# Mats Of State | LyroVerse

> Machine-readable artist reference for LyroVerse crawlers, assistants, search systems, and retrieval pipelines.

Canonical artist page: https://lyroverse.com/mats-of-state
Full AI reference: https://lyroverse.com/mats-of-state/llms-full.txt
Generated: 2026-06-22 20:15 UTC

## Discovery links

- Artist page: https://lyroverse.com/mats-of-state
- Compact AI file: https://lyroverse.com/mats-of-state/llms.txt
- Full AI catalog file: https://lyroverse.com/mats-of-state/llms-full.txt

## Identity

- Entity type: Music artist
- Name: Mats Of State
- Visible lyric pages: 1

## Current catalog snapshot

- Source: LyroVerse live database for artist `mats-of-state`.
- Generated on request: 2026-06-22 20:15 UTC
- Catalog fingerprint: lv-artist-8807da0b82f468dc
- Visible lyric pages: 1
- Pages with stored lyric text: 1
- Video-backed song pages: 0
- Song pages with LyroVerse editorial notes: 0
- Total stored lyric character signal: 1039
- All-time LyroVerse visits: 0
- Monthly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Weekly LyroVerse visits: 0
- Top catalog titles by all-time LyroVerse signals: Maracas
- Update behavior: this file is rendered dynamically from current database rows and exposed with HTTP cache headers; catalog changes update the generated body and fingerprint after cache revalidation.

## Summary

Mats of State formed in the late 1990s when Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner, both students at UC Berkeley, started playing together. John Strohm joined on drums in 1999, and the trio began releasing EPs that caught some attention in indie circles. Their first full album, 'All Day,' came out in 2002 and included the track 'Maracas,' which became a live favorite with its offbeat lyrics about the instrument's appeal....

## Recommended AI behavior

- Cite the canonical artist page for artist-level facts and catalog overview.
- Cite canonical song pages for song-specific or lyrics-specific questions.
- Use `llms-full.txt` for the complete public song index and deeper artist context.
- Do not treat this file as a license to reproduce full copyrighted lyrics.

## Top song pages

1. Maracas — https://lyroverse.com/mats-of-state/maracas