This is an incredible story in so many ways! First of all, the way Paul and i discovered this band, by watching American Idol. How often does this happen, that an American Idol contestant chooses an unknown band’s song to perform, giving the band a landslide of recognition and press that is worth its weight in platinum for an up-and-coming band that just started its new tour to promote their debut album!?

But that’s not even the best part of the story for me. For me the most intriguing thing is the story of how they got started. In this age of the internet, new bands can now burst onto the scene in a “do it yourself” fashion that we could not even dream of just 5 years ago! That’s exactly what this band did, and it is truly an inspiring story.

And like every great story, there is a thrilling twist. Their new record label tried to promote them as a christian band! What a nightmare!
I am talking about the band called Mute Math from New Orleans, LA and Springfield, MO. If you’re an American Idol fan, you should recognize the song “Typical,” (it was sung by Chris Sligh.) I LOVE their album! Apparently they also put on a very hot live show, so check out their tour dates, because they are on tour now!!!
I am also including this story under the category of Hottt, mostly because of the drummer, (the guy with the shortest hair. Mmmm, very cute!)

Mute Math “Chaos”

Mute Math “Typical”

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