Releases

State Shirt - This Is Old
(2008)
$10

"DIY hand made folktronica that sounds as if Elbow got in a car crash with Folk Implosion and The Postal Service."

"The unobtrusive nature of all this permeates the haunting nature of this album and it makes it seem as if the the whole thing were created by loop loving ghosts."

"Melancholy and being stuck in a never ending routine has never sounded so good."

Squidlaunch - Live On WFMU 91.1 FM May 1995 - 7" record
(2007)
$4

"The pics therein reveal mohawked freaks bugging out on trombones and such and there's like 6 or 7 labels co-releasing this. Someone aptly said this was like the sound of Greg Ginn jamming out with Man is the Bastard and I couldn't be more in harmony with that. Since the time this happened it's been a bummer to see so many experimental hardcore kids just dropping the ball perhaps to do something less wild (perhaps to maintain health/sanity, so who can blame 'em; one of these guys is in the very fine Parts and Labor these days however), and while there is certainly a contingent to pick up that ball, I wish more would. In an ideal Bush world, every kid should be studying up on Mens Recovery Project and taking it to the streets, dammit. This thing is aggro freedom personified." - Brian Turner (WFMU)


State Shirt - Don't Die
(2004)
$10

"…the superb debut from the mysteriously-named State Shirt… Think ‘The Bends’-era Radiohead with the maverick touches of Beck thrown in for good measure."

"…incredibly imaginative production choices, including nods to hip-hop, surprising vocal interplay, ingeniously employed electronics, and always-engaging instrumentation."

"…lush, homemade production seals the sound in. Commendable."

"…a dreamlike trip through melodic tunes, quick beats and earnest vocals."


State Shirt - Straw Man EP
(2003)

Limited edition package, only 50 pressed.


State Shirt - New Planet EP
(2002)
$5

"It's like being on a new planet. The sun is just a little bit brighter. The sky is just a little bit bluer. State's tattered musical background finally comes together in a swell of intensity. The fear has subsided... at least for now."