You and I (band)

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You and I was a late 90s screamo band formed from the ashes of New Jersey local group Instil and Sky Falls Down ^[1]. While they maintained the heavy, chaotic elements typical of the genre, their music has traveled well in terms of influence due to its more tuneful and musical qualities. While other bands in the genre often simply played fast, You and I had a very solidly inventive rhythm section and two guitarists were who were able to add interesting textures and interplay to the music, incorporating riffs that recalled midwest emo, tech metal, and almost every other punk subgenre; often while holding down vocal parts at the same time. While You and I were by no means the only screamo band to integrate clean vocals and layered harmonies, they did it in the context of what were often atypical song structures, particularly on their final CD, "The Curtain Falls", which was released in 2000 by Level Plane Records. You And I played their last show on May 8th, 1999 with Saetia, Carlisle, Cable Car Theory, and Stormshadow ^[2] in Geoff Rickly, the singer of Thursday's basement ^[3].

Following the dissolution of You and I:

guitarist Tom Schlatter went on to form The Assistant, This Ship Will Sink, and later In First Person.
Jon Marinari went on to join Neil Perry and Welcome The Plague Year, and is now in Track Of Monarchs.
Casey Boland is now a part of the band Hot Cross.
Casey and Chris Boland recorded a demo for We Are Empire in 2004.

[edit] Dispography

Hearts On Paper 7" (1997 on Sage Records, later reissued by Trackstar Records)
Saturday's Cab Ride Home LP (1997 on Spiritfall Records)
Within The Frame CD EP (1998 on Your Best Guess Records/Spiritfall Records)
ABC No Rio Benefit CD Compilation with live version of 'Seascape' (1998 on Level Plane Records)
The Curtain Falls LP (1999 on Level Plane Records)
Discography CD (2003 on Alone Records)