{"product_id":"mewithoutyou-ten-stories","title":"Ten Stories CD","description":"After a productive stint on the Tooth \u0026amp; Nail label, mewithoutYou goes independent with the sonically complex and lyrically dazzling Ten Stories.  The Philadelphia-based quartet gives free reign to its expansive instincts while recounting an intricate tale of circus animals on the loose after a train wreck.  This unlikely premise lets lead singer Aaron Weiss and his comrades explore their anthropomorphic characters in hallucinatory detail while fusing folk, hardcore, and prog-rock elements into a quirkily compelling whole.  Though the band has offered such fable-like material before, Ten Stories displays greater depth and gravity.  Christian themes of free will, justice, and obligation run through tracks like \u003ci\u003eElephant in the Dock,\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cem\u003eAubergine\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBear's Vision of St. Agnes.\u003c\/i\u003e  The dense, dark narrative \u003ci\u003eEast Enders Wives\u003c\/i\u003e invites comparisons with the poetry of Edward Arlington Robinson.  Musically, the songs revel in time shifts and tempo changes.  Weiss whispers and wails his vocals like a man possessed, from the thrash balladry of \u003ci\u003eGrist for the Malady Mill\u003c\/i\u003e to the soca-like lilt of \u003ci\u003eCardiff Giant\u003c\/i\u003e and the brass-inflected rock of \u003ci\u003eFiji Mermaid.\u003c\/i\u003e - iTunes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCD Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRelease Date: May 15, 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecord Label: Pine Street Collection\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUPC: 634457565821\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of Discs: 1\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"mewithoutyou","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":23772429249,"sku":"mewithoutyou (3)","price":14.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1398\/5745\/files\/mewithoutyou_Ten_Stories_CD.jpg?v=1737747784","url":"https:\/\/colliderecords.live\/products\/mewithoutyou-ten-stories","provider":"Collide Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}