Connecticut-based indie-pop duo Mates of State have announced their first tour dates in the U.S. for 2012, which is set to begin in February. Starting on February 16, the band will tour the East Coast, kicking off at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer and playing through February 25, where they will play at Binghamton University in Vestal, NY. Along the way, the band will be visiting such historic venues as New York City’s Le Poisson Rouge on February 17. The band will be announcing more tour dates to follow. For a full list of current tour dates, please see below.
The tour is in support of the band’s newest record, Mountaintops, which was released to acclaim on September 13, 2011 via Barsuk records. The self-produced album was written and recorded over a year and a half in 6 different studios with multiple different engineers. For complete track listing, see below.
The band also recently performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, performing the infectious Mountaintops highlight “Palomino”
Mates of State U.S. Tour Dates
Feb 16 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
Feb 17 – New York, NY @ Le Poisson Rouge
Feb 18 – Hoboken, NJ @ Maxwell’s
Feb 20 – Richmond, VA @ Canal Club
Feb 21 – Norfolk, VA @ Jewish Mother Backstage
Feb 22 – Durham, NC @ Casbah
Feb 25 – Vestal, NY @ Binghamton University
Mountaintops track list:
1. Palomino
2. Maracas
3. Sway
4. Unless I’m Led
5. Total Serendipity
6. Basement Money
7. At Least I Have You
8. Desire
9. Change
10. Mistakes
11. Reveal and Falter
