States (album)

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.[4][5][6] The album peaked at number 17 on the ARIA Charts. It was supported by The Paper Kites Australian tour across August and September 2013.[1]

States
Studio album by
The Paper Kites
Released1 October 2013 (2013-10-01)
Studio
  • Sing Sing Studios
  • Albert Studios
GenreIndie folk
Length56:03
LabelNettwerk
Producer
The Paper Kites chronology
Young North
(2012)		 States
(2013)		 twelvefour
(2015)
Singles from States
  1. "St. Clarity"
    Released: 21 June 2013[1]
  2. "Young"
    Released: 10 October 2013[2]
  3. "Tenenbaum"
    Released: March 2014 [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Sam Bentley, except where noted.

  1. "Malleable Beings" – 5:05
  2. "St. Clarity" – 3:47
  3. "Living Colour" – 4:24
  4. "Gates" – 4:40
  5. "Young" – 3:41
  6. "A Lesson from Mr. Gray" – 4:37
  7. "Tin Lover" – 3:19
  8. "Cold Kind Hand" – 4:01
  9. "Never Heard a Sound" (Bentley, David Powys) – 2:54
  10. "In Reverie" – 3:50
  11. "Tenenbaum" – 3:39
  12. "Portrait 19" – 4:46
  13. "I Done You So Wrong" (Bentley, Christina Lacy) – 7:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from State notes.[7]

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

Recording

  • Recorded at Sing Sing Studios and Albert Studios
  • Mastered at Sterling Sound

Charts
Chart performance for States
Chart (2013) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 17

Release history
Release history and details for States
Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Australia 1 August 2013
Wonderlick Entertainment / Sony Music Australia LICK005
United Stated 1 October 2013
Nettwerk 0 6700 30986 2 5

References
  1. "The Paper Kites Announce National Tour & New Single 'St Clarity'". Music Feeds. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  2. "The Paper Kites Release New Video 'Young'". Music Feeds. 10 October 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  3. "The Paper Kites - Tenenbaum (Official Music Video)". YouTube. March 2014. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
  4. Hudson, Alex. "The Paper Kites 'States' (album stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  5. Rowe, Matt. "Folk Rockers The Paper Kites Capture Plenty of Attention with States". The Morton Report. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  6. "EXCLUSIVE: Stream The Paper Kites Debut LP 'States'". The Music. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
  7. "The Paper Kites – States". discogs. n.d. Archived from the original on 23 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  8. "Australiancharts.com – The Paper Kites – States". Hung Medien. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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