Mae
Biography
Boasting a sound that straddled the border of alternative rock and emo-pop, Mae (an acronym for Multisensory Aesthetic Experience) was formed in early 2001 by guitarist Matt Beck, drummer Jacob Marshall, bassist Mark Padgett, keyboardist Rob Sweitzer, and vocalist Dave Elkins. The band initially started out as a project between Elkins and Marshall, students at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, VA. Recording sessions were booked at Padgett's home studio, and the duo quickly grew into a quintet as the co-founders rubbed shoulders with other local musicians. Nearly eight months later, Mae had cemented its sound and landed local shows with the likes of the Movielife, River City High, and the Exit. In the process, the group also recorded songs for a debut album, Destination: Beautiful, which was released in early 2003 by Tooth & Nail.
While touring to support Destination: Beautiful, guitarist Matt Beck stepped down from his post and was replaced by former Unsung Zeroes guitarist Zach Gehring. Destination: B-Sides surfaced near the end of 2004. Mae's second proper studio album, The Everglow, followed in 2005, and the band's dedicated audience (not to mention its coveted spot on the Warped Tour that summer) helped the album peak at number 51 on the Billboard 2000. Mae joined the Virgin College Mega Tour in early 2006, appearing alongside Over It and Yellowcard in the process, and a bonus edition of The Everglow appeared that April with additional tracks and a bonus DVD. The musicians' contract with Tooth & Nail ran out later that year, and they went on to sign a deal with Capitol, thus making Mae a major-label act.
Singularity was released during the summer 2007 and cracked the Top 40, selling roughly 17,000 copies during its first week. It proved to be Mae's only release for Capitol, however, as the band left the label's roster in 2008 and forged ahead as an independent act. Early the following year, the (m)orning EP became Mae's first independently released disc, although it received a widespread release in September courtesy of Cell Records. ~ MacKenzie Wilson & Andrew Leahey, All Music Guide
Selected Discography
I agree they're an awesome band and I would also be ticked off ZaxCG2, a concert on a final.... not cool.
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Kind of ticked... they're playing in Norfolk (yes, their hometown, where I live) with August Burns Red and Underoath... on the same night of my Biology Final. :(
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You have to buy it on their website, and I'm not sure how many copies of the (m)orning EP are left. However I think they will release it afterwards sometime, but it won't be the "Rub and Smell" version.
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definately not crap OR generic, but you are entitled to your own opinion. i in fact love mae and the originality in sound dazzles me, even if you didn't like them the sound is so interesting you feel immediately compelled to listen longer.
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That's interesting, I think "generic" would be last word I would ever use to describe Mae.
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Destination: Beautiful is their best album I think. Singularity has some good songs like Just let go and Crazy 8s but it doesnt completely feel like mae. I do appreciate and understand bands wanting to evolve and try out different styles. Hopefully, their next album will be like Destination: Beautiful.
and tisbury lane and summertime are absolute rockers. |
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you guys need to get Destination: Beautiful on here. It's got some of Mae's best songs.
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Tisbury lane: one of my all time favorite songs. So easy to listen to at any time...
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mae is my all time favorite band.
no band has affected me as much as they have ever with their music. their lyrics, their melodies, their motives and intentions. all good. listening to them definitely gives me a multi-sensor y aesthetic experience (: can't wait to see them again in may! |
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i actually enoyed singularity, but not as much as the evrglow. singulaity just had a different sound, it was unexpected but great in its own way :>
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MAE is amazing. The voice, the music, the rythms, its so beautifula nd just keeps my attention. Its great
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i agree that mae is a wonderful band but it makes me sad to know that Mark Padgett (bass), Rob Sweitzer (keyboards), are no longer with the band. The keys in the band are what made my insides melt away. Nonetheless I was very dissapointed in singularity. . . thought it was a horrible album, but their new stuff online at whatismae.co m is pretty rocking.
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Has everyone downloaded their new song(s) from whatismae.co m ? You'd better.
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To answer ZaxCG2: "According to Elkins in a 2003 interview, while the band members are Christians, Mae is not a 'Christian band'"
They're incredible. |
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i luv them so oo oo much. Theyre so awesome :) Just let go is the best
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From Norfolk? W00t! Go Virginian bands. I go to the NorVa in Norfolk constantly! These guys are nice. Are they a Christian band?
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The first song I heard of theirs was "Suspension" on Destination: B-Sides. I really agree with Pandora on similar artists, as soon as I heard these guys, I thought of Relient K. Maybe I'll go out and buy an album of theirs now..
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they are amazing!!!!! ! ! ! ! ! :D my favorite is mistakes we knew we were making.
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everglow is by far their best album, though all siimilar songs, still solid
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these guys are AMAZING but i think they should have stuck to their old sound, im not a huge fan of singularity
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I loooove this band. The second I heard brink of disaster, I rushed out to buy the whole cd cuz I think that they are that good.
I saw them at warped, and they were freaking amazing!!!! xoxo |
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decent, but like i've said so many times: nothing new! kinda boring soft rock with coldplayesqe / r a d i o h e a d e s q u e sound.
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i love this band but i think they're older stuff is waaaayyy better than the new album. mistakes we knew we were making <3.
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Where's Destination Beautiful? You would think that would be more common than the B-sides album.
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I LOVE YOUR MUSIC! I heard a few random songs, and loved them all. definitely a new favorite. haha keep it up xoxo
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i love the album art for the everglow, i have that album. yummy sound.
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