We Were The States

Tour Dates 03/12/08 SXSW - Chicken Ranch  Austin, TX 03/13/08 SXSW @ Cheapo Discs Austin, TX 03/13/08 SXSW - Camel Day Show Austin, TX 03/14/08 SXSW AUSTIN, Texas 03/15/08 SXSW - Chicken Ranch  Day Party 04/05/08 Club 527 - Murfreesboro, TN[1] [1] w/ Parachut Musical and Paper Route Sounds Like The Hives http://weheartmus... Howlin' Pelle and The Hives are back with a new album called The Black and White Album and it goe...

 

We Were The States - Up Your Sleeve

We Were The States

Rock on! We Were The States' debut Believe The Thieves is a lovely 32-minute post-punk romp. Sounding a bit like the Strokes/garage rock meets every rollicking 70's brit-rock outfit you've ever bobbed your head to, the Murfreesboro, Tennessee quintet will kick your butt from start to finish.

Poised to make an impression at South By Southwest - you've heard that before, I know - in the wake of the album's March 11^th release, I really do believe this band will be going places. My first thought was "wow, this is good, for a debut" but to qualify it that way would be a disservice. This album is good - very good - and the fact that it's a debut album makes their effort all the more impressive.

Justin Webb's half-shout vocals and the rest of the band's full-shout choruses will have you yearning for the rock-revival halcyon heydays of The Hives, the White Stripes, and the Vines. What was that, five years ago? Well, those were the days, friends, and We Were The States are keeping that party going. Check these guys out, you'll be glad you did.

 

We Were The States - Up Your Sleeve

 

 03/07/2008 21:23:42  Andrew my♥posts myspace.com/thestates