Between the band's last album, Bring It Back, and its latest, Re-Arrange Us, the Hammels have seen many changes.

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Selections from Team Boo were recorded in Austin, and the band returned again for Re-Arrange Us, teaming up with Spoon's Jim Eno.

NPR: Mates Of State: Rock After Children

But the fifth release from married duo Mates of State, Re-Arrange Us, is aptly named: It's not a radical departure nor a predictable bore, but a spunky career remix.

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