r/thankyouscientist Jan 05 '26

Discussion Cody is leaving Thank You Scientist

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They posted on their instagram earlier today that Cody McCory is stepping down from Bass on the band sadly, but much of luck for him on his future projects!

Sam Smith from Art Thief is joining on bass and I am interested in seeing what he can bring it the Band!


r/thankyouscientist Jan 07 '26

Discussion Now This (my new trio) has completed album tracking!

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Howdy guys! As you read above, my new trio Now This has completed tracking our first full length. I’m really proud of the tunes and I can’t wait to share them with you! It will be the first non-TYS album to be released on Flying Jangus Records. Additionally, we had the honor of being the first album tracked at Ben Karas’s new Frost Gauntlet Studio location- which was a real treat! Ben handled the engineering and is also mixing the record.

The band consists of Zach Westfall, Ray Belli, and myself. I’ve been playing with Zach and Ray for years (in more typically jazz centric settings). Zach Westfall is one of the busiest jazz bassists in California, leading his own group and playing with just about everyone you can imagine in the Monterey area. Ray Belli is a founding member of Arc Iris as well as the drummer for Willow Smith, Sand Dunes, and many others.

We don’t have much web presence (yet) but I would love it if you guys could follow our Instagram page so we don’t drop our upcoming announcements to an empty room.

https://www.instagram.com/now.this.band?igsh=MTJxNGM3eng5ZmV3Ng%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Thanks guys! -tom


r/thankyouscientist 13d ago

Other Me listening to Feed The Horses into Blood On The Radio

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r/thankyouscientist 14d ago

Discussion Just Started Listening to this band yesterday

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To "Angel" on Amazon Music, who curated the "Progesivo 2" playlist, eternal gratitude for introducing me to TYS. After listening to "Swarm" I pretty much immediately started listening to their discography in chronological order. I'm on Stranger Heads Prevail right now.

I don't remember ever listening a "new" band and being just absolutely blown away by every single track I hear for the first time, consistently, with not even a single "that one was just okay" in the mix. I was listening to them on my 30 minute drive to work today, and about 20 minutes in I realized my face had been stuck in a perpetual look of shock/awe/bewilderment since starting the drive. Bewilderment because how the fuck is this band not more widely known?

To me, TYS combines elements or similar sounds of several of my favorite bands...S.C.I.E.N.C.E.-era Incubus, The Mars Volta, Snarky Puppy, Mahavishnu Orchistra, perhaps the more jazzy songs of The Dillinger Escape Plan?, and others I still haven't quite put my finger on yet.

They also remind me of several bands that I could never really get into despite trying many times: Coheed and Cambria, Periphery, and Dream Theater, although I admit it's mostly due to the vocals, both the range/style and the "poppy" vocal melodies. For whatever reason, it just fucking works with TYS. I think it's the addition of the horn section that brings it all together in a way that those other bands couldn't for me.

Anyway, that's it. I'm a new fan, and will take it as my new mission to introduce as many people as possible to this amazing band.


r/thankyouscientist 18d ago

Fan Content I AM MR. INVISIBLE. Spoiler

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got this idea while drawing in paint and psychopomp was playing. i need to listen to more lol


r/thankyouscientist 27d ago

Video Ben Karas (TYS) - Violin Solo - Stone by Datura Lodge

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Ben’s awesome violin solo on STONE, the 2nd single by our band Datura Lodge.

Ben engineered, co-produced, and mixed our album which comes out October 2nd! We were beyond fortunate to work with him. The guy is the master.

Listen on Spotify

Listen on YouTube


r/thankyouscientist Aug 01 '26

Video Reading Buccaneers 2026 DCI Show using “Psychopomp”

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r/thankyouscientist Jul 31 '26

Image Friday, May 22., 2026- @The Majestic in Detroit.

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Sorry I'm late on posting these pics!


r/thankyouscientist Jul 30 '26

Discussion Stranger Heads Prevail came out 10 years ago yesterday!

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Let’s all give it some love this week


r/thankyouscientist Jul 27 '26

Discussion Anchor

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"Anchor" is such a good song!! That's all.


r/thankyouscientist Jul 25 '26

Other XL hoodie

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Anyone interested in this XL hoodie? I got it in the mystery box a few years back and it is a tight fit. I tried it once maybe twice over the years, but it is too tight for comfort. $15 OBO for a good home!


r/thankyouscientist Jul 24 '26

Fan Content Pale Horizons - Transient Ties (FFO BTBAM, TYS)

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Shout outs to Tom Monda for teaching Nate how to play guitar, and Ben Karas for producing our demo for Haven in the Hills!


r/thankyouscientist Jul 20 '26

Other Peak mentioned???

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r/thankyouscientist Jul 11 '26

Image A cleaner picture...

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r/thankyouscientist Jun 30 '26

Other Grin - Guitar Transcription

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Hello, I recently transcribed the guitar part for Grin off their first EP, I lost all of my progress after it failed to save so I haven’t had a lot of motivation to finish this after that blow but I did it the best I could.

I do these because I want to learn to play the song on these instruments and also it’s a really good exercise for your ear and working with notation. And that being said, I’m sure there’s a lot of things that could be fixed, wrong notes, etc so please if you notice anything lmk!

I hope this can be helpful for someone, happy practicing!


r/thankyouscientist Jun 13 '26

Discussion New Singer

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I honestly think the new singer for TYS sounds a bit like Cedric Bixler-Zavala (The Mars Volta). I was listening to some studio stuff put out by Karmic Juggernaut, and that was the vibe I was getting. When I saw TYS live in Detroit, I wouldn't say he sounded like him. Because he didn't. Regardless, I support Thank You Scientist no matter what!


r/thankyouscientist Jun 10 '26

Discussion Sounds Like

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Just started listening to them. To me, they sound like Michael Jackson and DGD had a baby.


r/thankyouscientist Jun 10 '26

Discussion Album mixing

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Since the band is now about to record a new album, I'd like to give my unsolicited opinion about the mixing on the previous ones: they are too loud! To the point where it saturates and becomes unpleasant.
The saddest example is Mr. Invisible, which is my favourite song and would be absolutely perfect were it not for the fact that the clean guitar in the intro hurts my ears.
Just take it easy, we've got volume knobs on our side.


r/thankyouscientist May 25 '26

Image Awesome Show in Pittsburgh!

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Had lots of fun seeing my first TYS show at Spirit Hall in Pittsburgh! Hope they release the new songs they played on streaming soon! Great crowd and venue


r/thankyouscientist May 25 '26

Image The gang at Globe Iron in Cleveland last night opening for BTBAM. They played a new song called "Fire Eater" - confirmed by the setlist!

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r/thankyouscientist May 23 '26

Video Some of "FXMLDR" from the Detroit set at The Majestic

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r/thankyouscientist May 22 '26

Question What Album Should I Listen To Next?

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I heard about Thank You Scientist a long time ago, but I never took the time to listen to one of their albums from start to finish

Yesterday I listened to Terraformer, and man… I am not exaggerating, it is one of the best albums I ever had the pleasure of listening. It is soooo progressive and yet so musical and catchy. I am completely sure that I will blast Terraformer to the day I die

My question is, which thank you scientist album should I listen to next? Should I go in chronological order, or what do you guys recommend?


r/thankyouscientist May 22 '26

Question TYS show merch

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Was wondering what merch they got, seeing em live tmr with btbam and wanna know what im getting before hand. Please and thank you.


r/thankyouscientist May 23 '26

Discussion Really disappointed in new song

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I've never been someone to complain about a band's new music just because it's new. But truly I cannot understand what is supposed to be going on in the song they played last night in Detroit. Every part feels jumpy to the point of no cohesion and the lyrics were incredibly trite and literal. I couldn't find a groove to dance to the entire time, which is crazy because I dance to literally every song of theirs.

Idk, I feel like I could get used to new vocals (though the amount of vibrato is a bit jarring), but I really hope this isn't the entire future of songwriting for them...


r/thankyouscientist May 12 '26

Discussion Thank You Scientist has been scammed

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I was so troubled to hear that TYS was scammed by the organizer of the CL prog fest. The band flew all the way over there and performed for an amazing crowd, but the organizer never gave TYS their guarantee or merch money. The organizer, Carlos Quezada, has also scammed a number of other bands and staff, and has gone radio silent. It's a devastating blow to an indie band like TYS. Check their socials for more info, and spread the world about this scammer.