Paul Meany's life and career permanently pivoted this past summer with a single phone call. Drummer-producer Darren King – his Mutemath bandmate of 15 years and a crucial architect of the group's soulful, psychedelic alt-rock – rang up and blindsided the singer with his plans to leave the group. They'd just finished recording their fifth album, Play Dead, and were prepping for a massive
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: How Mutemath Survived a Near-Breakup and Made a Fresh Start