States (album)

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]

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]

Track listing

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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

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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

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

Release history

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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

References

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  1. ^ a b "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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