Mates of State

Mates of State
Mates of State in 2011
Background information
Origin	Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.
Genres	Indie pop
Years active	1997–present
Labels	Barsuk, Polyvinyl
Members	Kori Gardner Jason Hammel

Mates of State are an American indie pop duo, active since 1997.^[1] The group is the husband-and-wife team of Kori Gardner (born June 16, 1974) (vocals, organ, synthesizer, piano, electric piano, and occasional guitar and drums) and Jason Hammel (born February 1, 1976) (vocals, drums, percussion, and occasional synthesizer).

As of 2015, the duo has released four EPs and seven full-length albums. Their most recent album, Mountaintops, was released on September 13, 2011.