Jason Hammel Discography of CDs

Jason Hammel discography The New Pornographers' CHALLENGERS was an atypically calm and reflective set for the hyperactive Canadian popsters. At the same time, bandleader A.C. Newman's second solo album moves away from the singer-songwriter delicacy of his solo debut into a more electrically charged and spunky sound closer in spirit to his band's trademark literate power pop. "There Are Maybe Ten Or Twelve" starts the album like Paul McCartney's take on one of Tom Waits's twisted sea chanteys, and the album continues ...

Jason Hammel albums Mates of State are the husband-wife duo of Kori Gardner on keys of various types and Jason Hammel on drums and occasional keys as well. They both sing with innocent gusto, and their charming voices remind one of wonderful indie pop bands like Papas Fritas and Butterglory in the way they intertwine and twist with naïve fervor. They sound like real people singing about real things, and that is kind of exciting. And they don't use guitars of any kind. And you don't miss them either! Team ...

Jason Hammel CD discography On their fifth album, Mates of State deliver a blend of indie rock and keyboard-driven '60s-influenced pop that's reached a peak of sophistication over the course of their eight-year sonic trajectory. Singer/keyboardist Kori Gardner and her husband, singer/drummer Jason Hammel, generate an impressive amount of sound for two people, and whether they're turning out Beatles-flavored vocal harmonies and piano lines on "Jigsaw" or the driving, synthesizer-colored rock of "Now," Gardner and Hammel create a style that's quirky and forceful enough to endear them to indie-rock fans but ...

Jason Hammel music CDs Mates of State's Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel opted to give up their day jobs in their native Lawrence, KS, for the rock & roll hills of California in order to make music their life. What an ambitious move. While spending most of 2001 on the road with the Anniversary and Beulah, the duo crafted what would become some of their most delightful pop songs. A stunning follow-up to 2000's My Solo Project, Our Constant Concern includes Mates of State's sugary pop hooks inside whimsical synth loops ...

Jason Hammel songs Originally released in 2004 but finally given a vinyl issue in 2009, ALL DAY is a brief four-track EP that in retrospect has become one of the Lawrence, Kansas indie pop duo's pivotal releases. The three original tracks mark a leap forward in Mates of State's songwriting ability, specifically the opening "Goods (All In Your Head)," which was the organ and drums duo's most complex and catchiest song up to that point, A giddy but not silly cover of David Bowie's 1972 hit "Starman" closes out the ...