Artist	Song
Mates of State	Jigsaw
from Re-Arrange Us (2008)
Mates of State	Tan/Black
from My Solo Project (2004)
Mates of State	For the Actor
from Bring It Back (2006)
Mates of State	Whiner's Bio
from Team Boo (2004)
Mates of State	Drop and Anchor
from All Day (2004)
Mates of State	Punchlines
from Bring It Back (2006)
Mates of State	Starman
from All Day (2004)
Mates of State	Hoarding It for Home
from Our Constant Concern (2004)
Mates of State	Long Way Home
from Crushes (The Covers Mixtape) (2010)
Mates of State	Open Book
from Team Boo (2004)
Mates of State	I Have Space
from My Solo Project (2004)
Mates of State	Gotta Get a Problem
from Team Boo (2004)
Mates of State	Running Out
from Bring It Back (2006)
Mates of State	Second Hand News
from Crushes (The Covers Mixtape) (2010)
Mates of State	Invitation Inn
from A House Full of Friends (2005)

Comment:

As much as we love the stripped-down sound of Mates of States' first three full-lengths — the hook-heavy trifecta of [i]My Solo Project[/i], [i]Our Constant Concern[/i], and [i]Team Boo[/i] — the Essentials team [i]really[/i] fell for the ever-evolving palette of their last two collections. The six-plus minutes of "Running Out" shift gears from bloodletting balladry to a triumphant, heavily layered chorus climax, "Jigsaw" squeezes an immaculate slice of sun-baked pop out of tickled ivories and punchy percussion lines, and "For the Actor" is the kind of cut that could draw an ear-to-ear smile from the most stone-faced cynic.

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