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State Of The Union
Medicine Hat
Roots-rock and a guide to individual thinking in 21st century America...
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Bible Belt | 4:06 | Play |
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Ticket To Mexico | 2:53 | Play |
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Downtown Vampires | 5:47 | Play |
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Chimborazo | 4:00 | Play |
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State Of The Union | 4:02 | Play |
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Untitled > Intelligent Design | 6:25 | Play |
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Prayer For The Riverbed | 4:10 | Play |
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Big River | 4:31 | Play |
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Let The Sun In | 4:16 | Play |
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Traitors and Patriots | 5:51 | Play |
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Description
"State Of The Union", Medicine Hats third independently produced record in as many years, continues to reflect the bands penchant for diversity, but, in doing so, the band has put together its most cohesive and ambitious work to date. Musically, the album is occasionally a bit of a cross between the grittiness of the classic era of The Rolling Stones along with the soulful grooves of Traffic. To be sure, SOTU is something of a loose concept albumnot in the grandiose linear style of say, a Pete Townsend composition, but in more of a general thematic endeavor. The record weaves in and out of American issues, as it both rejects and embraces many of the ideals that make us all Americans. It blasts the foreboding marriage between the Republican Party and the Catholic Church (Bible Belt), pokes fun at the collective paranoia surrounding immigration (Ticket To Mexico), and reaffirms the strength of non-jingoistic unity (Traitors and Patriots), to list just a few of the bands forays into American commentary. All the while, Medicine Hat melds finely crafted songwriting with top-notch musical performances, and even offers up what is probably the groups finest and most radio-ready track to date in the form of the Beatle-esque Let The Sun In.
A cerebral album that doesnt pander to the listener, but is most inviting none the less, State Of The Union is sure to catch the fancy of both the discernable music fan and critics alike in the days and months ahead
"Maybe one of the best and most REAL indie albums of 2006."
-William "Chops" McGee, critic