MATES OF STATE RE-ARRANGE US OUT MAY 20 AND TOUR DATES!

MATES OF STATE's fifth full length studio album Re-Arrange Us will be out May 20 on Barsuk Records. Mates Kori Gardner and Jason Hammel will commemorate the release of the new record by making their network television debut that same night on LATE NIGHT WITH CONAN O'BRIEN.

Elsewhere, Mates of State have just launched the "Most Mates" online game at Matesofstate.com and Rearrangeus.com. The rules are fairly self-explanatory: Create your own version of the already customizable Re-Arrange Us artwork with as many "Mates" as possible. The winning entry with the "Most Mates" will have his or her version featured on MatesofState.com, Mates of State's myspace page and Barsuk Records' homepage.

Finally, tickets for Mates of State's June headline tour are on sale now. Headlights will be supporting for the entire tour with Black Joe Lewis & the Honey Bears also appearing on the Texas dates.

The full Mates of State North American itinerary is as follows:

05/16/2008 New Haven, CT Toad's Place
05/22/2008 San Francisco, CA Slim's
05/24/2008 Bend, OR Les Schwab Amphitheater
05/25/2008 Sasquatch Festival, Washington Gorge Amphitheater
05/28/2008 Los Angeles, CA Henry Fonda Theater
06/06/2008 Lawrence, KS Wakarusa Music Festival
06/07/2008 Omaha, NE The Slowdown
06/08/2008 St. Louis, MO The Bluebird
06/10/2008 Oklahoma City, OK Bricktown Ballroom
06/11/2008 Dallas, TX Granada Theatre
06/13/2008 Austin, TX Emo's Alternative Lounge
06/14/2008 Little Rock, AR Rev Room
06/15/2008 Memphis, TN Hi-Tone
06/17/2008 Newport, KY Southgate House
06/18/2008 Pittsburgh, PA Mr.Small's Theatre
06/21/2008 Philadelphia, PA Popped! Music Festival
07/25/2008 Pemberton, BC Pemberton Festival
08/01/2008 Chicago, IL Lollapalooza-Grant Park
08/08/2008 Liberty State Park, NJ All Points West Festival
09/26/2008 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Festival