mewithoutYou Band • Page 11

This is one of those bands where my album ranking is just in chronological order. I really like each album more than I liked the one before it. Pale Horses is flawless.

 

can we talk about how amazing It's All Crazy is?? such an overlooked album and probably the best (and most original) twist on the Neutral Milk Hotel formula I've ever heard!

 

I love It's All Crazy. Really the only album I don't totally love is A -> B Life. Fox, Crow & Cookie, Goodbye, I, Bullet to Binary Pt. 2, Timothy Hay, Cattail Down, King Beetle and Allah are all so good. Really everything on there is though. I get why so many people don't like it, it is a heavy departure from what the band normally does, but I've always loved it a ton.

 

Anyone who lives in the UK probably already knows, but they're doing a headlining tour around the Coheed support dates:

8/19 Nottingham - Bodega Social Club
8/21 Leeds - Brudenell Social Club
8/26 Cardiff - The Globe
8/27 Plymouth - The Hub
8/28 Southampton - Talking Heads
8/29 Brighton - Sticky Mikes

Feeling so lucky that they're playing my city twice in a year! Never imagined this happening, given that they didn't come over for almost 10 years. Super cool.

 

Got my tickets for Nottingham. I couldn't believe they were coming back here again! Can't wait.

 

Pale Horses and Foxes are tied for my favorite mwY record at this point

 

I love each album since AB Life, which just isn't a style of music I ever developed a taste for. Any of the last four could be my favorite on any given day.

 

Pale Horses: Appendix is on Apple Music.

 

My favorite thing about mwY is Aaron's outlook on spirituality and the meaning of his words. Like, he's so so aware of the fact that there are many interpretations but he also likes the rhythmic quality of language and not every line has to mean something. Honestly, his current view on religion and God has somewhat shaped my own personal religious "journey" and I'll always be a huge fan and very interested in what he has to say.

 

Have y'all listened to The Wandering Wolf podcasts he's been on?

 

Can we not call it a nervous breakdown, my nervous system breaking down?

 

Yeah, those are great interviews even if I'm not crazy about Yoni.

 

Woah, Yoni is my favorite lyricist right behind Aaron.

 

don't think I've listened to the second one yet. will fix that today.

 

It's really, really good.

 

tight.

 

That's great! Makes me feel better about them potentially breaking up.

 

Yeah I just had this thought. There wouldn't be any sense in them buying a new bus if they didn't have plans to use it.

 

They announced a Euro tour before they got the bus a while back, so I'm surprised people think they're planning to break up. They seem to be more active than they've been in a long time.

 

yeah, post-IAC was a scary time, but I haven't had any thoughts of them breaking up since 10 Stories came out.

 

Who is playing bass for them now?

 

I was surprised to see that the Say Anything /mwY Split 7" was on Apple Music. But then I got bummer out when I realized mwY's track isn't on there, only Say Anything's.

 

They're both on Spotify.

 

Hmm. Wonder why not on Apple Music.

 

w/ Into It. Over It. and Needle Points
10/14 - Pawtucket, RI @ The Met (Evan Weiss solo performance)
10/15 - Hamden, CT @ The Ballroom (Evan Weiss solo performance)
10/16 - Burlington, VT @ Higher Ground Showcase Lounge (Evan Weiss solo performance)
10/17 - Ithaca, NY @ The Haunt
10/18 - Brooklyn, NY @ Knitting Factory (only Needle Points)
10/20 - Columbus, OH @ Skully's Music Diner
10/21 - Louisville, KY @ Headliner's Music Hall
10/22 - Indianapolis, IN @ Deluxe at the National
10/23 - Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge
10/24 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House Revival
10/26 - Madison, WI @ High Noon Saloon
10/27 - Grand Rapids, MI @ The Pyramid Scheme
10/28 - Palatine, IL @ Durty Nellie's
10/29 - Iowa City, IA @ Blue Moose
10/31 - Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
11/01 - Lawrence, KS @ Granada Theater
11/02 - Tulsa, OK @ The Vanguard


w/ Yoni Wolf (of WHY?) and Needle Points
11/04 - Springfield, MO @ Outland Ballroom
11/05 - Memphis, TN @ 1884 Lounge
11/06 - Birmingham, AL @ Saturn
11/07 - Pensacola, FL @ Vinyl Music Hall
11/09 - Athens, GA @ Georgia Theatre
11/10 - Carrboro, NC @ Cat's Cradle
11/11 - Virginia Beach, VA @ Shaka's Live
11/12 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat

I'm super, super bummed that I'm not going to be able to see Yoni Wolf play with them. He's my favorite lyricist/musician behind Aaron.