It's Spooky to be Young...
Meredith Meyer- vocals, guitar, keys,
Andrew Carter - cello.
Tom Dunne- drums and percussion.
Bill Racine- guitar, bass, addt'l programming.
Charles Mansfield - guitar.
Also played with : Brian Kehew,
Jim Laspesa,
Derrick Anderson,
Petur Smith,
Frank Macchia, Dave Pearlman,
Sheldon Gomburg, Brian Demski, Bill "Smitty Smith", Pauline Lay,
and assorted other Kindred Spirits.
Influences
Oklahoma City. Bare feet. Pop Rocks & Kool-aid. The "Miracle Mile of Cars" in Norman. Pet raccoons. Apollo Elementary Eagles. Hula hoops and Bubbles. Camping out. Frog hunting. Piano Lessons. The State Fair. Vacant lots. Lake Hold-her-closer. Being unpopular. Late Night Trips to Denny's. Dancing. Aching. Friends I wasn't allowed to see and did anyway. Talking to strangers. Giving the finger to my authority figures. Travelling. Changing apartments. Aversion to guns. Florida skies. Spanish Moss. Hot muggy nights and smoothies. Being the door-girl. Having regrets. Giving the finger to them. 50 different jobs. Laughter and Tears. Running Away. Cross country trips. Conquering habits. Forgiving myself and others. Realizations. Scrapbooks of otherwise inconsequential bits and pieces that make up my life. Climbing mountains and boulders. The desert. People who walk their walk and never need to tell you they are doing it. People who, above all else, can be kind. My real friends and my cat. Afternoons at Leon's Steakhouse playing old Hank Williams. Oh yeah- and music: all of the people who would have done it without the money anyway... the flaming lips. kate bush. ed mattiuzzi. charles mansfield. the natural disasters. divisadero. the eagle rock lanes! everyone at pehrspace. laura jansen. michael miller. smitty. michael penn. brian kehew. thailand. billy mark. grey squirrel. john aes-nihil. the innocence mission. the sundays. ride. dean wareham's bands. stina nordenstam. bjork. sandy denny. beth orton. the stone roses. david sylvian. fleetwood mac. the who. john lennon. the exotic guitars. leonard cohen. legs. that guy who's always on riverside drive sitting in the sun, and the people i know i can call "before nine and after midnight."
From Los Angeles, CA (via Oklahoma City), Meredith Meyer launches into 2009 with her new album IT'S SPOOKY TO BE YOUNG. Produced, recorded, and mixed by Bill Racine at Pilsen Sound Studios in Chicago, IL., IT'S SPOOKY... was created in the industrial part of the city, on a drawbridge over the Chicago river. "It was like being at a playground, making music all day and then staying up until the wee hours playing the piano by candlelight, looking out the giant windows down to the river and the cargo boats...what a difference it makes creating in that sort of environment."
Bill Racine is known for his work with a multitude of great bands including Rogue Wave, Mates of States, Mark Gardener, Hopewell, The Comas, The Mercies, Longwave, and his work alongside Producer Dave Fridmann for the Flaming Lips (+ many more). "I had lunch with Bill and he seemed like someone I would hang out with growing up. He also happens to be a technical wizard and have great aesthetic taste with music."
Arriving in LA in her early years, Meredith sang and wrote for a number of bands and musical projects, performing in a handful of places ranging from the Museum of Contemporary Art, to curiousities like the (now demolished) Leon's Steakhouse in the valley, to the "normal" Hollywood and eastside venues. After performing with bands for years and wanting to go further into songwriting, she began writing in numerous styles, in great quantity, delving into artists she'd never heard before, passionate about learning the classics and experimenting with her own sound.
She met Brian Kehew (Air, Fiona Apple, Moog Cookbook) who produced and recorded Meredith's solo debut, ITEMS YOU WON'T FIND ELSEWHERE, which set Meredith apart from the average female singer songwriter in its instrumentation and arrangements.
Nearly 4 years later, Meredith Meyer is excited to present IT'S SPOOKY TO BE YOUNG which includes deep, scenic, and heart-pulsing songs, as interesting sonically as they are lyrically. Touching on her own personal journeys and life experiences as well as the human experience in the modern world, the range of emotion expressed in Meredith's voice will reach the listener.
Bill Racine's ability to fine-tune and paint the songs with the just right sounds and textures make this album a moving musical journey.
"The whole experience of making this record and the people who were involved with it was really magical, and I hope that will translate to the listener."
Meredith continues to thrive in Los Angeles and also guest sings with Divisadero, Brandon McCulloch and the Deadbirds, and is an active supporter of the local scene and venues that support indie music like Marathon Live at Three Clubs and the Pehrspace Gallery.
Musicians on the album: Andrew Carter- cello; Tom Dunne- drums; Charles Mansfield- guitar; Meredith Meyer- vocals, guitar, keys; Bill Racine- keys, bass, guitar, addt'l programming.
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Your welcome, it was my pleasure. I hope you can come to our show at Cranes Hollywood Tavern on the 25th, if not than we're at Liquid Zoo on Aug. 20th. We have flyers if you need. Thank YOU and hope to see you there. Take Care.
Hello à tous,
On espère que ça roule pour vous.
Ce petit message pour faire savoir que Eté 67 sera souvent à Paris de Septembre à Décembre et ce pour enregistrer son nouvel album. Pour ne pas perdre ses soirées, le groupe propose de venir jouer chez vous gratuitement en formule acoustique. Vous habitez Paris, vous êtes capables de ramener 25 personnes minimum dans votre piaule, de nourrir les 6 muzicos et l’expérience vous tente, contactez-nous à info@ete67.be et l’on s’arrangera ensemble pour que le groupe vienne donner un concert de poche chez vous.
Deuxième info : dès aujourd’hui, tous les 15 jours, Eté 67 mettra en ligne sur son myspace, un morceau du nouvel album. Celui-ci sera retiré du player après un mois. Ca commence avec « Une vie saine ».
Portez-vous bien. Serrez-vous les coudes. A bientôt.
yes, you really should learn when it is there to Califórina will teach you to question, but I'm sure that there, as they are great teachers of surfing. hehehe, courage, you will not regret it has nothing to lose, only win, kisses, a great end of week for you and your friends. surf. aloha.
ohhhhhh ...... what joy, you have an angry sound to heat for surfing, thanks for adding me, enjoyed all your photos, easy to listen to their music and dance, positive thinking, success, health, peace and love to you, aloha. Hagakure.
hiya... i'm dreamy/creamy. shaun and kristen were here this week....back in okc now... i sea u are a recording star now and still livin' the LA lifestyle!
Hi, hi, hi. I just wanted to say hi and I miss you. every time I come to you page and hear a new song, my eyes fill with tears. And I don't even know why. I know positive things are happening for you and that makes me happy.
