City States are a Chicago-based band who make “strange, forward-thinking art-pop”. Led by 34 year-old Joel Ebner, City States have just released their debut album, Geography. The album is influenced by the last 35 years of art-rock, from Eno’s Another Green World to more recent work by Radiohead and The Antlers. It was mixed by John McEntire of Tortoise and The Sea & Cake.
Halfway through the recording process, Ebner’s father sadly passed away, and so the album took on a new focus. The track ‘To Remember’is based on an eulogy Ebner gave at his father’s funeral which addressed their relationship via a Fender Jaguar that his father bought back in the 60s.
You can buy the album right now, on your choice of white or clear vinyl, via the City States Bandcamp page.