Artist : State Radio
Album : Year Of The Crow
Label : Ruff Shod Records
Genre : Indie
Quality : 190kbps avg / LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new
Playtime : 00:58:40 total
Release : 2007-09-15
Street : 2007-09-25
Track Listing
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1. Guantanamo 3:03
2. Unfortunates 2:21
3. The Story Of Benjamin 3:57
Darling Part 1
4. CIA 3:38
5. Gang Of Thieves 3:12
6. Fight No More 5:50
7. Barn Storming 3:35
8. Rash Of Robberies 6:43
9. Omar Bay 4:14
10. As With Gladness 3:44
11. Wicker Plane 4:05
12. Sudan 3:52
13. Fall Of The American 10:26
Empire
Release Notes
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http://www.myspace.com/stateradio
Before forming State Radio, Chad Stokes was well known to US college students as
the voice behind rock band Dispatch. Forged from StokesÆ artistic response to
the social and political fires burning across the globe, State Radio come armed
with progressive political ideals and an infectious blend of rock, punk, and
reggae beats, Stokes and band mates - Chuck Fay on bass and Mad Dog on drums -
are creating songs with a conscience.
Us Against The Crown, the bandÆs debut self-released full length, was an
introduction to StokesÆ commitment to the under-dog. Songs like ôCamilo,ö
written about Camilo Mejφa, an Iraqi war veteran and imprisoned conscientious
objector and ôMr. Larkin,ö championing the rights of the elderly and disabled,
let fans know what drives this band. The music did not go unheard û Us Against
The Crown has scanned over 28,000 units.
Year of The Crow, the second release on State RadioÆs own Ruff Shod Records,
continues to be the bandÆs best forum for expressing their thoughts on todayÆs
political landscape. ôGuantanamo,ö the opening track, rails against the
atrocities committed at the famous detention center. ôCIAö and ôGang of Thievesö
highlight the misappropriation of funds and the abuse of power reported in the
newspaper every day. Recorded at Peter GabrielÆs Real World studios in
Wiltshire, England with the acclaimed producer Tchad Blake (Pearl Jam, Soul
Coughing and Peter Gabriel), Year of The Crow captures the bandÆs live energy
and spirit.
As a teenager, Stokes attention soon shifted from his first instrument, the
trombone, to a borrowed guitar, and he began writing songs at the age of 14.
Before going to college, Chad spent six months teaching children in Zimbabwe.
His experiences there cultivated the seeds of socio-political activism that had
first been planted by the music of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley. Seeing firsthand
the inequity of life in Zimbabwe raised his awareness, and to this day
influences the music he writes and the life he lives.
StokesÆ eagerness for social change also expands to ôHowÆs Your News?ö a news
show where the reporters are all in some way disabled. Traveling across the
globe, the ôHowÆs Your News?ö reporters conduct interviews on street corners
with their own style and charisma. Backed by South ParkÆs creators Trey Parker
and Matt Stone, the original ôHowÆs Your News?ö documentary played every major
film festival worldwide and ultimately was picked up in the US by HBO/Cinemax.
Currently, ôHowÆs Your News?ö is in production for their first
made-for-television series to be broadcast on the MTV Networks.
After taking time off from the road this summer to work with ôHowÆs Your News?ö
and to record Year of The Crow, State Radio will be touring the UK, Europe and
the U.S. throughout the fall to coincide with the initial digital only release
of the album and single. The physical release follows early in 2008.
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