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{{short description|American rock band}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
{{Infobox musical artist
|Name = MewithoutYou
| background = group_or_band
| name = mewithoutYou
|Img = MewithoutYou.jpg
| image = mewithoutYou-19 (48483323417) (cropped).jpg
|Img_capt = MewithoutYou, performing at [[Purple Door]], 2006
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| caption = mewithoutYou performing in 2019
|Background = group_or_band
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|Origin = [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]
| origin = [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
|Genre = [[Experimental rock]]<br>[[Alternative Rock]]<Br>[[Indie rock]]<br>[[Acoustic rock]]<br>[[Folk rock]]<br>[[Spiritual (music)|Spiritual]]
| genre = {{flatlist|
|Years_active = 2001 - present
* [[Indie rock]]<ref name="Consequence">{{cite magazine|title=mewithoutYou – Pale Horses|url=http://consequenceofsound.net/2015/06/album-review-mewithoutyou-pale-horses/|last=Corcoran|first=Nina|magazine=Consequence of Sound|date=June 11, 2015|access-date=December 12, 2015|quote=On ''Pale Horses'', [mewithoutYou] seek a comfortable spot between weighty post-hardcore and artful indie rock introspection, but ultimately sound suppressed.}}</ref>
|Label = [[Tooth & Nail Records]]
* [[post-hardcore]]<ref name="Consequence" /><ref name="philly" />
|Associated_acts = Bella Futuro, Sans Culottes, I Hate You, The Operation, Geology, Norma Jean, The Chariot, The Tanners, Monitors
* [[art rock]]<ref name="philly">{{cite web|url=http://rockonphilly.com/2015/07/mewithoutyou-confronts-karma-on-pale-horses/|title=mewithoutYou Confronts Karma on Pale Horses|last=Breslin|first=Jay|publisher=Rock On Philly|date=July 1, 2015|access-date=November 11, 2016|quote=On ... ''Pale Horses'', the band molds their art rock and post-hardcore aesthetics...}}</ref>
|URL = [http://www.mewithoutyou.com MewithoutYou official site]|Current_members = [[Aaron Weiss]]<br/>Michael Weiss<br/>Greg Jehanian<br/>Richard Mazzotta
* [[spoken word]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://submergemag.com/music/mewithoutyou/15059/|title=15 Years of mewithoutYou – Submerge Magazine – Music + Art + Lifestyle – Page 15059|website=submergemag.com|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref>
|Past_members = Daniel Etorre<br/>Daniel Pishock<br/>Ray Tadeo<br/>Steve Smoker<br/>Christopher Kleinberg
* [[emo]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=July 29, 2016|title=Growing up with MewithoutYou, the emo band bigger than the sum of its genre|url=https://www.dailydot.com/upstream/mewithoutyou-aaron-weiss-emo-interview/|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=The Daily Dot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Emo band Mewithoutyou returns to Chicago just before releasing its new album|url=https://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2015/06/10/emo-band-mewithoutyou-returns-to-chicago-just-before-releasing-its-new-album|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=Chicago Reader|date=June 10, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Is meWithoutYou an Emo Band?|url=http://isthisbandemo.com/?band=meWithoutYou|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=Is This Band Emo?}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=CORCORAN|first=NINA|date=July 15, 2015|title=Boston News Today – Educational emo: mewithoutYou's Aaron Weiss returns to school|url=https://digboston.com/educational-emo-mewithoutyous-aaron-weiss-returns-to-school/|access-date=November 30, 2020|website=digboston.com}}</ref>}}
| discography = [[mewithoutYou discography]]
| years_active = 2001–2022
| label = {{flatlist|
* [[Tooth & Nail Records|Tooth & Nail]]
* Pine Street
* [[Run For Cover Records|Run for Cover]]
* [[Big Scary Monsters]]
}}
| spinoff_of = The Operation
| website = {{url|mewithoutyou.com}}
| current_members =
| past_members =
* Aaron Weiss
* Michael Weiss
* Richard Mazzotta
* Greg Jehanian Jr.
* Brandon Beaver
* Dominic Angelella
* Christopher Kleinberg
* Daniel Pishock
* Ray Taddeo
}}
}}
'''MewithoutYou''' (styled as '''mewithoutYou''') is a [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]-based experimental rock band. The band consists of vocalist [[Aaron Weiss]], guitarist Michael Weiss, bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Rickie Mazzotta. MewithoutYou's music is generally dominated by spoken-word vocals and free-ranging drums, bass, and guitar. On their third album, ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', the band incorporated more varied instrumentation including percussion instruments, accordion, and harp. Aaron Weiss writes lyrics about issues such as unity or division in the church, suicide, money, war and love. They tour in a 40 foot 1976 MC8 Charter bus that reads "Altus Bulldogs" and runs on vegetable oil.<ref> [http://www.synthesis.net/music/interview/item-4961/2006-12-07-jeremy_enigk_and_aaron_weiss Synthesis Interview]
Jeremy Enigk and Aaron Weiss Catch Up as the World Waits, 2006-12-07</ref>


'''MewithoutYou''', usually stylized as '''mewithoutYou''', was an American [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Philadelphia|Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]]. The band consisted of Aaron Weiss (vocals), Michael Weiss and Brandon Beaver (guitars), Greg Jehanian (bass guitar), and Rickie Mazzotta (drums). The band's music is generally dominated by spoken-word vocals and free-ranging drums, bass, and guitar.
== History ==
The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers and former guitarist Christopher Kleinberg were playing together in another band called The Operation with current bassist Greg Jehanian (who released one album and one EP, 2001's ''[[There Is Hope for a Tree Cut Down]]'' & 1999's ''[[Invisible Man EP]]'', on Takehold Records), but Aaron wanted to start another band to experiment with new sounds. After picking up Rick Mazzotta on drums and Ray Tadeo on bass, Kleinberg and the Weiss brothers created MewithoutYou and released their first EP (''[[I Never Said That I Was Brave (EP)|I Never Said That I Was Brave]]'') in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to [[Tooth & Nail Records]] after a show at [[Cornerstone Festival]] the same year. Around this time Tadeo had moved on, Daniel Pishock picked up as the bass player, and The Operation disbanded soon afterward. MewithoutYou's debut full-length album, ''[[A→B Life|[A→B] Life]]'', was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their second release, 2004's'' [[Catch for Us the Foxes]]'', which was produced by [[Brad Wood]] ([[Smashing Pumpkins]], [[Sunny Day Real Estate]]). In December 2004 Pishock had made a decision to retire as the bassist for the band and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, MewithoutYou won [[mtvU]]'s "Left Field" award for most original artist. Their third album, ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', again produced by Wood, was released on [[September 26]], [[2006]]. In late 2007, guitarist Christopher Kleinberg left the band, to pursue a degree in medicine. Kleinberg was replaced by Pete Syuom in the fall of 2007, but later returned to play with the band on their 2008 Summer tour since school was not in session.


==History==
Aaron Weiss provides narration for the [[Forgive Durden]] album entitled, "Razia's Shadow: A Musical" which was released October 28, 2008. He also provides vocals for [[Norma Jean (band)|Norma Jean]]'s "Memphis Will Be Laid To Waste" and Indie/Hip Hop project Bella Futuro's "70 X 7".
===Early years, first albums: 2001–2008===
{{More citations needed|section|date=December 2021}}


The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers, Aaron and Michael, together with guitarist Christopher Kleinberg, were playing together in another band, called the Operation, with bassist Greg Jehanian. Aaron wanted to start another project, to experiment with new sounds. With the help of Ricky Mazzotta, Ray Taddeo, and his brother Mike, Aaron formed what is now formally known as mewithoutYou. At first, the band was a four-piece, with Aaron on both bass and vocals. However, in only a few months, Chris Kleinberg joined to play third guitar. The band released their first EP, ''I Never Said That I Was Brave'', in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to [[Tooth & Nail Records]] after a show at [[Cornerstone Festival]] the same year. Around this time, Taddeo had moved on, and Daniel Pishock was recruited to be the first official bass player of the band. The Operation disbanded soon after, and mewithoutYou's debut full-length album, ''[[A→B Life|[A→B] Life]]'', was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their second release, 2004's'' [[Catch for Us the Foxes]]'', which was produced by [[Brad Wood]]. In December 2004, Pishock had made the decision to retire bass duties in order to pursue a career in teaching and explore other musical ventures, and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, they won [[mtvU]]'s Left Field award for most original artist, for their song "January 1979". Their third album, ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', again produced by Wood, was released on September 26, 2006. In late 2007, Kleinberg left the band to pursue a degree in medicine. Pete Syoum filled in on guitar in the fall of 2007, but later, Kleinberg returned to play with the band on their 2008 summer tour.
As of September 2008 the band has finished recording the follow-up to ''[[Brother, Sister]]'' titled, ''[[it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright]]''. The title of the album is taken from parable 518 in the book 'The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh" by [[Bawa Muhaiyaddeen]]. In this he writes, "It's all false, It's all a dream, It's all crazy, It's all over, It's all right, Let's see what's next".<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=4gbhnNuEPbcC&pg=PA221&lpg=PA221&dq=%22It%27s+all+false,+It%27s+all+a+dream,+It%27s+all+crazy,+It%27s+all+over,+It%27s+all+right,+Let%27s+see+what%27s+next%22&source=bl&ots=_JgYwKJL2Q&sig=KQgIaPd_poiRKur-wWG3afb0ZvE&hl=en&ei=vJucScHkOoTYNIaS9ZsF&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=1&ct=result#PPA221,M1</ref> The latest album is a departure from Weiss' trademark shouting and the band's raucous grooves. The mile-a-minute rants, thick with vocal and lyrical angst, are traded for simpler melodies with lyrics about anthropomorphic food and animals. Similarly, the band has scaled back their edgier post-hardcore sound, at times trading riffs for chords and guitars for pianos. Even a classical composer was called into their Fishtown, Philadelphia studio for various arrangements on several tracks. The album was produced by Dan Smith ([[Danielson]], [[Sufjan Stevens]]) and Brian McTear and was mixed by Brad Wood.


===New sound, new music, and touring: 2008–2012===
The band has said that they will be taking a hiatus after the tour following the release of the new album.
In September 2008, the band finished recording the follow-up to ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', titled ''[[It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright]]''. The name of the album is taken from parable 518 in the book ''The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh'', by [[Bawa Muhaiyaddeen]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_4gbhnNuEPbcC |page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_4gbhnNuEPbcC/page/n249 221] |quote=It's all false, It's all a dream, It's all crazy, It's all over, It's all right, Let's see what's next. |title=The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh |publisher=The Fellowship Press |access-date=February 6, 2012|isbn=9780914390732 |last1=Bawa Muhaiyaddeen |first1=M. R. |year=2006 }}</ref> The album was a departure from Weiss' trademark shouting and the band's rough grooves. The fast rants, thick with lyrical angst, were traded for simpler melodies with lyrics about anthropomorphic food and animals. Similarly, the band scaled back their edgier post-hardcore sound, at times trading riffs for chords and guitars for pianos and harp; a classical composer was called into their Fishtown, Philadelphia studio for various arrangements on several tracks.<ref>{{cite web|author=US |url=http://www.myspace.com/mewithoutyou/blog/529731416 |title=Please support our composer, Joshua Stamper |website=Myspace|date=February 23, 2010 |access-date=January 22, 2011}}</ref> The album was produced by Dan Smith and Brian McTear, and mixed by Brad Wood.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}}


The band toured in a 42-foot 1976 MC8 Charter bus that ran on vegetable oil.<ref>[http://www.synthesis.net/music/interview/item-4961/2006-12-07-jeremy_enigk_and_aaron_weiss Synthesis Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218113247/http://www.synthesis.net/music/interview/item-4961/2006-12-07-jeremy_enigk_and_aaron_weiss |date=February 18, 2008 }} Jeremy Enigk and Aaron Weiss Catch Up as the World Waits, December 7, 2006</ref><ref>mewithoutYou, [https://twitter.com/mewithoutYou/status/738864885124079616 "Been a lot of good years, adios nameless metal entity that made our band feasible with family and friends #sad"], ''Twitter''</ref>
== Lyrical themes ==

The Weiss brothers are of Jewish descent and their songs explore Judeo-Christian themes. The Weiss brothers were also raised in a [[Sufism|Sufi]] household—their mother had converted from the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal church]], and their father from [[Judaism]].<ref name="Busted">{{cite web
In 2011, they added Brandon Beaver of Buried Beds to play second guitar, as stated on their blog by Rickie Mazzotta.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} In August 2011, Mazzotta stated in an interview that the band had parted ways with Tooth & Nail Records, due to perceived restrictions placed on them by the label. They hinted at starting their own label as they prepared to release their fifth album.<ref>[http://propertyofzack.com/post/9635412288/propertyofzack-interview-mewithoutyou] mewithoutYou leaves Tooth & Nail</ref> Other band members, however, expressed satisfaction with and gratitude and affection toward their old label, citing different reasons for ceasing to work with them: namely, having completed their contract, the declining relevance of record labels in the current music world, and simply the excitement to try something new.{{Citation needed|date=November 2011}}

In February 2011, ''[[Alternative Press (music magazine)|Alternative Press]]'' announced that the band's fifth album, due in early 2012, would be produced by Daniel Smith.{{Citation needed|date=December 2021}} Thirteen songs were recorded in the studio sessions, eleven planned for the album, and two b-sides.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/in_the_studio_mewithoutyou|title=In the Studio: mewithoutYou|magazine=Alternative Press|date=February 2, 2012|access-date=March 11, 2012}}</ref> On May 8, 2012, the band announced on their blog that a pre-release of ''[[Ten Stories]]'' could be streamed in its entirety on [[Spotify]].<ref>{{cite web |author=dsq_thread_id |url=http://mewithoutyou.com/ten-stories-spotify-early-stream/ |title=Ten Stories Streaming on Spotify |publisher=mewithoutYou |access-date=May 9, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516233408/http://mewithoutyou.com/ten-stories-spotify-early-stream/ |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref>

===Anniversaries and farewell: 2014–2022===
In April 2014, the band announced a ''[[Catch for Us the Foxes]]'' ten-year anniversary tour along the US west coast and southwest,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mewithoutyou.com/catch10yearanniversarytour/|title=Catch for us the Foxes 10 Year Anniversary Tour|publisher=mewithoutYou.com|date=April 22, 2014|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912140936/http://mewithoutyou.com/catch10yearanniversarytour/|archive-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source|date=September 2014|reason=This is a primary source and if it's important, should be discussed in a secondary source.}} followed by a second leg along the east coast.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mewithoutyou.com/catch-for-us-the-foxes-10-year-tour-extended-to-east-coast/|title=Catch for us the Foxes 10 Year Tour Extended to East Coast|publisher=mewithoutYou.com|date=July 16, 2014|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912140837/http://mewithoutyou.com/catch-for-us-the-foxes-10-year-tour-extended-to-east-coast/|archive-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source|date=September 2014|reason=This is a primary source and if it's important, should be discussed in a secondary source.}} In September 2014, they announced a vinyl reissue of the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mewithoutyou.com/catch-for-us-the-foxes-vinyl-re-issue/|title=Catch for us the Foxes Vinyl ReIssue|publisher=mewithoutYou.com|date=September 9, 2014|access-date=September 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912140618/http://mewithoutyou.com/catch-for-us-the-foxes-vinyl-re-issue/|archive-date=September 12, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Better source|date=September 2014|reason=This is a primary source and if it's important, should be discussed in a secondary source.}}

In March 2015, they stated that their sixth album would be released in mid-2015 on [[Run For Cover Records]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mewithoutyou.com/blogs/news/17493576-new-album-this-summer-on-run-for-cover-records|title=New Album This Summer on Run For Cover Records|publisher=mewithoutYou.com|date= March 17, 2015|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref> and in April 2015, they announced that they would support their album ''Pale Horses'' with a mid-year tour and revealed that the record would be released on June 16.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=http://mewithoutyou.com/blogs/news/18006028-announcing-album-title-release-date-summer-tour|title=Announcing: Album Title & Release Date + Summer Tour|publisher=mewithoutYou.com|date=April 14, 2015|access-date=April 14, 2015}}</ref>

On August 11, 2017, the band announced an ''[[(A→B) Life|[A→B] Life]]'' 15th-anniversary tour with [[Pianos Become the Teeth]], [[Strawberry Girls]], and Slow Mass and also reissued the album on vinyl and cassette.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mewithoutyou.com/blogs/news/a-b-life-15-year-anniversary|title=[A-->B] Life 15 Year Anniversary|access-date=August 11, 2017}}</ref>

On August 13, 2018, they touted the release of a new single, "Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses)", from their seventh album. The single was published on Run for Cover Records. In an interview with ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'', the band confirmed that [[Will Yip]] would be returning to produce the new record.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/podcasts/8448710/mewithoutyou-interview-paramore-cruise-alternative-facts-podcast|title=#AlternativeFacts Podcast: mewithoutYou Call New LP 'Trippy in a Heavy Sense' Aboard Paramore Cruise|magazine=Billboard|access-date=August 13, 2018}}</ref> The album ''[[Untitled (mewithoutYou album)|[Untitled]]]'' was released on October 5, 2018.<ref name="mwy untitled">{{cite web|url=https://mewithoutyou.com/blogs/albums/untitled-album-2018|title=[Untitled] (2018)|publisher=mewithoutyou.com |date=October 5, 2018 |access-date=February 24, 2019}}</ref>

In October 2019, they announced that 2020 would be their final year as an active band.<ref>{{cite web |title=pic.twitter.com/qPZXZt3sjt |url=https://twitter.com/mewithoutYou/status/1185998786352553990 |website=@mewithoutYou |access-date=October 20, 2019 |date=October 20, 2019}}</ref> Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they extended the timeline of their farewell, stating that 2022 would be their last active year. The band played their final gigs in August 2022.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://xpn.org/2022/08/25/mewithoutyou-final-show/|title=Farewell, mewithoutYou: Scenes from the Philly post-hardcore faves' final show|date=August 25, 2022|author=Vettese. John|publisher=XPN}}</ref>

==Lyrical themes==
The Weiss brothers are of Jewish descent and their songs use Jewish, Muslim, and Christian imagery to explore spiritual themes. The two were raised in a [[Sufism|Sufi]] Muslim household; their mother had converted from the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal church]] and their father from Judaism.<ref name="Busted">{{cite web
| url = http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-me-without-you/
| url = http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-me-without-you/
| title = Busted: mewithoutYou | last = Fink | first = Matt
| title = Busted: mewithoutYou | last = Fink | first = Matt
| date = | year = 2007
| year = 2007
| work = BustedHalo.com | pages = pp. 1
| work = BustedHalo.com | page = 1
| quote = "So my dad was raised Jewish and became Sufi, but he still identifies himself as a Jew. My mom was raised Episcopalian and she converted thoroughly to Sufi Islam." "Its not like I'm offended if someone says we're a Christian band. I just don't think it's true. I don't think we live up to that calling, so I'd be reluctant to go saying that| access-date =September 4, 2008
| quote = <br />
}}</ref> Due to the Christian imagery in some of Aaron Weiss' lyrics, the band has been categorized as a Christian band, although in an interview, Aaron stated he does not think they are a Christian band.<ref name="Busted" /> He added that their lyrics reflect a personal relationship with God and are not [[evangelism|evangelistic]]. Other lyrical themes explored include suffering and self-doubt.
* "So my dad was raised Jewish and became Sufi, but he still identifies himself as a Jew. My mom was raised Episcopalian and she converted thoroughly to Sufi Islam."
* "It’s not like I’m offended if someone says we’re a Christian band. I just don’t think it’s true. I don’t think we live up to that calling, so I’d be reluctant to go saying that
| accessdate = 2008-09-04
}}</ref> Due to the Christian themes of Aaron Weiss' lyrics, they have been categorized as a Christian band, although in interview, A. Weiss has stated he doesn't think they are a Christian band.<ref name="Busted" /> Their lyrics reflect a personal relationship with God, and are not [[evangelism|evangelistic]]. Other lyrical themes explored include suffering and self-doubt.


Many lyrics are taken from the Sufi poet [[Rumi]] including the song "The Cure for Pain" from "[[A to B: Life]]" and a line in the song "Seven Sisters" from "[[Catch for Us the Foxes]]"<ref>http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Rumi</ref>
Many lyrics are taken from the Sufi poet [[Rumi]], including the song "The Cure for Pain" from ''[[A to B: Life|[A→B] Life]]'' and a line in the song "Seven Sisters" from ''[[Catch for Us the Foxes]]''.<ref>[[q:Rumi]]</ref>


In the song "Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt" from their album "[[A to B: Life]]", Aaron Weiss' lyrics are based on a poem from the [[metaphysical poet]] [[John Donne]] called "[[A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning]]". John Donne wrote the poem to his wife to explain that there is no need for dreading their physical separation or distance because their spiritual love will always keep them together. The lines of the song "thy firmness makes my circle just, and makes me end where I begun" are directly from John Donne's poem where the conceit is revealed as a compass (Stanza 9, ll. 35-36).
In the song "Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt", from their album ''[A→B] Life'', Aaron' lyrics are based on a poem from the [[Metaphysical poets|metaphysical poet]] [[John Donne]], called "[[A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning]]". Donne wrote the poem to his wife to explain that there is no need for dreading their physical separation or distance because their spiritual love will always keep them together.


The title of their second album ''[[Catch for Us the Foxes]]'' is taken directly from [[Song of Songs]] 2:15: "Catch for us the foxes,/ the little foxes/ that ruin the vineyards,/ our vineyards that are in bloom" ([[New International Version]]).<ref name="SoS 2:15">[http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Song%20of%20Songs%202:15;&version=31; Song of Songs 2:15, NIV]</ref> This passage is also used in the song "The Soviet": "Good God, please! Catch for us the foxes in the vineyard—the little foxes". See [[Catch for Us the Foxes#Lyrical themes|lyrical themes of ''Catch for Us the Foxes'']] for the themes explored on the album.
The title of the band's second album, ''Catch for Us the Foxes'', is taken directly from [[Song of Songs]] 2:15: "Catch for us the foxes, / the little foxes / that ruin the vineyards, / our vineyards that are in bloom" (''[[New International Version]]'').<ref name="SoS 2:15">{{cite web|url=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Song%20of%20Songs%202:15;&version=31; |title=Song of Songs 2:15, NIV |publisher=Biblegateway.com |access-date=February 6, 2012}}</ref>


In a 2007 interview,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAVSwBAUlBs |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/AAVSwBAUlBs| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|title=(question asked by audience member at 4:31) |publisher=Youtube |access-date=March 2, 2012}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Aaron Weiss stated that the title of their third album, ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', comes from a verse in the [[Bhagavad Gita]].<ref>Bhagavad Gita 11:19, "You are without beginning, middle, or end; you touch everything with your infinite power. The sun and moon are your eyes, and your mouth is fire; your radiance warms the cosmos."</ref>
The title of their third album, ''[[Brother, Sister]]'', is derived from St. [[Francis of Assisi]]'s "[[Canticle of the Sun]]": "We praise You, Lord, […] especially for Brother Sun, […] We praise You, Lord, for Sister Moon and the stars".<ref>[http://prayerfoundation.org/canticle_of_brother_sun.htm St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of the Sun"] at prayerfoundation.org</ref>


Their fourth album, [[it’s all crazy! it’s all false! it’s all a dream! it’s alright]] explores many of the teachings of [[Bawa Muhaiyaddeen]]. The sufi teacher's story of "The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie" from "My Love You My Children: 101 Stories for Children"<ref>http://www.bmfstore.com/Scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=33</ref> is told as well as his story about the "King Beetle" from "The Divine Luminous Wisdom that Dispels Darkness."<ref>http://books.google.com/books?id=E9_KzFNdcTQC&printsec=frontcover&dq=M.+R.+Bawa+Muhaiyaddeen</ref> Other concepts from the teacher are explored in "Allah, Allah, Allah," about seeing God in every blade of grass and in "Fig with a Bellyache" dealing with sexual temptation from "The Divine Luminous Wisdom..." and "The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh."<ref>http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/05/01/qa-with-mewithoutyou/</ref>
The band's fourth album, ''[[It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright]]'', explores many of the teachings of [[Bawa Muhaiyaddeen]]. The Sufi teacher's story of "The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie" from ''My Love You My Children: 101 Stories for Children''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bmfstore.com/Scripts/prodList.asp?idCategory=33 |title=Children's Stories : Sufi Books, Audio and Videos by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen &#124; Books on Sufism : Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Online Bookstore |publisher=Bmfstore.com |access-date=January 22, 2011}}</ref> is told, as well as his story about the "King Beetle" from ''The Divine Luminous Wisdom that Dispels Darkness''.<ref>M R Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, [https://books.google.com/books?id=E9_KzFNdcTQC&q=M.+R.+Bawa+Muhaiyaddeen The Divine Luminous Wisdom: That Dispels the Darkness]</ref> Other concepts from the teacher are explored in "Allah, Allah, Allah", about seeing God in every blade of grass and in "Fig with a Bellyache", dealing with sexual temptation from ''The Divine Luminous Wisdom'' and ''The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.magnetmagazine.com/2009/05/01/qa-with-mewithoutyou/ |title=Q&A With mewithoutYou |publisher=Magnetmagazine.com |date=May 1, 2009 |access-date=February 18, 2013}}</ref> Guitarist Mike Weiss has been quoted as saying that the themes of the album reflect a time in Aaron's life where he is "sort of revisiting [religion] and holding himself up to those teachings that there's no one religion that's going to be the only way to God [...]". He adds, "If you really want to just try to follow a path to God, I don't believe you need anything beyond [Jesus Christ], but it's just the idea that you're fixed on the only way and that everybody else is just completely misguided [...] that is a sort of obtuse attitude that can hurt your own spirit".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.redefinemag.com/2009/mewithoutyou-band-interview-religion/ |title=REDEFINE magazine Interview With mewithoutYou, July 2009 |date=July 22, 2009 |publisher=Redefinemag.com |access-date=February 6, 2012}}</ref>


==Members==
==Band members==
'''Final lineup'''
===Current===
*Aaron Weiss – [[Vocals|Lead vocals]], [[acoustic guitar]], [[accordion]], [[trumpet]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[percussion]]
* Aaron Weiss – lead vocals, accordion (2001–2022), guitar (2006–2022), bass (2001)
*Michael Weiss – [[Guitar]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Singing|Vocals]]
* Michael Weiss – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2001–2022)
*Rickie Mazzotta – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* Rickie Mazzotta – drums (2001–2022)
*Greg Jehanian – [[Bass guitar]], [[Singing|Vocals]]
* Greg Jehanian – bass, backing vocals (2004–2016, 2018–2022)
* Brandon Beaver – guitar, backing vocals (2012–2022)<ref>{{cite web|author=US |url=https://twitter.com/mewithoutYou/status/274405794240417793 |title=mewithoutYou announces on Twitter that Brandon Beaver officially joins band |publisher=Twitter.com |date=November 30, 2012 |access-date=November 30, 2012}}</ref>


'''Previous members'''
===Former===
* Dominic Angelella – bass, backing vocals (2016–2018)
*Christopher Kleinberg – [[Guitar]]
*Daniel Pishock – [[Bass guitar]]
* Christopher Kleinberg – guitar (2001–2006)
* Daniel Pishock – bass, backing vocals, keyboards (2001–2004)
*Ray Taddeo – [[Bass guitar]]
*Steve Smoker – [[Bass guitar]]
* Ray Taddeo – guitar (2001)
*Daniel Etorre - [[Bass guitar]]


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===Percussion===

*C & C Drums

*Meinl Byzance Heavy Hi-Hat Traditional 14"
'''Touring musicians'''
*Meinl Byzance Medium Thin Crash Traditional 19"
* Brandon Beaver – (2010–2012)
*Meinl Byzance Medium Ride Traditional 21"
* Kris Klein – guitar (2011)
* Christopher Kleinberg – guitar (2008–2010)
* Pete Syoum – guitar (2007)
* Stephen Smoker – bass (2001)

==Discography==
{{Main|mewithoutYou discography}}
* ''[[(A→B) Life|[A→B] Life]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Catch for Us the Foxes]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Brother, Sister]]'' (2006)
* ''[[It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright]]'' (2009)
* ''[[Ten Stories]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Pale Horses (album)|Pale Horses]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Untitled (mewithoutYou album)|[Untitled]]]'' (2018)


==Videography==
==See also==
* [[List of songs recorded by mewithoutYou]]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8XCDi2x50k "Bullet to Binary" from ''A→B Life''] directed by Shane Drake
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R8y4NxPdSs "January 1979" from ''Catch for Us the Foxes''] directed by Shane Drake
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8bN-wqxqzwc "Disaster Tourism" from ''Catch for Us the Foxes''] directed by Casey McBride & Daniel Davison
*"Leaf" from ''Catch for Us the Foxes'' directed by Josh Bender (unfinished)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WEFeVxP7Qw "Paper Hanger" from ''Catch for Us the Foxes''] directed by Lex Halaby
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnILGJn7y9Q "Nice and Blue, Pt. 2" from ''Brother, Sister''] directed by Shane Drake
*[http://music-mix.ew.com/2009/06/mewithoutyou-the-fox-the-crow-and-the-cookie-exclusive.html "The Fox, the Crow, & the Cookie"] from ''It's All Crazy! It's All False . . .'' directed by David Bell & Amy Carrigan


== References ==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
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*[http://www.mewithoutyou.com Official website]
* {{official|mewithoutyou.com}}
*[http://www.brother-sister.net Official website of ''Brother, Sister'']
* {{imdb name|2437170}}
*[http://www.bustedhalo.com/features/busted-me-without-you/ Interview with Aaron Weiss] dated April 27, 2007
* {{discogs artist|mewithoutYou}}
*[http://www.lambgoat.com/features/interviews/mewithoutyou.aspx Interview with Aaron Weiss] dated January, 2007
*[http://www.drivenfaroff.com/2006/10/02/mewithoutyou-interview-september-29th-2006/ Interview with Aaron Weiss] dated September 29th, 2006


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mewithoutYou
mewithoutYou performing in 2019
mewithoutYou performing in 2019
Background information
OriginPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genres
DiscographymewithoutYou discography
Years active2001–2022
Labels
Spinoff ofThe Operation
Past members
  • Aaron Weiss
  • Michael Weiss
  • Richard Mazzotta
  • Greg Jehanian Jr.
  • Brandon Beaver
  • Dominic Angelella
  • Christopher Kleinberg
  • Daniel Pishock
  • Ray Taddeo
Websitemewithoutyou.com

MewithoutYou, usually stylized as mewithoutYou, was an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consisted of Aaron Weiss (vocals), Michael Weiss and Brandon Beaver (guitars), Greg Jehanian (bass guitar), and Rickie Mazzotta (drums). The band's music is generally dominated by spoken-word vocals and free-ranging drums, bass, and guitar.

History

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Early years, first albums: 2001–2008

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The band was originally conceived as a side project. The Weiss brothers, Aaron and Michael, together with guitarist Christopher Kleinberg, were playing together in another band, called the Operation, with bassist Greg Jehanian. Aaron wanted to start another project, to experiment with new sounds. With the help of Ricky Mazzotta, Ray Taddeo, and his brother Mike, Aaron formed what is now formally known as mewithoutYou. At first, the band was a four-piece, with Aaron on both bass and vocals. However, in only a few months, Chris Kleinberg joined to play third guitar. The band released their first EP, I Never Said That I Was Brave, in 2001 and shortly thereafter signed to Tooth & Nail Records after a show at Cornerstone Festival the same year. Around this time, Taddeo had moved on, and Daniel Pishock was recruited to be the first official bass player of the band. The Operation disbanded soon after, and mewithoutYou's debut full-length album, [A→B] Life, was released in 2002. The band garnered more attention for their second release, 2004's Catch for Us the Foxes, which was produced by Brad Wood. In December 2004, Pishock had made the decision to retire bass duties in order to pursue a career in teaching and explore other musical ventures, and former Operation frontman, Greg Jehanian, was selected to replace him. In 2005, they won mtvU's Left Field award for most original artist, for their song "January 1979". Their third album, Brother, Sister, again produced by Wood, was released on September 26, 2006. In late 2007, Kleinberg left the band to pursue a degree in medicine. Pete Syoum filled in on guitar in the fall of 2007, but later, Kleinberg returned to play with the band on their 2008 summer tour.

New sound, new music, and touring: 2008–2012

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In September 2008, the band finished recording the follow-up to Brother, Sister, titled It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright. The name of the album is taken from parable 518 in the book The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh, by Bawa Muhaiyaddeen.[8] The album was a departure from Weiss' trademark shouting and the band's rough grooves. The fast rants, thick with lyrical angst, were traded for simpler melodies with lyrics about anthropomorphic food and animals. Similarly, the band scaled back their edgier post-hardcore sound, at times trading riffs for chords and guitars for pianos and harp; a classical composer was called into their Fishtown, Philadelphia studio for various arrangements on several tracks.[9] The album was produced by Dan Smith and Brian McTear, and mixed by Brad Wood.[citation needed]

The band toured in a 42-foot 1976 MC8 Charter bus that ran on vegetable oil.[10][11]

In 2011, they added Brandon Beaver of Buried Beds to play second guitar, as stated on their blog by Rickie Mazzotta.[citation needed] In August 2011, Mazzotta stated in an interview that the band had parted ways with Tooth & Nail Records, due to perceived restrictions placed on them by the label. They hinted at starting their own label as they prepared to release their fifth album.[12] Other band members, however, expressed satisfaction with and gratitude and affection toward their old label, citing different reasons for ceasing to work with them: namely, having completed their contract, the declining relevance of record labels in the current music world, and simply the excitement to try something new.[citation needed]

In February 2011, Alternative Press announced that the band's fifth album, due in early 2012, would be produced by Daniel Smith.[citation needed] Thirteen songs were recorded in the studio sessions, eleven planned for the album, and two b-sides.[13] On May 8, 2012, the band announced on their blog that a pre-release of Ten Stories could be streamed in its entirety on Spotify.[14]

Anniversaries and farewell: 2014–2022

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In April 2014, the band announced a Catch for Us the Foxes ten-year anniversary tour along the US west coast and southwest,[15][better source needed] followed by a second leg along the east coast.[16][better source needed] In September 2014, they announced a vinyl reissue of the album.[17][better source needed]

In March 2015, they stated that their sixth album would be released in mid-2015 on Run For Cover Records,[18] and in April 2015, they announced that they would support their album Pale Horses with a mid-year tour and revealed that the record would be released on June 16.[19]

On August 11, 2017, the band announced an [A→B] Life 15th-anniversary tour with Pianos Become the Teeth, Strawberry Girls, and Slow Mass and also reissued the album on vinyl and cassette.[20]

On August 13, 2018, they touted the release of a new single, "Julia (or, 'Holy to the LORD' on the Bells of Horses)", from their seventh album. The single was published on Run for Cover Records. In an interview with Billboard, the band confirmed that Will Yip would be returning to produce the new record.[21] The album [Untitled] was released on October 5, 2018.[22]

In October 2019, they announced that 2020 would be their final year as an active band.[23] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they extended the timeline of their farewell, stating that 2022 would be their last active year. The band played their final gigs in August 2022.[24]

Lyrical themes

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The Weiss brothers are of Jewish descent and their songs use Jewish, Muslim, and Christian imagery to explore spiritual themes. The two were raised in a Sufi Muslim household; their mother had converted from the Episcopal church and their father from Judaism.[25] Due to the Christian imagery in some of Aaron Weiss' lyrics, the band has been categorized as a Christian band, although in an interview, Aaron stated he does not think they are a Christian band.[25] He added that their lyrics reflect a personal relationship with God and are not evangelistic. Other lyrical themes explored include suffering and self-doubt.

Many lyrics are taken from the Sufi poet Rumi, including the song "The Cure for Pain" from [A→B] Life and a line in the song "Seven Sisters" from Catch for Us the Foxes.[26]

In the song "Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt", from their album [A→B] Life, Aaron' lyrics are based on a poem from the metaphysical poet John Donne, called "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning". Donne wrote the poem to his wife to explain that there is no need for dreading their physical separation or distance because their spiritual love will always keep them together.

The title of the band's second album, Catch for Us the Foxes, is taken directly from Song of Songs 2:15: "Catch for us the foxes, / the little foxes / that ruin the vineyards, / our vineyards that are in bloom" (New International Version).[27]

In a 2007 interview,[28] Aaron Weiss stated that the title of their third album, Brother, Sister, comes from a verse in the Bhagavad Gita.[29]

The band's fourth album, It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All a Dream! It's Alright, explores many of the teachings of Bawa Muhaiyaddeen. The Sufi teacher's story of "The Fox, the Crow, and the Cookie" from My Love You My Children: 101 Stories for Children[30] is told, as well as his story about the "King Beetle" from The Divine Luminous Wisdom that Dispels Darkness.[31] Other concepts from the teacher are explored in "Allah, Allah, Allah", about seeing God in every blade of grass and in "Fig with a Bellyache", dealing with sexual temptation from The Divine Luminous Wisdom and The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh.[32] Guitarist Mike Weiss has been quoted as saying that the themes of the album reflect a time in Aaron's life where he is "sort of revisiting [religion] and holding himself up to those teachings that there's no one religion that's going to be the only way to God [...]". He adds, "If you really want to just try to follow a path to God, I don't believe you need anything beyond [Jesus Christ], but it's just the idea that you're fixed on the only way and that everybody else is just completely misguided [...] that is a sort of obtuse attitude that can hurt your own spirit".[33]

Band members

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Final lineup

  • Aaron Weiss – lead vocals, accordion (2001–2022), guitar (2006–2022), bass (2001)
  • Michael Weiss – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals (2001–2022)
  • Rickie Mazzotta – drums (2001–2022)
  • Greg Jehanian – bass, backing vocals (2004–2016, 2018–2022)
  • Brandon Beaver – guitar, backing vocals (2012–2022)[34]

Previous members

  • Dominic Angelella – bass, backing vocals (2016–2018)
  • Christopher Kleinberg – guitar (2001–2006)
  • Daniel Pishock – bass, backing vocals, keyboards (2001–2004)
  • Ray Taddeo – guitar (2001)


Touring musicians

  • Brandon Beaver – (2010–2012)
  • Kris Klein – guitar (2011)
  • Christopher Kleinberg – guitar (2008–2010)
  • Pete Syoum – guitar (2007)
  • Stephen Smoker – bass (2001)

Discography

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Main article: mewithoutYou discography

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Corcoran, Nina (June 11, 2015). "mewithoutYou – Pale Horses". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 12, 2015. On Pale Horses, [mewithoutYou] seek a comfortable spot between weighty post-hardcore and artful indie rock introspection, but ultimately sound suppressed.
  2. ^ a b Breslin, Jay (July 1, 2015). "mewithoutYou Confronts Karma on Pale Horses". Rock On Philly. Retrieved November 11, 2016. On ... Pale Horses, the band molds their art rock and post-hardcore aesthetics...
  3. ^ "15 Years of mewithoutYou – Submerge Magazine – Music + Art + Lifestyle – Page 15059". submergemag.com. June 22, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "Growing up with MewithoutYou, the emo band bigger than the sum of its genre". The Daily Dot. July 29, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  5. ^ "Emo band Mewithoutyou returns to Chicago just before releasing its new album". Chicago Reader. June 10, 2015. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  6. ^ "Is meWithoutYou an Emo Band?". Is This Band Emo?. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  7. ^ CORCORAN, NINA (July 15, 2015). "Boston News Today – Educational emo: mewithoutYou's Aaron Weiss returns to school". digboston.com. Retrieved November 30, 2020.
  8. ^ Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, M. R. (2006). The Golden Words of a Sufi Sheikh. The Fellowship Press. p. 221. ISBN 9780914390732. Retrieved February 6, 2012. It's all false, It's all a dream, It's all crazy, It's all over, It's all right, Let's see what's next.
  9. ^ US (February 23, 2010). "Please support our composer, Joshua Stamper". Myspace. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  10. ^ Synthesis Interview Archived February 18, 2008, at the Wayback Machine Jeremy Enigk and Aaron Weiss Catch Up as the World Waits, December 7, 2006
  11. ^ mewithoutYou, "Been a lot of good years, adios nameless metal entity that made our band feasible with family and friends #sad", Twitter
  12. ^ [1] mewithoutYou leaves Tooth & Nail
  13. ^ "In the Studio: mewithoutYou". Alternative Press. February 2, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2012.
  14. ^ dsq_thread_id. "Ten Stories Streaming on Spotify". mewithoutYou. Archived from the original on May 16, 2012. Retrieved May 9, 2012.
  15. ^ "Catch for us the Foxes 10 Year Anniversary Tour". mewithoutYou.com. April 22, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  16. ^ "Catch for us the Foxes 10 Year Tour Extended to East Coast". mewithoutYou.com. July 16, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  17. ^ "Catch for us the Foxes Vinyl ReIssue". mewithoutYou.com. September 9, 2014. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  18. ^ "New Album This Summer on Run For Cover Records". mewithoutYou.com. March 17, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  19. ^ "Announcing: Album Title & Release Date + Summer Tour". mewithoutYou.com. April 14, 2015. Retrieved April 14, 2015.
  20. ^ "[A-->B] Life 15 Year Anniversary". Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  21. ^ "#AlternativeFacts Podcast: mewithoutYou Call New LP 'Trippy in a Heavy Sense' Aboard Paramore Cruise". Billboard. Retrieved August 13, 2018.
  22. ^ "[Untitled] (2018)". mewithoutyou.com. October 5, 2018. Retrieved February 24, 2019.
  23. ^ "pic.twitter.com/qPZXZt3sjt". @mewithoutYou. October 20, 2019. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  24. ^ Vettese. John (August 25, 2022). "Farewell, mewithoutYou: Scenes from the Philly post-hardcore faves' final show". XPN.
  25. ^ a b Fink, Matt (2007). "Busted: mewithoutYou". BustedHalo.com. p. 1. Retrieved September 4, 2008. "So my dad was raised Jewish and became Sufi, but he still identifies himself as a Jew. My mom was raised Episcopalian and she converted thoroughly to Sufi Islam." "Its not like I'm offended if someone says we're a Christian band. I just don't think it's true. I don't think we live up to that calling, so I'd be reluctant to go saying that
  26. ^ q:Rumi
  27. ^ "Song of Songs 2:15, NIV". Biblegateway.com. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  28. ^ "(question asked by audience member at 4:31)". Youtube. Archived from the original on December 12, 2021. Retrieved March 2, 2012.
  29. ^ Bhagavad Gita 11:19, "You are without beginning, middle, or end; you touch everything with your infinite power. The sun and moon are your eyes, and your mouth is fire; your radiance warms the cosmos."
  30. ^ "Children's Stories : Sufi Books, Audio and Videos by M. R. Bawa Muhaiyaddeen | Books on Sufism : Bawa Muhaiyaddeen Fellowship Online Bookstore". Bmfstore.com. Retrieved January 22, 2011.
  31. ^ M R Bawa Muhaiyaddeen, The Divine Luminous Wisdom: That Dispels the Darkness
  32. ^ "Q&A With mewithoutYou". Magnetmagazine.com. May 1, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2013.
  33. ^ "REDEFINE magazine Interview With mewithoutYou, July 2009". Redefinemag.com. July 22, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  34. ^ US (November 30, 2012). "mewithoutYou announces on Twitter that Brandon Beaver officially joins band". Twitter.com. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
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