State Cows - westcoast band

Café des Arts

noreply@blogger.com (State Cows) — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 20:47:00 +0000

Café des Arts is an outtake from Daniel's soloalbum Days in L.A released in 2008. Available for now at ITunes CDBaby etc. Check it out!

Also available for purchase at iTunes and CDBaby.

New single "Center of the Sun" out now!

noreply@blogger.com (State Cows) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:29:00 +0000

Our second single "Center of the Sun" is up for grabs now! Available on iTunes, Bandcamp, CDBaby etc. Check it out!

Also available for purchase at iTunes and CDBaby.

New Single for Immediate Release "Hard Goodbye"

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:09:00 +0000

Do you miss 1983? In that case, this is the rock ballad for you! Featuring the amazing Sven Larsson on guitar solo.

Also available for purchase at CDBaby and Bandcamp.

"Brother to Brother" Video from VIP galan

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 06 Sep 2011 13:20:00 +0000

The gig at VIP galan was a blast. Here's a video where we played "Brother to Brother" by the great Gino Vannelli.

State Cows - Mystery Jane (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:10:00 +0000

11.45 She sneaks in through the door.
To Café Cordiale, I've seen her cape before
Every time she's in this place, she wears a veil upon her face
Somewhat plastered, I decide to find out more

I’m not a tyro, but she is something else

CHORUS
Mystery Jane, what are you hiding
Your golden hair is all that I can see
Mystery Jane, am I your equal
Is there a chance that you can like a fren like me

Outside I gather strength and start to stalk her down
At some old cul-de-sac, she finally turns around
Her green complexion, shiny fangs and reptile smile
They make me stumble back and run for miles and miles (and miles
and miles)

I’m not a tyro, but she was something else

CHORUS
Mystery Jane, please keep on hiding
Your golden hair was all that I could see
Mystery Jane, I'm not your equal
Is there a chance that you can spare a fren like me
Mystery Jane, Mystery Jane
The last refrain I sing is: Mystery Jane

State Cows - Lost in a Mind Game (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:09:00 +0000

While the Red Herring walks on dry land
The Epigone plays upper hand
It's so frank, it's deceiving the mind
You can't see the cards when you're blind

Bunsen burner
Nice li'l earner
In the big casino of the world

CHORUS
Lost in a mind game
Don't let it bring you down
It's just a passing delusion
Lost in a mind game
Don't let it bring you down
It's only drowse and confusion

Grinders cling on by every mean
Afraid to be made obsolete
While the Doubters discover real change
By breaking the rules of the game

Bunsen burner
Nice li'l earner
In the big casino of the world

CHORUS

State Cows - Come to the Point (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:08:00 +0000

Night was turning into day
I'd packed my bags and gone away
Got inside a taxi cab
Was heading for another land

As I gazed back through the shield
The radio sang "Ramblin' Blues"
Rain fell down upon the street
And the sky above was like concrete

Early morning at 4 am
In my troubled mind appeared
A sudden vision of another time
The Age of Reason

CHORUS
I've come to the point of no return
(It's time to) leave behind the matters of no concern

I got a message on the phone
It's J.P. from the business board
I'm sure they wonder where I am
I won't answer, I don't give a damn

Arriving in a sunny state
I trade my tie for a pair of shades
Now I'll find the time to write
The end of my old novel is in sight

Late at night 'round 10 pm
The air is cooling down
Seven hours since I found
The Age of Reason

CHORUS

State Cows - I've Changed (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:07:00 +0000

Seems I've been here an eternity
And now the night has come when I'm gonna be free
The plan's been set and done, this time I've pulled a fast one
And there will be a hole in the cell where I used to be

A car is waiting, the old reliable gang
There's just one thing you need to know

CHORUS
I've changed, I'm not the rogue you used to know
I've changed, I'm not a rascal

My last parole didn't end so well
If Joe was here today then he'd be the one to tell

That's ancient history, traded my inventory
There's just one thing you need to know

CHORUS

For starting over, you need some extra cash
There's just one thing you need to know

CHORUS

State Cows - New York Town (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:06:00 +0000

Looking down from a hotel room, high on 7th Avenue
Where the city lights the sky, for miles around
Crowds of people rushing by, everything you said was true
The open minded energy, a bustling town

On the edge of the past
We can build a future here at last

CHORUS
The sun is rising over the Brooklyn sky
Big Apple is waiting for us, let's walk on down
We can start all over, you and I
In this New York town, this New York Town

Got into a yellow cab, made a stop at Union Square
Picked the pieces up again, of our debris
Above The Kinetic Wall, bursts of steam rose through the air
Gazed upon The Metronome that just stroke three

On the edge of the past
We can build a future here at last

CHORUS

The sun is rising
Big Apple is waiting

State Cows - Stella by the Barlight (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:06:00 +0000

I got a mail today, said I was obsolete
Been working the same old soulless 9-5
Cleaning up dirty floors, with a broken broom
Changed the last roll of paper, I'm out the door

CHORUS
Winds are blowing strong
But I'm laughing all day long
'cause I got a date tonight
Stella by the Barlight
And it's alright

As I was driving home, heard a squealing sound
A tail of a cat by the roadside was all that I found
When I got home that night, found a note on the door
"The locks have been changed, and you're not welcome here anymore"

CHORUS

I picked up the bags, the wife had left by the door
Suddenly I got a blow, and I fell to the floor
When I woke up again, I couldn't feel my legs
I spent my last cash, on one of those little blue cars

CHORUS

State Cows - Painting a Picture (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:05:00 +0000

Free flowing energy running through my veins
Cruel imagination, I’ve lost myself again
Searching for a reason, looking for a clue
Why the colours haunt me, if I only knew

Hidden from the window of the world the canvas of mine will come alive

CHORUS
I’m painting a picture in black and white and shades of gray
An endless reflection of all the things I wanted to bring out
Will it fit inside the picture frame
Will it disappear forever

I got myself a part-time job to keep my head above the line
'cause all the things I keep inside will slowly drag me down
I may not find the reason why I need to paint
I just know I have the need to express myself this way

Hidden from the window of the world the canvas of mine will come alive

CHORUS

Every point in space has different intensity
I’m drowning in a dream, it’s blurry, it’s fading

I’m painting a picture in black and white and shades of gray
An endless reflection of all the things I wanted to bring out

I’m painting a picture
An endless reflection
I’m painting a picture
An endless reflection

State Cows - Tunisian Nights (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 20:03:00 +0000

I checked into a small hotel
A mile back from the main road
Where my car had broken down

The porter asked me quietly
To have a seat, to drink some tea
And turn my eyes around

The view was changing fast, like I traveled back in time, I had no worries of tomorrow

CHORUS
Those Tunisian nights, caught in a heatwave
I was feeling alright, the warmness of the sun
Those Tunisian nights, the desert transforming
I was feeling alright, but did it really happen I don't know

I found myself a bedouin, sitting in a red marquee
With harem girls around
A camel with a pair of shades
Handed me a golden key
As I fell into a dream

The view was changing fast, like I traveled back in time, I had no worries of tomorrow

CHORUS

When I woke up I was in my chair, I went outside to get a sip of air
When I opened up my bag a key fell out
And it's how I remember those Tunisian nights

State Cows - Looney Gunman (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:59:00 +0000

How could I begin to see
You were gone away again
Another loser from the agency
Who was only just a friend but I know
Only half of that was true

Must have been a lack of grace
That ended my despair
Came up with a crazy scheme
I was only half aware, but you know
Only half of that was true

CHORUS
Wherever you're walking
Whatever you do
There's a looney gunman
Looking for you

Loaded up a single round
And began a lethal game
Gave myself the opening move
But came out just the same, and you know
Now the barrel points at you

CHORUS

Out of all the things I've lost
I miss my mind today
Now I realize that you
Were too yellow to stay, but you know
Only half of green is blue

CHORUS

State Cows - Riding This Highway (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:57:00 +0000

Early morning, got out of this town
Found a car, fueled her up and drove away
I don't really know what got me so down
She was good for me but I just couldn't stay

Arriving at a crossroads, I let the wheel decide
Nearly busted the camshaft, I don't really care
'cause further in the distance earth meets the sky
And if it takes a year I'm gonna get there

Like a river of time
I feel the road stretching out in my mind

CHORUS
I'm riding this highway until the end
Don't know if you'll ever gonna see me again

Standing on the shoulder, a rye blond girl
She's old enough and quite enough pretty
Maybe she will understand where I'm coming from
As we move along in this old Chevy

Like a river of time
I feel the road stretching out in my mind

CHORUS

Driving on the hillside, across the plains
Through the heat and through the rain

CHORUS

State Cows - Riding This Highway (lyrics)

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 19:55:00 +0000

Early morning, got out of this town

Found a car, fueled her up and drove away
I don't really know what got me so down
She was good for me but I just couldn't stay

Arriving at a crossroads, I let the wheel decide

Nearly busted the camshaft, I don't really care'cause further in the distance earth meets the sky
And if it takes a year I'm gonna get there

Like a river of time

I feel the road stretching out in my mind

CHORUS
I'm riding this highway until the end

Don't know if you'll ever gonna see me again

Standing on the shoulder, a rye blond girl
She's old enough and quite enough pretty
Maybe she will understand where I'm coming from
As we move along in this old Chevy

Like a river of time

I feel the road stretching out in my mind

CHORUS

Driving on the hillside, across the plains

Through the heat and through the rain

CHORUS

State Cows live @ VIP-Galan

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 07:34:00 +0000

State Cows will be participating in a benefit concert on September 3rd at Rådhustorget, Umeå. The concert is called VIP-Galan and the aim is to help people suffering from drug addiction.

We start playing at 12.00 mid day. More info here.

State Cows on the Summer in the City Festival

noreply@blogger.com (State Cows) — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 10:35:00 +0000

State Cows is performing on the Summer in the City festival in Rådhustorget Umeå this Wednesday 13/7 19:30 Be there!

Soul Tracks

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 10:23:00 +0000

We're grateful to Soul Tracks for giving us a very favorable review. Many thanks to Chris Rizik!

Read review here

Spanish Review

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 11:24:00 +0000

We just received a great review in Spanish. Thanks to Pablo Boschiazzo!

ENCRUCIJADA MELÓDICA

For a full list of reviews click here.

Radio Concert

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 08:05:00 +0000

Our concert last December at the local jazz club was recorded by the radio. Here's a recent broadcast with a few songs.

State Cows - Live on local radio

VIP Galan

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Sat, 02 Apr 2011 08:04:00 +0000

State Cows will appear on VIP Galan the 3rd of September this year. It is a benefit concert for homeless people. The event takes place outdoors in the center square of Umeå/Sweden.

State Cows on Venezuelan Radio

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 09:10:00 +0000

We had the pleasure of being featured by Víctor Amaya at the Venezuelan radio show "Esto Sí Suena" recently. The show consisted of an in-depth interview and several songs from our debut album. If you're Spanish speaking you can listen to it here:

State Cows on Esto Sí Suena

Many thanks, Víctor!!

New State Cows Web Store

noreply@blogger.com (stefolof) — Wed, 29 Dec 2010 20:29:00 +0000

Just in time for the new year we're launching a new WEB STORE that we hope will work a lot better than the previous ones:

A Westcoast Evening - Video

noreply@blogger.com (State Cows) — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 08:14:00 +0000

For anyone who couldn't attend our last concert (and everybody else), here's a video of highlights. Despite technical problems during the sound check (the PA power amp started burning!), it became an amazing night thanks to our great fellow musicians, a cool and competent sound engineer and an amazing audience!

Daniel Andersson: lead and backing vocals, guitar
Stefan Olofsson: keyboards, backing vocals
Marcuz Granberg: lead and backing vocals
Göran Turborn: guitar
Anders Lundkvist: bass
Peter Olofsson: drums

Georgy Porgy with Jason Scheff

noreply@blogger.com (State Cows) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 14:32:00 +0000

We had the pleasure to record a rearrangement of Toto's "Georgy Porgy" with the one and only Jason Scheff, lead singer and bass player in Chicago.

Daniel Andersson: lead vocals, guitars
Stefan Olofsson: keyboards, bass
Peter Olofsson: drums
Chorus vocals: Jason Scheff, Daniel Andersson & Therese Lundgren

So here it is folks, possibly for a limited period of time so grab it while you can. =)

<a href="http://statecows.bandcamp.com/track/georgy-porgy">Georgy Porgy by State Cows</a>