You Shouldn't Stare

by STATE

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	1.	You Shouldn't Stare 02:12
	2.	Summerdale 04:25
	3.	Jezebel 02:36
	4.	Carousel 04:00
	5.	Everyone Is A Saint 06:10
	6.	Heart Attack 03:14
	7.	The Model 02:09
	8.	Get Right 02:08
	9.	Attention 06:12
	10.	Sleep 02:36

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"You Shouldn't Stare" recorded at Bloomington's Russian Recording, is an expressive and full-sounding album, a breathless run through a neurotic Hoosier playground full of broken glass, guitars, and nicotine-drenched vocals."
-- Jeff Napier (Nuvo)

"The pseudo Americana-punk of 'Heart Attack' demands multiple listens, and then something snaps in the band as 'The Model' and 'Carousel' are unruly attacks. I instantly fell for both of these songs and State has the ability to roar with the loudest hardcore band if they chose to do so."
-- Richard Quinlan (www.jerseybeat.com)

"The band mixes austere choral arrangements, western Americana, and chunks of chamber music with Queens of the Stone Age-style bombast, Faith No More's cheekiness and the raw urgency of punk."
-- Neal Taflinger (indy.com)

"You Shouldn't Stare takes State fans on a bipolar emotional roller-coaster. The album is impressively everywhere at once. From hardcore to swing to acoustic folk ballads, listeners enjoy a modern rock joy ride held together by the gloomy mood the songs put forth and anticipation of what they might hear next."
-- Phil Graybiel (philgraybiel.com)

credits

released August 26, 2008

Recorded by Mike Bridavsky at Russian Recording
Artwork by Ben Bussell
Layout by Birch Miller

David Barajas guitars | vocals | bass track 5
Tre Murillo guitars | vocals track 6, 10
Birch Miller bass
Ben Wever keyboards
Dagan Thogerson drums track 2,4,6,7,8
Scott McNiece drums track 3,5,9
Sarah Balliet cello track 1
Roberto C. Barajas - lead guitar track 6, outro lead guitar track 9

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STATE Indianapolis, Indiana

NYE 2022 at the Melody Inn

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