mewithoutYou
A blend of experimental rock structures, punky energy, spoken word melodies, and Judeo-Christian content characterizes the output of mewithoutYou, a Philadelphia-based band that formed in 2001. Having grown up listening to Jawbox and Burning Airlines, brothers Aaron and Michael Weiss initially cut their hard rock teeth as frontmen of the Operation. After releasing an album with the help of Takehold Records, the Operation's members decided to launch a side project in order to experiment with new sounds. The Weiss brothers subsequently formed mewithoutYou with help from bassist Ray Tadeo, guitarist Christopher Kleinberg, and drummer Richard Mazzotta. Tooth & Nail was taken by the fiery five-piece's raw appeal and inked them a deal, with bassist Daniel Pishock replacing the departing Tadeo. The Operation disbanded shortly thereafter, allowing the musicians to focus their efforts on the new band.
MewithoutYou issued their full-length debut, [A -- > B] Life, during the summer of 2002. The band's well-received sophomore effort, Catch for Us the Foxes, followed in late 2004, after which Pishock exited the lineup to pursue other interests. Greg Jehanian eventually took his position on bass. Tours with the likes of Dredg and Coheed & Cambria took mewithoutYou through the end of 2005, and the guys joined Thursday for a string of shows during the following year. Brother, Sister then appeared in September 2006, featuring cameos from the likes of Sunny Day Real Estate's Jeremy Enigk and the members of Anathallo. Another lineup adjustment arrived in the form of Christopher Kleinberg's departure, although he briefly returned during the band's 2008 summer tour.
As the bandmembers looked forward to 2009, they began working on material that replaced their traditional post-hardcore flourishes with an emphasis on acoustic instrumentation and Neutral Milk Hotel-styled folk. The result was 2009's It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright, whose long-winded title modeled itself after the teachings of Sufi leader Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. Similarly conceptual, the Daniel Smith-produced Ten Stories arrived in 2012, and found the band building a narrative concerning the fate of a late 19th century traveling circus in Montana.
In 2015, mewithoutYou returned with the Will Yip-produced Pale Horses, which saw the group returning to the raw intensity of its earlier work. Yip was also on board for the band's seventh full-length, 2018's [Untitled].
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Discography
20 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Brother, Sister
Gospel - Released by Tooth & Nail (TNN) on 1 Jan 2006
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A To B Life
Gospel - Released by Tooth & Nail (TNN) on 18 Jun 2002
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[Untitled]
Alternative & Indie - Released by Big Scary Monsters on 5 Oct 2018
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mewithoutYou on Audiotree Live
Alternative & Indie - Released by Audiotree Music on 17 Jul 2015
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Catch For Us The Foxes
Gospel - Released by Tooth & Nail (TNN) on 1 Jan 2004
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Ten Stories
Alternative & Indie - Released by Pine Streeet on 15 May 2012
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It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright
Gospel - Released by Tooth & Nail (TNN) on 1 Jan 2009
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[untitled] e.p.
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 17 Aug 2018
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Pale Horses
Alternative & Indie - Released by Big Scary Monsters on 16 Jun 2020
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I Never Said That I Was Brave
Rock - Released by Pine Street on 26 Dec 2016
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Pale Horses
Rock - Released by Run For Cover Records on 16 Jun 2020
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East Enders Wives - Maxi Single
Alternative & Indie - Released by Pine Street on 10 Sep 2015
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Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Run For Cover Records on 13 Aug 2018
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Ten Stories
Alternative & Indie - Released by Big Scary Monsters on 15 May 2012
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Another Head for Hydra
Alternative & Indie - Released by Big Scary Monsters on 12 Sep 2018
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Pale Horses: Appendix
Rock - Released by Pine Street on 21 Jul 2023
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(untitled) e.p.
Alternative & Indie - Released by Big Scary Monsters on 17 Aug 2018
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Cleo's Ferry Cemetery
Alternative & Indie - Released by Pine Street on 3 Jun 2016
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Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses)
Alternative & Indie - Released by Big Scary Monsters on 13 Aug 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo