States (The Paper Kites album)

States
Studio album by The Paper Kites
Released	October 1, 2013
Genre	Indie folk
Length	56:03
Label	Nettwerk
Producer	The Paper Kites, Wayne Connolly
The Paper Kites chronology
Young North (2012) States (2013) twelvefour (2015)
Singles from States
"St. Clarity" "Young" "Tenenbaum"

States is the debut studio album by the indie folk band The Paper Kites. The album was released on August 1, 2013 in Australia and October 1, 2013 in North America.^[1][2][3]

Track listing

All songs written by Sam Bentley, except where noted.

1. "Malleable Beings" - 5:05
2. "St. Clarity" - 3:47
3. "Living Color" - 4:24
4. "Gates" - 4:40
5. "Young" - 3:41
6. "A Lesson from Mr. Gray" - 4:37
7. "Tin Lover" - 3:19
8. "Cold Kind Hand" - 4:01
9. "Never Heard a Sound" (Bentley, David Powys) - 2:54
10. "In Reverie" - 3:50
11. "Tenenbaum" - 3:39
12. "Portrait 19" - 4:46
13. "I Done You So Wrong" (Bentley, Christina Lacy) - 7:13

Personnel

• Sam Bentley: vocal, guitars, keyboards
• Christina Lacy: vocal, guitars, keyboards
• David Powys: vocal, guitars, banjo, lap steel
• Josh Bentley: drums, percussion
• Sam Rasmussen: bass, synth

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
scope="row"	Australian Albums (ARIA)[4]	17

References

1. Hudson, Alex. "The Paper Kites 'States' (album stream)". Exclaim!. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
2. Rowe, Matt. "Folk Rockers The Paper Kites Capture Plenty of Attention with States". The Morton Report. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
3. "EXCLUSIVE: Stream The Paper Kites Debut LP 'States'". The Music. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
4. "Australiancharts.com – The Paper Kites – States". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 26, 2013.