A young indie rock band from Market Rasen has just released their debut album with 10 original, self-penned tracks.

State of Mind are four local lads – Tom, Will, Harry and Jack, aged 18,18,16 and 15 who play indie rock tunes.

They have just released their debut album of 10 original tracks written by themselves, which they recorded at Chapel Studios near Louth, following in the footsteps of the Arctic Monkeys who recorded their debut there too.

The album, titled Anything & Everything, is available on all streaming platforms including Amazon and Spotify.

Tom explained the album’s title is because they have put anything and everything into it over the last two years. “The project has been self-funded, and supported by a generous donation from Coun Stephen Bunney to get us over the line.

"We've done this alongside our A-level and GCSE studies and have had fantastic support from our friends, family and our producers Pieter Rietkerk and Ewan Davies. We're really proud of our Rasen roots and the album sleeve has photos inside of us in Rasen too.”

The lads are proud to have had six songs from the album aired on BBC Introducing East Midlands and appeared on the show live on Saturday August 8, interviewed by Dean Jackson.

They also played the National Music for Youth Festival at Birmingham Symphony Hall on July 11, where they were selected from thousands of young musicians who entered. They played the Sounds of Tomorrow stage and closed out the festival with a set of their own songs.

Recording at the legendary Chapel Studios.

placeholder image — Recording at the legendary Chapel Studios.

All four are involved in the writing and production. Tom (lead singer/guitars) and Jack (drummer) are brothers and have turned a room at their parents’ house for rehearsals at least twice a week.

Tom explained: “We wanted an album with variety - each song sounding unique but keeping to our indie rock style.

"One of our favourite tracks is What Will This Take. We wanted to write an anthem. A song we could imagine playing one day at a festival with the crowd singing along - somewhere on the line between indie and rock.

“We wanted more narrative lyrics for this track to tell a story – some humour and a snapshot of life that would feel relatable to a crowd joining in. We were aiming for hands-in-the-air singalong chorus with harmonies that refuse to leave your head - with all four of us involved in the vocals.

The debut album - Anything and Everything by State of Mind.

"We think we’ve achieved that and love playing this song live.”

Commenting on using the famous Chapel Studios, Tom said they had used the studio before to record earlier tracks and had the idea for the big backing vocals at the end of the track a few months before recording. “We knew the sound and acoustics in the ‘chapel’ would be great for a big ending full of harmonies.”

They have even recorded a music video for this song – using locations including the Market Square in Market Rasen, the train station and Willingham Woods. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWHU_3NwZo4

The band are eager to make a success of their music thanks to some fantastic support from BBC Introducing, Young Sounds, Lincolnshire Music Service and Music for Youth. They have had national airplay on BBC Orbit and Hard Rock Radio too and lots of plans for the future.