Mutemath Band • Page 12

This album is pretty sick, he could have released as mutemath and it wouldn't have felt off

 

This absolutely rules.

 

Say the word sticks out as an early favorite. I just want to get Paul and Darren in the same room now. Feels like time healed whatever wounds, and they can make music again.

Edit. not sure if you guys saw the video for it or not but it has several Mutemath moments (where they shot the Typical video, the van from Spotlight, the house where they made Armistice, The backdrop for the Armistice album) Holy Hell do I miss that band.

 

"Fear On Your Side" hit me hard. The way he sings the first verse in particular when he switches perspectives at the end to first person made me so sad for him:

Brace yourself for what'll go wrong
Another stage goes dark, no song
When it's all you ever wanted
You wanted, gone
It's all I ever wanted
I wanted, gone

I'm glad he released this and seems to be in a better place now.

 

What was the beef/drama as to why Mutemath split up in the first place?

 

If I remember correctly, Darren wanted to be home so he quit right before they were supposed to do a tour for Play Dead and Paul was pissed. I'm sure there was probably more to it, but that's how it sounded to fans.

 

i think Paul indicated their working relationship had been strained for a few years at that point too. plus with Roy also leaving before Play Dead dropped, Paul was the only original member remaining, so after the tour, he kinda took ownership of the whole thing and turned it into a solo project before winding it down for the time being

 

Yeah, I think it was just egos. Maybe they can be more mature about it in the future.

 

It was a confusing time. I remember Roy saying he wasn't totally leaving the band but would continue writing and recording with them, but they/Paul stopped anyway. It was so odd how fast they went from their core line-up to Paul and hired guns on their final tour

 

i felt a little bad for Todd, because he had just joined the band during the Odd Soul cycle and seemed to be having a great time, but then Paul said "going forward it's only gonna be me". i get it, since he and Darren created the project to begin with, but in a way it kinda felt like he was fired from the band.

 

Isn't Paul pretty involved with Twenty One Pilots these days?

 

Yes, and Todd is a part of their touring band

 

Kinda feel like they stopped being Mutemath after their guitarist left anyway.

 

Greg? Hard disagree.