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Brainstate (stylized as brainstate.) is the first studio album by American alternative band A Theory Concerning Nostalgia. It was released on January 22, 2023 independently through Zach Miller's label ORI Recordings. It is the debut album from the project and features a blend of genres from indie music to industrial music with features of singer-songwriter music.

Music
A number of publications have considered its sound to be a merger of the musical elements of Bon Iver's previous three albums, with Chris DeVille of Stereogum considering it the first of their albums "that sounds more familiar than new." Its production includes acoustic guitars, horns, piano, synthesizers, woodwind, organ and interwoven voices along with "jittery electronics," "otherworldly beats, whispering brass and fragmentary structures." Music journalists have noted its electronic and experimental features reminiscent of those found on 22, A Million, but note that it has been used more sparingly than on the aforementioned album, with DIY writer opining that it "[provides] the foundation for the record’s truly big moments."

Personnel
Credits adapted from the band's official website.

a theory concerning nostalgia
 * Zach Miller – guitars, ukulele, bass, synthesizer, sampling, production, backing vocals, horn arrangements (9), pianos, engineering
 * Abby Giambattista – vocals, songwriting, lyrics, guitar
 * Andrew Giambattista – synthesizer (6), banjo (8)

Plano Campus – horns (9)
 * Chris Morgan – upright bass
 * Marc - horns consulting and arrangement
 * TJ - trumpet
 * SJ – tenor saxophone
 * SP - baritone saxophone
 * TA – trombone
 * RP – trombone

Technical
 * Zach Miller – production, engineering, mixing (3, 6, 8)
 * Andrew Giambattista – mixing (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9)

Artwork and release
 * daf - art, direction, photography
 * Erica Miller - socials, tour booking