Preface Painless - Music

These United States Is An American Rock Band From Brooklyn New York And Carrboro North Carolina 1 Made Up Of Songwriter And Bandleader Jesse Elliott Pedal Steel And Electric Guitarist J. Tom Hnatow Guitarist And Keyboardist Justin Craig Bassist And Vocalist Anna Morsett And Drummer And Percussionist Aaron Latos. The Band Has Released 5 Full-Length Albums Since 2008 Via Colorado-Based Record Label United Interests. 2 In The Five Years Since Their Formation TUS Has Played 800 Shows Across The United States United Kingdom And Northern Europe 3 Appearing At South By Southwest 4 CMJ Music Marathon 5 And Lollapalooza 6 In The U.S. And The UK's Glastonbury Festival. 7 US' Debut Album A Picture Of The Three Of Us At The Gate To The Garden Of Eden Was Recorded By Elliott And Producer David Strackany Known As Paleo 8 In Elgin IL Iowa City IA And Washington D.C.. The Album Features Musical Cameos By A Large Supporting Cast 9 —notably Saadat Awan Dan D'Avella Dave Hahn And Early TUS Collaborator Mark Charles Now Of Vandaveer. 10 Picture Was Mixed And Mastered By Chad Clark Of Beauty Pill And T.J. Lipple Of Aloha At Inner Ear Studios 11 In Arlington VA And Released On March 4 2008. Track 'First Sight' Had Its UK Debut On BBC Radio 6 On July 14 2008 12 And The Album As A Whole Enjoyed Favorable Reviews From The Austin Chronicle Alternative Press The Village Voice And Others. 13 Crimes The Group's Second Album Was Recorded In Lexington KY At Shangri-La Studios 6 Weeks After The Release Of Picture. It Was Produced And Mixed By Duane Lundy With Co-Production By Rob Gordon And These United States By Then Composed Of Elliott And Full-Time Band Members Charles Cosenza Craig And Hnatow And Released On September 23 2008. 14 Paste Magazine 15 Pitchfork Media 16 National Public Radio 17 And Others Praised The Album Despite And In Many Cases Because Of Its Sonic Departure From The Group's Debut. These United States Recorded Live Sessions And Interviews For All Things Considered 18 Daytrotter 19 And WOXY.Com 20 As Crimes Reached No. 30 On The College Music Journal Top 200 Radio Chart In Late 2008. In February 2009 TUS Recorded Its Third Album Everything Touches Everything At Inner Ear Studios With T.J. Lipple This Time Taking On The Role Of Producer. Released September 1 Of That Year The Album Proved TUS' Most Energetic And Upbeat To Date. SPIN Magazine Sang Its Praises 'captures The Overwhelming Jolt Of Simply Being Alive...Swings Between A Sleazy Leer And A Dreamy Purr...Deftly Blurring The Line Between Carnal And Cosmic' 21 As Jon Pareles Of The New York Times Weighed In On The Band's Live Show 'superb...Equally At Home With Quiet Morose Tales And Galloping Punky-Tonk Adventures...A Rambunctious Alt-Country Band With Story-Songs That Are Both Tangled And Aphoristic' . 22 Influential DJ And Music Writer Bruce Warren Of Public Radio Station WXPN Called These United States 'one Of Indie-Rock's -- No Make That American Rock's -- Best Kept Secrets.' 23 For Its Fourth Full-Length Album TUS Worked At Sound Mine Recording In Rural Eastern Pennsylvania. 24 The Resulting 10 Tracks Produced By Dan Wise And TUS' Justin Craig And Featuring Vocals By Dawn Landes Were Released On July 20 2010 As What Lasts. 25 The Accompanying Album Tour Included Supporting Dates With Fruit Bats Deer Tick Langhorne Slim And Bonnie Prince Billy And Continuing Acclaim From The New York Times 26 Pop Matters 27 And The Washington Post. 28 Among Its 180 Live Performances Of The Year Were Stops At Seattle's KEXP 29 Daytrotter's Barn On The 4th 30 With The Walkmen Dawes And Justin Townes Earle La Blogotheque's Take-Away Show 31 And NPR's World Cafe 32 And Mountain Stage. 33 2011 Saw These United States Scale Back Its Frenetic Touring Pace To Just 100 Shows And Festivals As The Band Spent More Time Writing And Recording In Studios In Kentucky New York North Carolina Illinois Pennsylvania And Ontario. In 2012 The Group Will Release Its 5th Full-Length Album—the Eponymously Titled "These United States"—featuring Contributions From Deer Tick Phosphorescent Langhorne Slim Frontier Ruckus The Mynabirds Cotton Jones Revival Ben Sollee Backwords And Jukebox The Ghost And Co-Produced At Shangri-La Studios By Duane Lundy Justin Craig And Jesse Elliott. read less