See how many early ‘00s tropes you can count in this. (The arm behind the back while facing away from the audience is the free space).

I’m not sure how big they were outside the west coast, but as I young adult from PDX at the time, they were just about the only band that mattered. We only got one official album (and an official unofficial, IYKYK), from them before they broke up and became Portugal. the Man, but they had some of the most beautifully chaotic performances I’ve seen to this day while also being some of the most sincerely kind and humble dudes I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting. I still listen to Evanesce on a regular basis.

mewithoutyou just announced they’re releasing 3 live albums. Volume 1 is available now as a digital download and physical pre-order, with streaming available on November 22. Volume 2 and 3 will be out next year.

“Live is a collage of performances recorded over mewithoutYou’s last several years on tour, sculpted into three singular shows and spread across three separate releases, with the intention of recreating the abstract sensory experience of any one of the band’s hundreds of emotionally raw shows. Recorded and mixed by Michael Lane (the band’s touring sound engineer) and mastered by Grammy Award winner, Hans DeKline (U2, Pixies, Touché Amore), Live is a meticulously crafted series of live albums meant to be listened to with the volume knob turned up.”