Meridene has been at the forefront of the indie-rock music in Eau Claire for six years. It was created by a small group of friends as a sloppy alt-country band and excuse to drink together, and it will end as one of the most polished and shiny pop-rock bands the town has ever had the pleasure of calling its own. Front-man Trevor Ives was the only original member to survive the group's many member and genre/style changes. The final foursome of Ives(guitar and vocals), Paul Brandt(keyboard and vocals), David Power(drums) and Brian Wells(bass) was the tightest and by [...]
Looking his list of associated acts, it's apparent Dave Power is a man with his drumsticks in a lot of pies. As a drummer with the musical acumen to juggle several different ensembles at once, we considered it worthwhile to see what he views as the audial high-points of 2011. His list is as follows . . . 5) Wye Oak - Civilian Saw them live at First Avenue a few months ago. Just a drummer (playing [...]
As we recently mentioned, we've got a lot of songs we just haven't posted, so we're trying to catch up. (It's not gonna happen, but fondly may we dream.) For this post we drop down to the chronological end of our queue. Frankly, we're not exactly sure when we found these, but it appears it was in late 2008. Try not to settle into any particular mood, for this lot is all over the lot.The Charade -
amble down. wieder amble down . mit meridene haben sie ein zugpferd, von dem andere companies nur träumen können. das label hatte ich hier vorgestellt, die band und ihr neues werk hier angekündigt. der nachfolger von "you're not pretty, you're worse" hört auf "something like blood" und was sich hier martialisch geriert, war vielleicht gar nicht so beabsichtigt und doch setzt sich der zweitling schließlich mit der paranoia und den ängsten einer nation in zeiten wirtschaftlicher wie kultureller krisen auseinander. und als sei dies nicht genugt, legt die truppe um sänger trevor ives [...]
Eau Claire, Wisconsin's Meridene just released the follow up to their 2008 debut album, You're Not Pretty. The aforementioned album, entitled Something Like Blood, is something of a power pop gem. Simply put, this album is really good. Something Like Blood was recorded at the home-studio of Bon Iver, April Base, in the Northwoods of Wisconsin. Meridene also found support from fellow local musicians. The album was produced and mixed by Brian Moen (Peter Wolf Crier) with T.W. Walsh (formerly of Pedro The Lion and The Soft Drugs) mastering. The hook on the album is one [...]
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If two weeks ago was Super Tuesday, this must be Ultimate Tuesday, as there are at least four albums likely to make more than a few year end top 10 lists (there are two likely to make mine -- I'll let you guess which ones). So you'll forgive me if this week's post is late, as the word count has spiraled out of control laying praise on the latest from The Posies, Deerhunter, No Age and Neil Young. Other notables this week include new releases from Abe Vigoda, Glasser, Nellie McKay, Owen Pallet, Ben Folds/Nick Hornby, The Corin Tucker Band, [...]
Yesterday, Meridene issued Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. MAGNET has been proud to present a new [...]
It's another big, big week for new releases from some of our favorite indie bands and artists, including LA's lo-fi, experimental outfit, No Age; the fifth studio LP from Deerhunter is a tour de indie with songs of psych-rock and electro-pop as only they can deliver; and the newest release from Abe Vigoda should be [...] Related posts:Best New Releases: Stars, Pains of Being Pure at Heart, Club 8, Owen Pallett, Tender Trap, Chemical Brothers, Neighbors, Coliseum Recent Releases We Almost Missed VI: Owen Pallett, ARMS, Gareth Dickson, Monster Movie, Silver Seas Best New Releases: Elsinore, The Budos [...]
Este es nuestro paupérrimo experimento que falla en reemplazar la "discotienda". Para su mayor economía: streams y mp3 de álbumes nuevos . No nos rendimos a pesar de la inmensa cantidad de lanzamientos de esta semana. Primero van nuestros destacados y después otros discos "de interés". Se me había olvidado aclarar que cada álbum lleva su respectivo enlace a Amazon , por si se antojan de comprar. Sale barato, fácil y rápido, hagan la prueba. Destacados: [...]
Today, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. MAGNET has been proud to present a new [...]
Plus Ben Folds (with Nick Hornby), Pete Yorn, Gin Blossoms, et al.
On September 28, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. The album is available [...]
On September 28, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. The album is available [...]
On September 28, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. The album is available [...]
On September 28, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. The album is available [...]
On September 28, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. The album is available [...]
On September 28, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. The album is available [...]
On September 28, Meridene is issuing Something Like Blood (Amble Down), the follow-up to 2008 debut You're Not Pretty, You're Worse. The Eau Claire, Wisc., quartet recorded its sophomore LP at Bon Iver's home studio with Peter Wolf Crier's Brian Moen producing and mixing and Pedro The Lion's T.W. Walsh mastering. The album is available [...]
Meridene This Eau Claire Wisconsin band gives the midwest pop scene something to be proud of. Their new album Something Like Blood doesn't challenge the tried and tested sound the group has established with their previous two releases (one album one EP) but it does give it a little spit a polish; as a result, there is some undeniable new sparkle in the music. The warm instrumentals don't fall prey to excessively sparse, dry guitars or moody percussive outbreaks instead favoring solid arrangements [...]
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