I am celebrating the Fourth with a photo of my beautiful state flower, the golden poppy. These are from earlier this spring, but I still have a few hanging on against the summer heat.

While I picked these bands for the word “states” in their name, they are all U.S. artists, and each of these albums deserves its own review because the songs are so good.

This is a beautiful album from Los Angeles’ State Shirt. Give your ears a special present and listen to more of the songs. You will want them.
State Shirt: This Is Old from This Is Old (2008)
MySpace | Buy State Shirt Store and Amazon

This beautiful followup to The Western States Motel snuck in last year.
The Western States Motel: Oh World from Painted Birds Flying in the Orange Mirror Sun EP (2008)
MySpace | Buy

These United States: The Business
from A Picture of the Three of Us at the Gate to the Garden of Eden
MySpace | Buy

The Heavenly States: Lost In the Light from Delayer (2008)
MySpace | Buy

The Western States: I’ll Be Free from Bye and Bye (2009)
MySpace | Buy

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