Mates of State - Our Constant Concern

Not as good as I hoped, but still rather nice. Mates of State are husband and wife - she plays organ (and keyboards, I think), he plays drums, and they both sing (often at the same time). That last is probably the best thing about this record - there's much singing in unison, harmony, call-and-response and general intertwining of voices - and gives it much of its character; the instrumentation is fairly minimal, but Our Constant Concern is nonetheless very sweet and warm in that indie-pop, lo-fi kind of way. The tunes aren't quite memorable enough to make this album life-changing in any way, but there's still a lot to like about it.