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Mixtape 182 • Affairs Of State

Behold, a special collection of songs about individual states in the United States of America!

Behold, a special collection of songs about individual states in the United States of America!
SongArtistNotes
Idaho Alien
Youth Lagoon
It’s a dream state
— • BREAK • —
Florida
Push Kings
It sounds like Florida
Rhode Island Is Famous For You
Erin McKeown
Listener challenge: add up the states
Virginia Gal
Deer Tick
She’s somethin’ else
— • BREAK • —
Texas Fox
The Low Frequency In Stereo
Stomping its way to the oilfields
Rainstorm in Kentucky (feat. Smif n Wessun, Dolio the Sleuth & R Son)
Gangstagrass
Sounds appropriate
South Carolina
John Linnell
Just one of 50
North Carolina
The Oranges Band
Woozy groove
— • BREAK • —
The Indiana Sun
White Hassle
Marcellus’ compelling howl
Dakota
The Wrens
The Dakota is down
Arkansas Twist
The 5.6.7.8's
Wild wild gals
— • BREAK • —
California Stutter
Robb Benson
Wracked with exercise
Colorado
Brother Brother
Welcome home
Rotten Alabama
Ramsay Midwood
Falling apart mostly
Tennessee Waltz
Sally Timms
A natural closer
— • BREAK • —
Kansas (Remembers Me Now)
Orville Peck
The stars are out
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I can’t say if this is the first time I’ve had a radio show on Independence Day, but it is the first time I’ve prepared something special for the occasion. Presenting Affairs of State, a one-hour set of music dedicated to the States part of “United States of America.” As it turns out, there is a wide representation among the 50 states (51 if you count New Model Army) in the Lacking Library, but I have selected the best 16 examples for this evening.