Long unavailable, this album makes a welcome return as a 2LP pressing on battered metal colour vinyl. The album included an additional 4 non-album tracks from the era as chosen by front man and main songwriter Sam Herlihy. ‘The Lost Riots’ was the debut album and includes ‘Black Dollar Bills’, ‘Enemies/Friends’, and ‘The Red the White the Black the Blue’. The band have reformed and will be playing a handful of live dates in October.

Disc 1
1. The Black Amnesias – Hope of the States
2. Enemies/Friends – Hope of the States
3. 66 Sleepers to Summer – Hope of the States
4. Don’t Go to Pieces – Hope of the States
5. The Red the White the Black the Blue – Hope of the States
6. Black Dollar Bills – Hope of the States
7. George Washington – Hope of the States
8. Me Ves Y Sufres – Hope of the States

Disc 2
1. Sadness On My Back – Hope of the States
2. Nehemiah – Hope of the States
3. Goodhorsehymn – Hope of the States
4. 1776 – Hope of the States
5. A Crack Up at the Race Riots (Bonus Track) – Hope of the States
6. The Workmiser Harmonies (Bonus Track) – Hope of the States
7. The Last Picture Show (Bonus Track) – Hope of the States
8. This House Was Once a Home (Bonus Track) – Hope of the States
9. Angels Over Kilburn (Bonus Track) – Hope of the States