Cassette Gods: STATE DRUGS/ NATO COLES AND THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND“Split” C20(Motorcycle Potluck Records)

STATE DRUGS/ NATO COLES AND THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND
“Split” C20
(Motorcycle Potluck Records)

THROWBACK ALERT!!!

Doghouse/Revelation fans-from-way-back, perk up those ears…

This Denver/Minneapolis split is bleeding-from-the-heart-sleeve saturated with undeniable CHAMBERLAIN-esque Emo vibes: State Drugs might blissfully assume the monicker Colorado Is the Reason*, kicking out some serious post-punk, mid-tempo 1-2—5- clap-along-able anthems; and Nato Coles embodies the rest of Chamberlain’s 90s -era polished-gruff pop-radio-vibrato-rich vocals & sleek indie hooks, with a slight nod to Blues Traveler and the Traveling Wilburys. Feels like MTV again!

If you’re in the midwest and looking to book some serious pop nostalgia, hit these fine folx up!

https://motorcyclepotluckrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nato-coles-and-the-blue-diamond-band-state-drugs-split

https://statedrugs.bandcamp.com/

and/or

https://natocoles.bandcamp.com/

-- Jacob An Kittenplan

*but with less nasally, more earnest vocals

It should be obvious, this is a webzine we created to put cassette releases and the format of cassette itself on a pedestal. We are not doing this to be some sort of cassette snob, more-DIY-than-thou elitists or anything. We are doing it because all the formats that sound can be presented on are exciting and provide unique ways of shaping the listeners experience... so it is a shame that any one of these formats would fall by the wayside. Cassettes provide a listening experience that is similar to vinyl because of the intermission/moment of pause created by changing sides of the tape, but can be of almost any length between 30 seconds a side to an hour. Tapes can also be listened to in a car or while jogging.
While today this format helps keep the home label alive, its almost a dream to remember that once every musician from Michael Jackson to REM had their releases on cassette. Cassettes were a legitimate format, not just for the DIY underground. Maybe we (thats you too) are the last guardians of this format. Maybe someone, someday will popularize cassettes again. In the meantime we keep the reels turning. A little offering because at least there are a few of you that know there is more than one god of this land.

-- first CG post by Brian Miller April 2007

STATE DRUGS/ NATO COLES AND THE BLUE DIAMOND BAND
“Split” C20
(Motorcycle Potluck Records)

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