mewithoutyou

This band carries itself as "Christian". But in no way does this hinder their spirit or style. His vocals come off as a talking, almost preaching. But it suits the epic flows of the incredibly talented musicians in the band. They create a sound scape that ebbs and flows and allows front man Aaron Weiss to wax poetic about his feelings on life. I discovered this band after looking for bands that seemed to like to play music more than sing it. And this band as really hooked me. Usually I am not one for the Christian music, but this bands does it so well you forget all about that. Here is their single "Paper Hanger" off their album Catch For Us the Foxes.

The band consists of singer Aaron Weiss, guitarists Michael Weiss and Christopher Kleinberg, bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Richard Mazzotta. Though hard to truly classify their sound, mewithoutYou's music is generally dominated by Weiss, who, rather than singing, talks in dramatic, varied tones and pitches. The band usually strays from typical song structures featuring effects-laden guitar, a very prominent and distorted bass tone and bombastic rhythms, resulting in a rather experimental style. Most recently the band has incorporated more varied instrumentation including various percussion instruments, accordion, and harp.

The band's Christian roots can be seen through the biblical allusions found throughout the songs as well as interviews with the band members. In one example Weiss calls Jesus his rabbi.