State Songs (Expanded Edition)

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State Songs (Expanded Edition)
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Length
17 tracks, 52:12
Release Date
26 October 1999
State Songs is John Linnell's first and only full-length solo album, released in 1999. It features sixteen songs, most of which are named after (but not actually about) U.S. states. A special limited-edition vinyl of the album was released in 2019 for Record Store Day Black Friday, and a digital "Expanded Edition" followed in 2021. Linnell: "I decided to start writing songs with the name of the states as a way of avoiding having to come up with song titles. I suddenly had fifty song titles and I could write fifty songs based on that. This is always one of my prob… read more
State Songs is John Linnell's first and only full-length solo album, released in 1999. It features sixteen songs, most of which are named after … read more
State Songs is John Linnell's first and only full-length solo album, released in 1999. It features sixteen songs, most of which are named after (but not actually about) U.S. states.… read more

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Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Illinois
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 1:23 6,733 listeners
2 Play track The Songs of the 50 States
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 2:50 7,856 listeners
3 Play track West Virginia
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 3:57 7,404 listeners
4 Play track South Carolina
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 3:49 9,786 listeners
5 Play track Idaho
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 3:09 5,907 listeners
6 Play track Montana
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 3:03 7,462 listeners
7 Play track Pennsylvania
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 1:57 7,934 listeners
8 Play track Utah
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 2:34 3,980 listeners
9 Play track Arkansas
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 4:03 4,195 listeners
10 Play track Iowa
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 3:28 6,111 listeners
11 Play track Mississippi
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 2:14 3,711 listeners
12 Play track Maine
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 2:06 8,008 listeners
13 Play track Oregon
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 2:34 6,122 listeners
14 Play track Michigan
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 1:22 4,511 listeners
15 Play track New Hampshire
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 2:46 3,894 listeners
16 Play track Nevada
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 7:58 2,723 listeners
17 Play track Louisiana
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 2:59 1,188 listeners

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One half of They Might Be Giants, John Linnell enjoyed a brief solo career with his 1999 album State Songs before returning to his day job. Prior to this, he had recorded the EP House of Mayors, and the State Songs EP which later became the album. A few months into the COVID-19 pandemic in mid-2020, John Flansburgh suggested to John Linnell that the two create solo releases during lockdown. Roman Songs, a four track EP, released on July 2, 2021. View wiki
One half of They Might Be Giants, John Linnell enjoyed a brief solo career with his 1999 album State Songs before returning to his day job. Prior to this, he had recorded the EP House of M… read more
One half of They Might Be Giants, John Linnell enjoyed a brief solo career with his 1999 album State Songs before returning to his day job. Prior to this, he had recorded the EP House of Mayors, and the State Songs EP which later beca… read more

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