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- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -
We’ve all had that moment.
Maybe it comes after a long day of work, or during your trying commute home.
You turn on the radio and, at first, nothing grabs you. But then, a song
emerges that can make everything stand still. It could be “Today” by the
Smashing Pumpkins or “Where The Streets Have No Name” by U2. But whatever the
case, as the music kicks in and the guitars lurch forward, you have that
moment. The one when the hairs on your arm stand at full attention and it
feels as if you have no other choice but to crank up the volume a bit.
As longtime music aficionados, the members of the modern rock troop Mae have
come to know this moment well. “For us, that’s what music is about,” says
singer-guitarist Dave Elkins, who formed the band with drummer Jacob
Marshall, and is now joined by guitarist Zach Gehring, bassist Mark Padgett
and keyboardist Rob Sweitzer. “I remember listening to Matthew Sweet on my
Walkman as a kid and feeling like I was on cloud nine. That’s what we want to
do for other people. We want to write songs that people connect to.”
Though it would take some serious arm-twisting in order for them to admit it,
for the past six years, that’s exactly what Elkins and his band mates have
done. In that relatively brief amount of time, the Virginia Beach-based
five-piece have developed a unique and affecting sound that, with albums like
2003’s ‘Destination: Beautiful’ and 2005’s ‘The Everglow’, has scored them a
rather sizeable following around the world. That fan base has not only
brought the band to sold out shows in the US as well as the UK and Japan, but
also to arena dates with bands like the Foo Fighters, Weezer and, most
recently, the Fray.
Furthermore, that devoted following has helped pushed the combined sales of
‘The Everglow’ and ‘Destination: Beautiful’ toward a half-million copies. But
it’s with the band’s third album, ‘Singularity’, that Mae truly seems
destined to create that moment. “I really do think this is the best record
that Mae has ever written,” Elkins says, in a rare moment of unabashed pride.
“The five of us understand each other’s strengths and weaknesses now more
than ever, and over the past couple years, that momentum has continued to
change and grow our band in really positive ways.”
Granted, throughout the disc, Elkins and his band mates still churn out the
kind of soaring ballads that made their first two records such fan favorites.
But ‘Singularity’ is a far more rocking affair, as evidenced by its first
single, “Sometimes I Can’t Make It Alone,” a brawny blast that recalls some
of the seminal alternative groups that the members of Mae grew up listening
to. “We’ve always loved bands like Pearl Jam, U2 and the Smashing Pumpkins
and on this record we wanted to tap into that,” Marshall says. “We weren’t
trying to recreate a ’90s record, per se, but we definitely wanted it to have
that same energy.”
In order to achieve this, the band headed to Los Angeles, where they hooked
up with producer Howard Benson, who has previously worked with artists like
My Chemical Romance and All American Rejects. While Benson gave many of the
songs on ‘Singularity’ a certain radiant sheen, he also helped the band
center in on a much livelier sound. “In the past, we’ve never quite captured
things the way we wanted to, so there was a very concerted effort to do that
this time” states Marshall.
That particular shift can be heard on “Telescopes,” an instantly memorable
track that features a grungy guitar line that wouldn’t have sounded out of
place on an early Soundgarden album, as well as “Sic Semper Tyrannis,” a
revved up punk tune that will surely soundtrack a few drives to next summer’s
Warped Tour. Yet, where ‘Singularity’ contains some of the most energetic and
aggressive music that Mae have recorded, it’s also an incredibly
thought-provoking album, filled with the kind of questions that many ask when
trying to seek out their place in the world.
The title ‘Singularity’, in fact, came out of many heavy discussions that the
members of the band had while writing. “There was a book that Rob and I were
reading,” Marshall recalls, “and in it, the author used the term
‘singularity.’ That was the first time I ever heard it, but he described it
very eloquently as ‘the ultimate unknowable in science... the interface
between the natural and the supernatural.’ We realized through those
conversations that there is so much more for us to learn and to understand
and these ideas inspired us to question everything.”
Indeed, throughout ‘Singularity’, the members of Mae may get into some rather
heady material, but more than anything, this is an album that aims to connect
with its listeners and maybe even encourage them to crank up the volume just
a bit. “That’s all we were looking to do with this band,” Elkins says in
closing. “We’re not worried about being considered an ‘emo band’ or an ‘indie
band.’ We’re just a rock band, and we’re happy to be given the chance to get
our music out there to all of these different people.”
- Track List ---------------------------------------------------------------- -
01. Brink Of Disaster ( 3:38)
02. Crazy 8s ( 4:01)
03. Sometimes I Can't Make It Alone ( 3:15)
04. Just Let Go ( 3:17)
05. On Top ( 3:47)
06. Waiting ( 4:51)
07. Sic Semper Tyrannis ( 3:20)
08. Release Me ( 4:01)
09. Telescopes ( 3:25)
10. Rocket ( 2:52)
11. Home ( 3:37)
12. Reflections ( 6:05)
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