My Solo Project Explained

My Solo Project
Type:Album
Artist:Mates of State
Cover:Mates_of_State_My_Solo_Project.JPG
Released:2000
Recorded:1999–2000
Genre:Indie pop
Label:Omnibus
Next Title:Our Constant Concern
Next Year:2002

My Solo Project is the debut album by the American musical duo Mates of State, released in 2000.[1] [2]

Critical reception

The New York Times wrote that "Mates of State use keyboards and drums to create indie pop songs that ooze with a love that is, like the music, fragile and imperfect but all the more powerful because of it."[3]

Track listing

  1. "Names" - 0:51
  2. "Proofs" - 2:17
  3. "What I Could Stand For" - 3:22
  4. "La'hov" - 3:46
  5. "Nice Things That Look Good" - 4:27
  6. "A Control Group" - 3:00
  7. "Throw Down" - 2:32
  8. "I Have Space" - 2:26
  9. "Everyone Needs an Editor" - 2:54
  10. "Tan/Black" - 3:57
  11. "Ride Again" - 3:40
  12. "More in Me" - 0:39

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mates of State My Solo Project. exclaim.ca.
  2. Web site: How Suburban Life Influenced Mates of State's New Album, 'Re-Arrange Us' -- New York Magazine - Nymag. New York Magazine. 16 May 2008 .
  3. News: Strauss . Neil . Pop Critics List the Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed . The New York Times . 28 Dec 2000 . E1.