Two Tongues is an American

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side project/supergroup, consisting of members of

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Max Bemis Maxim Adam Bemis (; born April 6, 1984) is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and primary songwriter of the rock band Say Anything (band), Say Anything. He sang alongside Chris Conley (musician), Chris Conley in the Supergroup ...

and Coby Linder) and Saves the Day ( Chris Conley), along with David Soloway, a former guitarist with Saves the Day.

History

Before forming Two Tongues, Bemis, Conley and Linder had collaborated on a cover version of

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's " The Man In Me" for the compilation album ''Paupers, Peasants, Princes & Kings: The Songs of Bob Dylan'', released by

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in 2006. Bemis asked Conley about potentially doing an album together; Conley responded positively by saying "I would do it with no one else, nothing could be more epic!" They subsequently recorded an album in January 2008. The resulting album, '' Two Tongues'', was scheduled to be released in summer 2008, but was delayed for unspecified reasons. The album was eventually released on February 3, 2009, through

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. The thirteen-track album was self-produced and recorded at Electric Ladybug studios in

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. In fall 2010, Two Tongues made their first performances as a surprise in the middle of Say Anything's set each night of the

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, Say Anything and Saves the Day tour. They performed the song "Crawl". Arun Bali (current guitarist of Saves the Day) played guitar,

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) played bass guitar, Jake Turner (of Say Anything) played guitar, Coby Linder played drums and Conley and Bemis sang. Conley confirmed that there would be a second Two Tongues album in 2012. On July 26, 2016, Conley announced the first ever Two Tongues tour beginning fall 2016, along with a fall release of their second album, ''Two Tongues Two''. On October 10, 2016, Say Anything made an announcement on their website that the tour would be cancelled, "due to unforeseen circumstances." The post indicated the group would be, "playing shows in the future," but did not indicate a time-frame for this. In light of the allegations against Conley, as of 2023, Max says he still would like to collaborate with him.

Discography

;Studio albums * '' Two Tongues'' (2009) * ''Two Tongues Two'' (2016)

Members

– vocals, guitar * Chris Conley – vocals, guitar * David Soloway – bass guitar * Coby Linder – drums

References

External links

Official MySpace
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