Adelaide rock quartet The State Versus deliver energetic and dynamic rock with emphasis on originality, diversity and putting on a killer live show. After playing with the likes of Angela's Dish, Fifty Sixx, Mere Theory and The Vasco Era since their inception a couple of years ago, being hand picked for the 2006 Taste Of Chaos with Taking Back Sunday and Thursday and recently winning the state final for the Fate Battle of the bands, the band is eager to take their rock to the rest of Australia. Their self titled debut EP will be released nationally on independent Adelaide punk label PEE RECORDS in May 2008. For fans of Motion City Soundtrack, Unwritten Law and The Killers.

THE STATE VERSUS are:
Alex - Keys, Arlo - Guitar / Vocals, Benny - Bass / Vocals, Kirk - Drums

The State Versus

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Rip It Up Magazine #1003
THE STATE VERSUS - S/T
Adelaide quartet The State Versus introduce their self-titled EP with First Place, which begins in a pretty punchy manner but drops the decibels in its final quarter before kicking things back up a notch for the conclusion. A similar quiet/loud recipe is employed throughout this set of distinctive melodic rock songs - even the hardest hitting track, Soul Archeology, still finds time for a few piano breaks (allthough Alex Bray's keys, which lend an appealing dynamic throughout, aren't always so dainty). Mystery might not quite know whether it's a balls-out rocker or a delicate ballad, but the back-and-forth tension keeps things interesting, if not delivering the pay-off that the more straightforward Context offers with its memorable 'oh oh whoa' chorus. The pensive and angular opening of Pity The Pretty Prey creates an outstanding atmosphere, although the uncommon bombast is subsequently married with some moments of standard melodic punk riffing. However, while it doesn't totally fulfill its potential, it's still the track I'd recommend most from this debut release.
Review by: Owen Heitmann

Blunt #72
THE STATE VERSUS - S/T
TSV can easily be described as the 2008 After The Fall, they being a solid, straight-ahead rock band only with a few very "now" influences. In a genre where it is to be predictable and provide nothing new to the listener, TSV do deliver some refreshing ideas. Opening track, "First Place" is as good as anything I've heard all year. The bridge is so unexpected, but fits perfectly with the song. How exciting to hear something not so obvious. "Context" suggests that the ideas are there, but their songwriting needs a little refining. Time will tell what the future holds, though it seems the buzz is beginning to build.
5/10
Review by: Luke Cripps