▁Bab ble . com . ▁In ▁its ▁entries , ▁she ▁rec ount ed ▁their ▁experiences ▁of ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁road ▁and ▁the ▁unique ▁circumst ance ▁of ▁tour ing ▁with ▁two ▁young ▁children ▁in ▁to w . ▁ ▁The ▁main ▁instruments ▁M ates ▁of ▁State ▁used ▁in ▁their ▁early ▁record ings ▁were ▁drums ▁and ▁the ▁electric ▁organ . ▁Both ▁had ▁started ▁out ▁playing ▁the ▁guitar , ▁but ▁they ▁ultimately ▁found ▁they ▁were ▁experiment ing ▁more ▁with ▁the ▁organ ▁and ▁drums ▁in ▁their ▁practice ▁space ▁than ▁with ▁any ▁other ▁musical ▁instruments . ▁On ▁later ▁record ings , ▁the ▁band ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁organ - domin ated ▁sound ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁additional ▁instrument ation , ▁beginning ▁with ▁the ▁EP ▁All ▁Day ▁and ▁continu ing ▁on ▁Br ing ▁It ▁Back , ▁their ▁fourth ▁studio ▁album . ▁The ▁organ ▁wasn ' t ▁incorpor ated ▁at ▁all ▁on ▁their ▁fifth ▁album , ▁" Re - Ar range ▁Us ." ▁ ▁M ates ▁of ▁State ▁songs ▁are ▁notable ▁for ▁their ▁male / f em ale ▁vocal ▁harm ony , ▁sh ifting ▁rh yth ms , ▁and ▁qu ir ky ▁song ▁structure ▁– ▁most ▁tracks ▁compr ised ▁distinct , ▁almost ▁dis joint ed ▁movements . ▁Both ▁members ▁tend ▁to ▁sing ▁with ▁great ▁intensity , ▁often ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁ranges ▁of ▁their ▁voices , ▁and ▁they ▁often ▁simultaneously ▁sing ▁different , ▁complement ary ▁mel od ies ▁and ▁lyr ics . ▁ ▁The ▁band ▁recorded ▁one ▁album ▁on ▁Om n ibus ▁Records ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Poly vin yl ▁for ▁their ▁second ▁and