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My Solo Project

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{{Infobox album

| name = My Solo Project

| type = Album

| artist = Mates of State

| cover = Mates_of_State_My_Solo_Project.JPG

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| released = 2000

| recorded = 1999–2000

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| genre = Indie pop

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| label = Omnibus

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| next_title = Our Constant Concern

| next_year = 2002

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My Solo Project is the debut album by the American musical duo Mates of State, released in 2000.{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/mates_of_state-my_solo_project|title=Mates of State My Solo Project|website=exclaim.ca}}{{Cite web|url=https://nymag.com/arts/popmusic/features/47034/|title=How Suburban Life Influenced Mates of State's New Album, 'Re-Arrange Us' -- New York Magazine - Nymag|website=New York Magazine|date=16 May 2008 }}

Critical reception

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| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r496611|pure_url=no}}

| rev2 = Pitchfork

| rev2Score = 7.6/10{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5147-my-solo-project/|title=Mates of State: My Solo Project|website=Pitchfork}}

| rev3 = Tiny Mix Tapes

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/mates-state-my-solo-project|title=Music Review: Mates of State - My Solo Project|website=Tiny Mix Tapes}}

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The New York Times wrote that "Mates of State use keyboards and drums to create indie pop songs that ooze with a love that is, like the music, fragile and imperfect but all the more powerful because of it."{{cite news |last1=Strauss |first1=Neil |title=Pop Critics List the Worthwhile Albums Most People Missed |work=The New York Times |date=28 Dec 2000 |page=E1}}

Track listing

  1. "Names" - 0:51
  2. "Proofs" - 2:17
  3. "What I Could Stand For" - 3:22
  4. "La'hov" - 3:46
  5. "Nice Things That Look Good" - 4:27
  6. "A Control Group" - 3:00
  7. "Throw Down" - 2:32
  8. "I Have Space" - 2:26
  9. "Everyone Needs an Editor" - 2:54
  10. "Tan/Black" - 3:57
  11. "Ride Again" - 3:40
  12. "More in Me" - 0:39

References

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Category:Mates of State albums

Category:2000 debut albums

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