Listen to Mae

Even if you don’t know me all that well, you probably still know how much I love good music.  For me, ‘good’ and ‘cool/loud guitar parts’ usually go hand in hand.  My favorite band of the moment is a group called Mae.  They’re a Christian band from Norfolk, VA (not too far from me…), and have plenty of really great (and loud) guitar parts.  They’re one of the growing number of Christian groups that doesn’t make a big deal of their religion, instead letting it come through their lyrics in subtle ways, making them more attractive to the mainstream music community.  They’ve got pretty strong ‘emo’ tendencies, but there’s plenty of rock in their albums to go around.  Check out their site to listen to some samples – my personal favorites are “Embers and Envelopes” and “All Deliberate Speed” off of their first CD, Destination: Beautiful, and “Painless” and “Anything” off of their more recent offering, The Everglow.  (As usual with my music tendencies, these are some of Mae’s more rocking tracks)

If you like what you hear, check out This Day and Age, who have a pretty similar sound, though they aren’t Christian.  And if you REALLY like what you hear, and you live near me, I’m hoping to see them at the Norva in Norfolk on the Friday after Thanksgiving.