According to an interview with Spinner, the band name was only made because it "sounded kind of cool and was an interesting name", and was originally meant as a joke between the brother's classmates but the name soon stuck.
PMtoday then asked Connor and Ryan's younger brother Cuinn, who was responsible for the band's lighting and merchandise, to replace him.
[citation needed] According to an interview with PunkWorldViews.com, PMtoday were already writing new material on the road and would expect to be able to record another album in 2012, and stated that it was going to be different than anything they had done in the past.
"[14] It was later rumored that the breakup was due to lack of time for writing new songs to meet Rise Records' deadline for a new album.
On April 17, 2013 Connor and Ryan Brogan (PMtoday's founding members) started a new electronic music project called Move Orchestra.
[16][17][18] Thomas Nassiff of AbsolutePunk said that PMtoday "are at their best when they're switching up their sound, going from blistering guitar work to gently woven melodies."
They closed the review saying that the "album is a solid Rise debut release and is a must buy for any progressive indie rock fan.
"[18] Phil Freeman, a writer for Alternative Press, gave the album a positive review[19] compared PMtoday to the "earliest Mars Volta recordings, before Omar Rodríguez-López decided every flubbed note he recorded deserved its own solo album" due to their "funk rock riffing and blistering tempos."
[...] Despite the differences in the sounds of songs, it all blends together effortlessly and what could have been a hefty gamble for an album has turned into a resounding success.Joshua Khan of Ultimate Guitar Archive also gave the album a positive review,[21] stating that "guitarists Connor and Cuinn Brogan shred their way across the disc's ten tracks, transforming indie rock melodies into post-hardcore breakdowns with a hint of pop.
Such unexpected turns are littered throughout the record, along with intense jam sessions reminiscent of [Mars Volta], leaving listeners hanging on to every moment the band conjures a breakdown."
He closed the review with: It doesn't have a polished force behind it like albums from Coheed And Cambria and Circa Survive, but the sophomore full-length from PMtoday does reek of potential.
Instead of blatantly talking about girls and trying to make every line rhyme, the band questions listeners with interesting lyrics and a sound that could seem nostalgic even though it was popular less than five years ago.
A positive step forward from past material, In Medias Res is a record built around new talent and a sign that progressive rock is indeed still alive.move's facebook