The band mewithoutYou found their heavy rock snarl when they formed in 2001. Brothers
Aaron and
Michael Weiss , who both grew up listening to
Jawbox and
Burning Airlines , formerly fronted the hard rock act
the Operation with guitarist
Christopher Kleinberg . Though releasing one album on Takehold, the band was short-lived, leaving mewithoutYou to come together with bass player
Daniel Pishock and drummer
Richard Mazzotta . Tooth & Nail was taken by the fiery five-piece's raw appeal and inked them a deal. mewithoutYou released their label debut, [A --> B] Life , in summer 2002. The band's very well-received sophomore effort, Catch for Us the Foxes , followed in late 2004, after which
Pishock exited the group to pursue other interests.
Greg Jehanian eventually took his position on bass. Tours with the likes of
Dredg and
Coheed & Cambria took mewithoutYou nicely through the end of 2005, and the guys joined up in the first half of the next year with
Thursday .
Brother, Sister then appeared in September 2006.