melody and harmony via monster, bass-heavy organ, creative drumming, and alternately lushly layered and playfully dueling vocals.

They have a couple of upcoming shows in the Northeast but all have sold out pretty quickly. If you want to see them live then you have to jump on those tickets!

The video of Fraud in The 80s catches the Mates of State in a cool animation environment where they flit around to harmonious grooves and pop in and out of drawers. Check it out.