Ruff Shod | The schizophrenic musical sensibilities that lurk underneath State Radio‘s radio-friendly image will please many and perhaps drive away many others; one need only listen to their new LP Let It Go to get a sense of the band’s diverse musical territory. State of Georgia, for instance, immediately calls to mind the flat, dry endless terrain of certain states below the Mason-Dixon line. And tracks like Knights of Bostonia– nothing short of a full-fledged punk rock fist-pumping outburst– might conjure up imagery of Rancid or The Lets Go Out Tonights, stuff of the steel-toed boot days of yore.
State Radio – State of Georgia (Live Acoustic)
Maybe New England, a part of the United States where no particular musical genre dominates, is simply the perfect place for State Radio to also explore reggae territory– from that of the more righteous and anthemic Marley-esque on songs like People to People, to the slightly more hipster-fied, 311-ish Right Me Up– and flourish. State Radio seems a perfect musical metaphor for our schizophrenic society, often at opposite ends of an emotional spectrum.
Words by Jeff Nau
State Radio – Calling All Crows
State Radio – Knights of Bostonia
