States is the debut studio album by Australian indie folk band, the Paper Kites. The album was released on 1 August 2013 in Australia and 1 October 2013 in North America (via Nettwerk). The album peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Charts. It was supported by The Paper Kites Australian tour across August and September 2013.
Track listing All songs written by Sam Bentley, except where noted. "Malleable Beings" – 5:05 "St. Clarity" – 3:47 "Living Colour" – 4:24 "Gates" – 4:40 "Young" – 3:41 "A Lesson from Mr. Gray" – 4:37 "Tin Lover" – 3:19 "Cold Kind Hand" – 4:01 "Never Heard a Sound" (Bentley, David Powys) – 2:54 "In Reverie" – 3:50 "Tenenbaum" – 3:39 "Portrait 19" – 4:46 "I Done You So Wrong" (Bentley, Christina Lacy) – 7:13
Personnel Credits adapted from State notes.
The Paper Kites
Sam Bentley: vocals, guitar, keyboards Christina Lacy: vocals, guitar, keyboards David Powys: vocals, guitar, banjo, lap steel guitar Josh Bentley: drums, percussion Sam Rasmussen: bass, syntheziser
Production
The Paper Kites – production Wayne Conolly – production, engineering, mixing Anna Laverty – assistance engineering
Recording
Recorded at Sing Sing Studios and Albert Studios Mastered at Sterling Sound
Charts +Chart performance for States Chart (2013) Peakposition scope="row"
Release history +Release history and details for States Region Date Format Label Catalogue Australia 1 August 2013 Wonderlick Entertainment / Sony Music Australia LICK005 United States 1 October 2013 Nettwerk 0 6700 30986 2 5
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