New Merchandise    Highly stylized aesthetics and lushly layered
pop might be where to find the roots of States in terms of
sound, but the essence of the band holds itself under the idea
that creation comes from collaboration. Ideas need to be
cultivated, grown, and harvested. "Here we are," front woman
Mindy White declares, “and we can go wherever we want." With no
confines and no chief-songwriters to be praised - or the
pressures of hype and business - States debut album Room to Run
is much more than an album full of '90s chart minded hooks; it's
a debut of a band that works as a collective.  In fall of 2009,
the emotionally driven outfit Copeland had announced that their
time was at an end. With a farewell tour in the works,
guitarists Bryan Laurenson and his brother Steve - who had
become a touring member of the band - knew they had to begin
weaving themselves into a new project, one that would be more
focused on urgent grandiose melodies than soft-spoken ballads.
"I was the pop kid in Copeland," Bryan co