Meredith Meyer

Meredith @ Mercury

meredith — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:34:23 +0000

217 E. Houston St, New York, New York

doors: 7pm tickets: $8

mercuryloungenyc.com

Meredith Hits New York

meredith — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 22:32:40 +0000

217 E. Houston St, New York, New York

doors: 7pm tickets: $8

mercuryloungenyc.com

enchanting indie alternative ballad rock @ The Unknown Theater

meredith — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:37:21 +0000

With: Nadine et Terence, myspace.com/nadinesongs Meredith Meyer, myspace.com/meredithmeyer Mustard Seed
All Ages - $10 Friday, May 7, 2010 at 10:00pm – 1:30am
The Unknown Theater 1110 Seward St. Hollywood, CA

Meredith Meyer haunts Spaceland Friday April 2

meredith — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 07:03:58 +0000

photo is by Amber Jean Gordon

Meredith Meyer in New York on 03/01/10

meredith — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 06:03:31 +0000

It’s Spooky To Be Young

meredith — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:48:12 +0000

c. 2009 Meredith Meyer/ Willow Walk Music BMI

Remember when we used to go walking down the road, simply because?

Innocent, there was no use in talking. And after awhile, we would pause…

Just to realize we were happy on the corner of the street…

No achievements, no solutions… silly laughter, tired feet.

Remember when we went to the graveyard, and got ourselves locked inside?

We climbed the wall and ran to the old lady’s door, and laughed so hard we cried.

Cause we realized, it was spooky- to be so happy, and so young.

And we drove off through the headstones, feeling lucky, like we’d won!

I know they don’t call it The Lost Decade for nothing,

cause it leaves you holding onto the dream that you’ve got it all made… and don’t you?

When you look at all the people, broken bottles, shining green in the sunlight;

Perfect Wisdom, and the silence in-between.

The Fire Note

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:46:04 +0000

“Singer/songwriter Meredith Meyer has a very memorable voice that instantly stays with you on her four year in the making sophomore record It’s Spooky To Be Young. Her voice is very Natalie Merchant, Sarah McLachlan and Aimee Mann like all balled into one, which is a recipe for success. “

snobsmusic.net

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:45:32 +0000

“Meyer is a more multi-dimensional than the expected woman-with-a-piano stereotype that we get of female singers…It’s her slightly creepy lyrics that combine with the music to make her work stand out. That’s definitely the case with “Video Game Girl”, a track that should be required listening for every adolescent boy about to get his first girlfriend…or for every 20-something who refuses to break from his X-Box.”

Big Takeover Magazine

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:44:36 +0000

“Anything ‘produced, recorded, and mixed” by Bill Racine has probably got something strong going for it…and sure enough, this L.A. songbird has talent. Whether on piano or whispery guitar, her gorgeous throat, not far removed from fellow LaLa nightengale Miranda Lee Richards, is as reassuring as a mother’s to a sick baby.

Meanwhile, Racine lends some of the “spooky” background-shimmery ambiance that helped make the first Rogue Wave LP such a standout, while putting Meyer’s gossamer voice right in your room like his work with Ride’s Mark Gardener and The Comas. When subdued cello or church organ are added, Meyer’s supernatural chamber pop falls into the hallowed realm of 4AD fodder too. Talent and great production is a combo that still can’t miss”

-Jack Rabid

Performer Magazine

admin — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:44:12 +0000

It took two years for David Lean to finish Laurence of Arabia. He set the philosophy in motion that good things come to those who wait. With Bill Racine (Rogue Wave, Mates of State) turning the knobs, L.A.’s Meredith Meyer spent four years creating her debut LP, It’s Spooky to Be Young. The affable singer has a confident tone, true to her romantic and classy demure. It’s Spooky to be Young is a dreamy offering dotted with genuine achy balladry and urgent mid-tempo rock. The crystal-clear production allows her ebbing voice to be dark and intimate, while also boldly avant-garde. Unlike some of the wilting female singers of the 1990s, think Fiona Apple or Natalie Merchant, Meyer is emotional without the whine and sings with a modern, effortless convention. Her versatility is admirable; Meyer is comfortable with a gentle piano nocturne (“Modern City Carol”) as she is beating up a guitar (“It’s Spooky to Be Young”).

Meyer’s voice is unquestionably the utmost strength of the release. Set a notch above the instrumentation, her voice is deeper than most female singers, and sharpened by a slight rasp. Her lyrics ache from one lovelorn parable to the next. “All Those Pictures” is where Meyer really finds a home: elegant balladry is paced with splashy percussion, reserved guitars, rising tides of strings and Meyer’s sweeping voice. Nodding to the haunting Mazzy Star, Meyer’s voice glides through a smooth wash of reverb. It’s Spooky to Be Young is dedicated to its ominous title. Meyer’s songs are relentlessly detailed patterns of sound. The litany of instruments are so intricately sculpted, it’s hard not to love the songs solely for their instrumentation. It’s no surprise she’s unveiled a spot as one of the most promising new artists of the year.

-Christopher Petro