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State Bird

By Aaron Ladage

Published on April 01, 2008 at 3:55pm

 “A Voice As Old As Fire” by State Bird, from Mostly Ghostly (The Record Machine):

Despite some recent play in the mainstream press (Spin named it "Band of the Day" a few weeks back), don't expect to see any State Bird songs on upcoming versions of Guitar Hero. For one thing, it would cost a small fortune to purchase all those accordion, mandolin and trumpet controllers. Besides, three minutes of color-coded button-mashing wouldn't begin to encompass the organic feel of the Ohio ensemble's eclectic Mostly Ghostly, which arrived this past February. Until the release of Rock Band: Ethnic Folk Edition, State Bird will have to settle for success on blogs and onstage.



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