Mae drummer (and band intellectual) Jacob Marshall attempts to explain, “The Study looks at how our senses interact and perceive information and then attempts to translate that information into terms the other senses can comprehend…”

“The Study” that Marshall speaks of is - in simpler terms - the moniker for his band Mae, an acronym for Multisensory Aesthetic Experience.

He elaborates, “…what would music look like if you could see it? What would it feel like and how would it taste? When building this record, Mae wanted to present the concept in as unified a form as possible.”

Explanations and five-syllable words aside, one thing is certain amongst the five members of Mae, their new Tooth & Nail release The Everglow basks in the beauty of the quintet’s solitary vision.

Although The Everglow is Mae’s sophomore full length, the band feels differently. Their debut effort, 2003’s Destination: Beautiful, was more of a studio project than a collective band effort, and “after two years of touring and camaraderie, this band is now a completely unified front,” says lead vocalist Dave Elkins. “These songs and this effort are no less important to any one of us, and seems to really be the first Mae record.”