We recorded 4 New Songs EP this summer and you can go download it from The Record Machine website. We were also recently featured on Daytrotter.com where we record a few older songs that you can download from their site.

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]]> Mon, 03 Mar 2008 21:10:49 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/495421 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/472984 Spin.com Band of the Day

Mostly Ghostly presents glorious, full-bodied tracks that swell with a plethora of instrumentation and gospel-like choruses.

Full Article: Here

]]> Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:46:12 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/472984 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/454723 You can now pre-order our new cd Mostly Ghostly from The Record Machine online store.

We recorded 4 songs from My Old Kentucky Blog and Sirius Radio Left of Center. You can download them from here or on our music page.

The press for Mostly Ghostly keeps on rolling in.

NPR.ORG Second Stage Podcast:

State Bird have matured with an experimental cohesiveness on their new record, Mostly Ghostly.

Podcast: Here

BitWorks Music:

State Bird has given us a real gem, and they leave us with this moral: "don't go out into the woods-there are bears and wolves waiting to hurt you."

Full Review: Here

Brooklyn Rocks

As the band uses a mix of non-traditional instruments and each of the songs seems to have some sort of musical surprise, a hypothetical point of comparison may be Devendra Banhart meets Danny Elfman.

Full Review: Here

Cleveland Free Times

In recent years, strange things have been happening in folk music. You have the commune-friendly freak-folk of Devendra Banhart, the Jesus-friendly folk of Sufjan Stevens, and the teen-friendly anti-folk of acts like Kimya Dawson (whose backhanded "hey, don't kill yourself" approach to folk recently fell upon the ears of the 10 million-plus who've seen Juno). But stranger yet, if there's an act that free-falls right into the center of this big contemporary folk blanket, it's State Bird, and the duo (Jared Riblet and Coby Hartzler) hails from Dover, Ohio.

Full Review: Here

]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2008 01:29:36 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/454723 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451479 Hello Everybody. So we have a website now courtesy of The Record Machine, and we are going to try our best to keep it updated...starting now. Our good friend Joe Weaver has joined us on our current tour to film and document our adventures, and we will be posting clips on here every couple days. Here is the first one. Enjoy.

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]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:12 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451478 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451477 Hello Everybody. So we have a website now courtesy of The Record Machine, and we are going to try our best to keep it updated...starting now. Our good friend Joe Weaver has joined us on our current tour to film and document our adventures, and we will be posting clips on here every couple days. Here is the first one. Enjoy.

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:11 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451477 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451476 This is the last video from our weekend in Michigan. We have been in New York the last couple days and we will have some videos up from our shows here soon.

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]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:11 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451475 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451474 This is the last video from our weekend in Michigan. We have been in New York the last couple days and we will have some videos up from our shows here soon.

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:10 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451474 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451473 Left Hip Magazine:

"Every tune seems to unleash one brilliant surprise or another - lush orchestration that leaps suddenly to the fore, shockingly original riffs marching out of nowhere, or fascinating mixtures of the acoustic and electric. the clean and the distorted."

full review: here

Side One: Track One

"State Bird- I Saw The Light: I didn't mention the fact that the new album has a pilgrim/indian them in the intro because of one particular reason, it doesn't actually make sense until you hear this song. Once you do though I'm sure you'll easily be able to imagine a bunch of indie kids skipping around and singing-a-long with this rustic jam. Or, you'll just hear a song that is lush beyond belief and you won't be able to picture any sort of tribal gathering. Either way, both view points will result in hands in the air and smiles on the faces. I'd say that's all" that matters.

full review: here

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:10 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451473 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451472 Left Hip Magazine:

"Every tune seems to unleash one brilliant surprise or another - lush orchestration that leaps suddenly to the fore, shockingly original riffs marching out of nowhere, or fascinating mixtures of the acoustic and electric. the clean and the distorted."

full review: here

Side One: Track One

"State Bird- I Saw The Light: I didn't mention the fact that the new album has a pilgrim/indian them in the intro because of one particular reason, it doesn't actually make sense until you hear this song. Once you do though I'm sure you'll easily be able to imagine a bunch of indie kids skipping around and singing-a-long with this rustic jam. Or, you'll just hear a song that is lush beyond belief and you won't be able to picture any sort of tribal gathering. Either way, both view points will result in hands in the air and smiles on the faces. I'd say that's all" that matters.

full review: here

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:10 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451472 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451471 Cleveland Free Times: Ten Bands to Watch in 2008

The album's the second batch of eclectic folk-inspired gems in as many years, and it's crammed thick with haunting evocations, tribal incantations and soul-stirring melodies that sound years beyond their still-budding spheres of reference.

full review: here

30 Music

Afterwards the campfire ashes are infused into a few songs, continuations of State Bird's folkie sounds but a little darker than on the first half of the album. This is at its best on "The Golden Glowing Mask", a haunted vision of dancing around the fire with a jazz mariachi player blowing on a melted trumpet.

full review: here

I Rock Cleveland

State Bird's "The Golden Glowing Mask" certainly has that impromptu jam session feel to it, and the accompanying band photo featuring young, bare chested men in war paint screams "Freak folk." Yet, it takes a decidedly pop turn at the midway point and is wrapped up tidily in just over three-and-a-half minutes, making it one of the more economical excursions to the outer limits of the mind you're likely to encounter. How 21st Century of them! With the specter of global warming all around us, and stressed natural resources pushing gas prices higher and higher, everyone has to do their part, and these freaky folk are more than happy to cut back on extraneous solos for the good of future generations.

full review: here

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:09 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451471 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451470 Cleveland Free Times: Ten Bands to Watch in 2008

The album's the second batch of eclectic folk-inspired gems in as many years, and it's crammed thick with haunting evocations, tribal incantations and soul-stirring melodies that sound years beyond their still-budding spheres of reference.

full review: here

30 Music

Afterwards the campfire ashes are infused into a few songs, continuations of State Bird's folkie sounds but a little darker than on the first half of the album. This is at its best on "The Golden Glowing Mask", a haunted vision of dancing around the fire with a jazz mariachi player blowing on a melted trumpet.

full review: here

I Rock Cleveland

State Bird's "The Golden Glowing Mask" certainly has that impromptu jam session feel to it, and the accompanying band photo featuring young, bare chested men in war paint screams "Freak folk." Yet, it takes a decidedly pop turn at the midway point and is wrapped up tidily in just over three-and-a-half minutes, making it one of the more economical excursions to the outer limits of the mind you're likely to encounter. How 21st Century of them! With the specter of global warming all around us, and stressed natural resources pushing gas prices higher and higher, everyone has to do their part, and these freaky folk are more than happy to cut back on extraneous solos for the good of future generations.

full review: here

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:09 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451470 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451469 The Pitch

But what makes State Bird unique are the lively snippets of instrumentation and vocals that weave in and out of every track, transporting the listener to a '60s love-in, a Southern tent revival or a backwoods carnival -- in some cases, all in the same song.

full review: here

]]> Wed, 06 Feb 2008 13:13:08 -0800 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451469 http://virb.com/statebird/posts/text/451468 The Pitch

But what makes State Bird unique are the lively snippets of instrumentation and vocals that weave in and out of every track, transporting the listener to a '60s love-in, a Southern tent revival or a backwoods carnival -- in some cases, all in the same song.

full review: here

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