Let It Go

by State Radio

Overview

Mixing reggae influences with political calls to action, State Radio offer up another slice of northeastern jam-funk with the band's third album, Let It Go. Released in 2007, Year of the Crow was a time-specific record, its songs targeting everything from President Bush's torture allegations to war-torn Sudan, but Let It Go is broader in scope, emphasizing general themes of toleration and peace without pointing many fingers at singular groups. As usual, the Cambridge natives embrace an amalgamation of genres -- most prominently reggae, ska, and punk -- and lace the mixture with touches of roots rock and Jamaican inflections. State Radio don't concern themselves with breaking new musical ground, and even though the album sounds best at its absolute loudest ("Held Up by the Wires," "Still & Silent"), an emphasis remains on mellow jam band material. As with most State Radio affairs, then, Let It Go creates the biggest stir with its lyrics, whose sociopolitical content challenges listeners to think as much as dance. ~ Andrew Leahey

Product Details

Release Date:	09/29/2009
Label:	Nettwerk America / Rca / Ruff Shod Records / Nettwerk
UPC:	0067003085120
Rank:	114970

Tracks

1. Mansin Humanity
2. Calling All Crows
3. Doctor Ron the Actor
4. Arsenic & Clover
5. Bohemian Grove
6. Knights of Bostonia
7. Let It Go
8. Evolution
9. Held Up By the Wires
10. Blood Escaping Man
11. Still & Silent
12. [Untitled]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

State Radio   Primary Artist
Chuck Fay   Vocals,Organ,Melodica,Mellotron,Fender Rhodes,Guitar (Bass)
Matt Embry   Vocals (Background)
Maddog Najarian   Percussion,Vocals,Drums
Ben Urmston   Vocals (Background),Trumpet
Aaron Dembe   Vocals (Background)
Jazer Giles   Organ
Chadwick Stokes   Guitar,Vocals,Trombone

Technical Credits

Frank Riley   Booking
Jordon Silva   Mixing Assistant
Lisa O'Hara   Booking
Dalton Sim   Management
Aaron Dembe   Mixing Assistant
State Radio   Composer
Dominic Monks   Producer,Engineer,Mixing,Images
Bob Ludwig   Mastering
Ryan Hewitt   Mixing
Matt Tahaney   Mixing Assistant