Mae

Mae, also known as Multi-sensory Aesthetic Experience, is an American alternative/Indie band. This name was created by a course that the band's drummer had taken at college. 

The band consists of:

Dave Elkins (Vocals, Guitar)
Zach Gehring (Guitar)
Jacob Marshall (Drums, Piano)
Mark Padgett (Bass)
Rob Sweitzer (Keyboards) 

The band has released 3 albums which include:

Destination: Beautiful
The Everglow
Singularity

Some of their songs include: 

Waiting: * This is my favorite song that this band made. What caught my attention at first was the musicality of the song. It sounds very 80's in a way, with the techno piano. But on the other hand it has the rocky edge to it, which comes together as a very good song. 

Reflections: *This is another great song. What I like about this particular song is the drums in the background. It kind of reminds me of a traditional drum line. The drums during the beginning of the song up until the chorus is doing a series of different drum roles. 

Home: *This song is very similar to the song "Waiting". I say they are similar because the both have this techno(ish) feeling to it. But then it goes into rock, just around the peek of the chorus. What I also enjoy about this song is the beat and the singing. The voices are making different harmonies which really makes this song great. 

Switchfoot

Switchfoot is an American alternative rock band from San Diego, California. What makes this rock band different from the rest that I've written about is that this band is a Christian Band. At first, I didn't know that this band was christian, but I have heard about this band before. Personally one of the songs that I like most from this band is "Dare You To Move". I like this song not only because of the musicality and technicality that it probably took to create the song, but the lyrics are also very touching and reflecting. Usually, it's rock bands like this that have lyrics that make you reflect on your "life". Yes, that may sound extremely cheesy, but it's very true.

This clip is the song "Dare You To Move", which I previously stated was my favorite song. I also previously said that the lyrics have meaning and a story behind it. Here are the first two verses of the song:

Welcome to the planet
Welcome to existence
Everyone's here
Everyone's here
Everybody's watching you now
Everybody waits for you now
What happens next
What happens next
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
I dare you to lift yourself up off the floor
I dare you to move
I dare you to move
Like today never happened
Today never happened before

The band members are Jon Foreman (lead vocals, guitar), Tim Foreman (bass guitar, background vocals), Chad Butler (drums, percussion), Jerome Fontamillas (guitar, keyboard, background vocals), and Drew Shirley (guitar, background vocals).