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New and old States of Nature

Posted by Loren on October 15, 2021

New and old States of Nature
photo by Christopher Sturm

States of Nature, a Bay Area, CA band featuring members of Dead To Me and ex-Everybody Row, has a new compilation album coming out, which combines the group's previous three EPs and two new songs, into a single piece. It will be self-titled and releases on Nov. 19 via Sell the Heart Records.

The band formed in 2018 and self-released each of the EPs, leading up to this point. A single, "Light and Seed," debuted yesterday at The Big Takeover.

States of Nature is Eric Urbach (ex-Everybody Row) on guitar/vocals, Lindsey Anne on bass/vocals, Dennis Orason on guitar, and Isa Knife (Dead To Me) on drums.

Upcoming shows:

October 16th @ Thee Parkside in San Francisco w/The Younger Lovers, Strange Light.
October 23rd - Livestream from The Complex San Francisco.
January 12th @ Bottom of the Hill in San Francisco w/Spud Canyon + 1 TBA.

New and old States of Nature
photo by Christopher Sturm

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