Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)

Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)
Mixtape by
Mates of State
ReleasedJune 15, 2010
GenreIndie pop
Length30:47
LabelMOS Records / Constant Artists, Inc. / TuneCore [1]
ProducerKori Gardner, Jason Hammel
Mates of State chronology
Re-Arrange Us
(2008) 		Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)
(2010) 		Mountaintops
(2011)

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Alternative Press[2]
The A.V. ClubC+[3]
Under the Radar[4]

Crushes (The Covers Mixtape) is the sixth full-length release by husband/wife duo Mates of State. It was released digitally via iTunes as well as from the band's website on June 15, 2010. On the band's website, they explained the reason for doing a covers album. "We've been talking about doing a covers record for a long time. We'd hear a great song at 2 AM while driving the straight line from one part of Texas to the next, and all we'd want to do is play that song as if we had written it."[5] The album was recorded and produced by Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel, making it their first self-produced record to date. The album was mixed by Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Frightened Rabbit, Jónsi), a longtime collaborator.[6] The third track "Sleep the Clock Around" was featured in the film The Art of Getting By.

  1. ^ "Crushes (The Covers Mixtape)". Archived from the original on June 18, 2010. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  2. ^ Alternative Press review
  3. ^ The A.V. Club review
  4. ^ Under the Radar review
  5. ^ "crushes (the covers mixtape)". Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2010.
  6. ^ "crushes (the covers mixtape)". Archived from the original on June 14, 2008. Retrieved June 20, 2010.