Declare a New State! is the debut studio album by AmericanIndie pop band the Submarines.[1] It was released on March 14, 2006, on the CanadianNettwerk label. The album was mastered by a friend, Jeff Lipton of Peerless Mastering, as a wedding present for band members John Dragonetti and Blake Hazard. "Modern Inventions" was used in the ending credits of the short-lived MTV series, Good Vibes, as well as the PixardocumentaryThe Pixar Story (the latter using an instrumental version).