Brother, Sister is the third full-length album by indie rock

Indie rock

Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...

 band mewithoutYou

MewithoutYou

Me Without You, stylized as mewithoutYou and abbreviated as mwY, is an American rock band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The band consists of vocalist Aaron Weiss, guitarist Michael Weiss, bassist Greg Jehanian and drummer Rickie Mazzotta. MewithoutYou's music is generally dominated by...

, released on September 26, 2006 through Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records

Tooth & Nail Records is a record label founded by Brandon Ebel in the U.S. state of California in November 1993. The label later moved to Seattle, Washington, where it is situated today...

. It features guest vocal and instrumental appearances by several artists, including Jeremy Enigk

Jeremy Enigk

Jeremy Enigk is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist known for being the front man of the Seattle band Sunny Day Real Estate.-Biography:...

 (of Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate

Sunny Day Real Estate is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington. In the 1990s, the group expanded upon the grunge style that was popular in the local scene to make a more melodic sound. While not the first band to be classified as emo, they were instrumental in establishing the genre. In...

), harpist Timbre, and members of Anathallo

Anathallo

Anathallo was a band originally from Mt. Pleasant, Michigan and then based in Chicago, Illinois. The band started practicing in the fall of 2000 and played their first show soon afterward. Their name is derived from a Greek word meaning "to renew, refresh or bloom again."In 2006 Anathallo released...

 and the Psalters. From August 9, 2007, Burnt Toast Vinyl were taking pre-orders for a LP-format

LP album

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 version of the album. The album features an abundance of symbolism, much of which is tied to animals; at least one can be found in the lyrics of each track.

Brother, Sister reached a peak position of number 116 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 on October 14, 2006.

The cover art by Vasily Kafanov features one of his trademark "fishtower" themes, which also looks like a face . The album's title (and its cover art) is based on St. Francis of Assisi's "Canticle of the Sun

Canticle of the Sun

The Canticle of the Sun, also known as the Laudes Creaturarum , is a religious song composed by Saint Francis of Assisi. It was written in the Umbrian dialect of Italian but has since been translated into many languages...

". Here is an excerpt:

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.

"In a Sweater Poorly Knit" appears as the background music for the segment "Riding the Build" in the 2011 mountain bike movie "Life Cycles".

Track listing

Personnel

• Greg Jehanian – group member
• Christopher Kleinberg – group member
• Richard Mazzotta – group member
• Aaron Weiss – group member
• Michael Weiss – group member

• Josh Bender – background vocals
• Andrew Dost – flugelhorn
• Jeremy Enigk – vocals
• Orlando Greenhill – upright bass
• Timbre – harp
• Bret Wallin – trombone
• Chick Wolverton – melodica
• Brad Wood – melodica

Technical personnel

• Michael Almquist - Spider song sequencer
• Chris Crisman – photography
• Chad Johnson – A&R
• Emily Lazar – mastering
• Jason Powers – art direction, design, illustrations
• Brad Wood – producer, engineer, mixing

External links

• Brother-Sister.net - Official Album Mini-site