WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING ABOUT GOOD NIGHT, STATES:
October 22, 2008 - Hugh Shows Redux
“This band has a solid pop sense inherent in it’s music but what I was surprised to discover and quickly love is the ability by the band to totally ‘freak out’ at times. Not many groups can pull off ‘feedback/white noise’ mid-song without getting annoying. They certainly can and do. “
August 15, 2008 - SPIN Magazine
“Like Ryan Adams singing for the Boy Least Likely To, Good Night, States marry singer-songwriter vocal stylings and confessional lyrics to near-twee tunes anchored by electronic blips, xylophone and the occasional drum machine.”
August 1, 2008 - Brooklyn Rocks
“The band’s music is solid, thoughtful indie-rock but it is the multi-part harmonies, the tasteful synth/piano and the multi-instrument/multi-layers of sound that grabbed and held my attention throughout the disc. This is good stuff…”
July 23, 2008 - A Blog Of A Good Time
“I’ve listened to their new album, Short Films On Self-Control, a few times through now and each time I hear something that makes me want to start the process all over again. It’s like the first time you ride a rollercoaster, get off, and immediately get back in line again and again.”
July 8, 2008 - The Schlog
“Suffice to say Good Night, States gets it right. The music is catchy enough to get you hooked, but the depth of the music is what will keep you listening.”
July 7, 2008 - The BNAC Music Blog
“The disc is a solid indie pop debut that sounds very much like an ALBUM… Good Night, States seem to be in the minority of bands who truly understand the importance of an LP. That is very refreshing, as is the impressive musicianship.”
July 3, 2008 - Local scene: ‘YEP Fest, The Morning Light, The Coast
Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
June 17, 2008 - Pittsburgh Dish
“A gorgeous, melodic album with songs that immediately draw you in; a kind of “just right” sound-production that most bands go their whole career without achieving… What they sound like is Good Night, States and they deserve to have other bands compared to them.”
May 30, 2008 - Kofi’s Hat Blog
“Exuberant, hook-laden, occasionally Baroque-pop-flavored songs buzzing with synth-fueled energy and brightness.”
March 17, 2008 - nah pop, no style
“A certain complexity to the song structures that I didn’t even register that much upon my first several listens, but which makes it a fun record to listen to over and over.”
February 7, 2008 - Good Night, States collaborate across state lines
Andy Mulkerin, Pittsburgh City Paper
“What Good Night, States has released is a solid pop record that’s a notch above most everything similar that’s being released locally at this point, and one that could hold its own against most national competition.”
January 30, 2008 - Good Night, States returns to area
Travis Talbot, The Daily Collegian
January 17, 2008 - The Fire Note
“You will immediately be attracted to the solid songwriting and hooks on Short Films On Self-Control that will keep you coming back for repeat listens.”
January 13, 2008 - Sleepy Dog Music Blog
“The instrumentation and production value [are] awesome and the vocals (lead and harmony) are lush and spot on. Their lyrics are smart, but not smugly clever, spiritual without being preachy, and well crafted without being too contrived.”
January 8, 2008 - Rusty Bridge
“The songs are extremely catchy, joyful, and will leave you singing along.”
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