Album Of The Day: Armistice Live by Mutemath

Album Art of Mutemath's Armistice Live album - A black-and-white photo where the white parts has a bit of a gold hue as well. The background is mostly dark and we can see that the picture is taken from the ground looking up. A man is jumping in the air and the closest thing to the camera are his feet. He's towering above the camera and also playing a keytar. Behind that, we can see the bright lights of a stage and an arched backdrop, with a few microphones and lights on the stage in front of it. In the top right, the band name is printed in dark grey. And below it in a light yellow is the word 'Armistice' and then 'Live' in white.

"We all break the same." In the fall of 2009, Mutemath released their second album and went on this huge tour. I remember that show at First Avenue as it was an excellent night of music and energy. Thankfully, the band had cameras recording when they performed the show at The Tabernacle in Atlanta, GA. Released 15 years ago yesterday, this live audio was released digitally, and it was also released on CD/DVD combo. The concert film captures the frenetic energy of the band, with lead singer and keyboardist Paul Meany jumping off his Rhodes piano, drummer Darren King constantly pounding on drums faster than you would think any man could, and multiple times where the whole band is banging on various drums in a percussion jam session. Watching the video, you get the idea that these musicians are so talented, they could all just switch places and it would sound just as good. The band Mutemath sounds so great on their albums, it's hard to believe they can recreate that all live, but they show it here on this video. These days, the video quality looks a bit dated thanks to HD video quality, but it's pretty darn good for that era and it was so much fun to watch again. Even if you don't have the DVD, enjoy the live audio of this. Or I think you can find most of the songs from the concert film sliced up on YouTube.

Release Year: 2010
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