Brother, Sister

Infobox Album
Name = Brother, Sister
Type = Album
Artist = MewithoutYou

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Released = September 26, 2006
Recorded = Seagrass Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 43:39
Label = Tooth & Nail TND60429 (CD)
Burnt Toast Vinyl BTV081 (LP)
Producer = Brad Wood
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://wm09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gcfexqydldhe link]
*Drowned In Sound rating-10|8 [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2406578 link]
*AbsolutePunk.net (90%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=174312 link]
*"Jesus Freak Hideout" Rating|5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/BrotherSister.asp]
Last album = "Catch for Us the Foxes"
(2004)
This album = "Brother, Sister"
(2006)

"Brother, Sister" is the third full-length album by indie rock band MewithoutYou, released on September 26, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records. It features guest vocal and instrumental appearances by several artists, including Jeremy Enigk (formerly of Sunny Day Real Estate), harpist Timbre (myspace.com/timbre), and members of Anathallo and the Psalters. From August 9th, 2007, Burnt Toast Vinyl were taking pre-orders [ [http://www.burnttoastvinyl.com/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/btv/store/commerce.cgi?product=btv081 Burnt Toast Vinyl Store] product listing BTV081] for a LP-format version of the album.

"Brother, Sister" reached a peak position of number 116 on the Billboard 200 on October 14, 2006 [ [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=486918&aid=796896 Billboard.com] entry for mewithoutYou - Brother, Sister] .

The cover art by Vasily Kafanov features one of his trademark "fishtower" themes. The album's title (and its cover art) is based on St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of the Sun". Here is an excerpt: [ [http://prayerfoundation.org/canticle_of_brother_sun.htm St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of the Sun"] at prayerfoundation.org] :We praise You, Lord, for all Your creatures,::especially for Brother Sun,::who is the day through whom You give us light.::And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendor,::of You Most High, he bears your likeness.:We praise You, Lord, for Sister Moon and the stars,::in the heavens you have made them bright, precious and fair.

Track listing

#"Messes of Men" – 3:52
#"The Dryness and the Rain" (guest vocals by Jeremy Enigk) – 2:57
#"Wolf Am I! (and Shadow)" – 2:36
#"Yellow Spider" – 1:10
#"A Glass Can Only Spill What It Contains" – 3:45
#"Nice and Blue (Part Two)" – 3:43
#"The Sun and the Moon" – 5:15
#"Orange Spider" – 1:10
#"C-Minor" – 3:21
#"In a Market Dimly Lit" – 4:27
#"O, Porcupine" (guest vocals by Jeremy Enigk) – 4:31
#"Brownish Spider" – 1:19 (featuring guest harpist Timbre)
#"In a Sweater Poorly Knit" – 5:26 (featuring guest harpist Timbre)

References

External links

* [http://www.brother-sister.net Brother-Sister.net] - Official Album Mini-site