Mates of State
I'm ashamed to say that until fifteen minutes ago, I thought Mates of State were surely from Ireland or Scotland. I realize I even had a vague system of links worked out, where they were the logical successors to the Proclaimers, a sibling to the Cranberries, and a cousin to Garbage. Come on, they sound like the Cranberries or the Proclaimers if you use your imagination, don't they? They can write a melody, and they don't suck, right? So now I hate them for using the word mates in their band name.
Also, I get the Cranberries and the Cardigans confused.
