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Meridene
Indie / Powerpop / Rock

		How Do I Get This Blood Off My Hands? Eau Claire, Wisconsin United States Profile Views: 45228 Last Login: 7/18/2009
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Meridene: General Info

Member Since	3/12/2006
Band Website	www.ambledown.com
Band Members	Trevor - vocals, guitar Dave - drums Paul - keys Alyssa - bass Contact: meridene@gmail.com Booking: Ryan Jaroscak Transparent Device Booking transparentdevice@gmail.com Publicity: Kyle Frenette kyle@ambledown.com 612.670.8710
Influences	The Shins, Sufjan Stevens, Rilo Kiley, Wilco, The Good Life, Bright Eyes, Cursive, The New Pornographers, The Elected, Death Cab For Cutie, The Hold Steady, Fleetwood Mac, Cold War Kids, The National, The Mighty Boosh, Garth Marenghi's Darkplace, Architects of 1893 Chicago, The City Of Deadwood, The Packers, Bucks, Brewers, Beers of Wisconsin, Beers of Minnesota, Beers, and the Women who Love us.
Sounds Like	Fleetwood Mac's Tusk in its entirety, with the pauses as Lindsey Buckingham intended. Meridene You're Not Pretty, You're Worse (CD) Meridene A Very Strange Bear (EP/CD)
Record Label	Amble Down
Type of Label	Indie

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Jun 21 2009

8:00P

High Noon Saloon with The Rural Alberta Advantage!

Madison, Wisconsin

Jun 26 2009

9:00P

Amble Down Showcase @ The Kitty Cat Klub!

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Jul 11 2009

9:30P

The House of Rock with Halloween, Alaska + TBA

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Aug 8 2009

3:00P

Eau Claire Summer Fest with The Daredevil Christopher Wright!

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Aug 27 2009

6:00P

Sounds Like Summer Concert Series with Wars of 1812!

Eau Claire, Wisconsin

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About Meridene

ABOUT / / /

Meridene returns for its second round. After a year and a half of lineup adjustments. resulting in a so-close-to-becoming-a-completely-new-band transformation, they're back, ready, and armed with a brand new full-length, You're Not Pretty, You're Worse; the long anticipated follow up to their previously released EP.

The band's sound has morphed on its most recent effort, from its late and familiar banjo-toting alt-country to its current blend of sportive, yet hard hitting at times, indie/rock power pop - replacing the acoustics with electrics, the changy banjo with a rockin' piano, and the kid with the glasses with that dude from The Gentle Guest.

Trevor Ives fronts the band and the new album's songwriting, doing what he's best known for on You're Not Pretty..., - writing ridiculously catchy, finger-snappy pop songs that stick with you; the kind you find yourself singing in the first few seconds of the morning, confused as to how the tune made its way to your pillow. And, Ives' best work is on display here, as the album's ten tracks portrays Meridene's best with music that is cheery and joyful, set beneath Ives' images of broken hearts in the green of a Wisconsin spring, a lingering of lost love set to a colorful October funeral, and taking a knife to one's longing for the old, to create a record full of the happiest sad songs you might ever come across.

You're Not Pretty, You're Worse is a settlement on a band redefined and coming into it's own, portraying a much more mature sound still resting in a town that hasn't expected much from them over the years, but has given so much back.

PRESS / / /

"They are one the poppiest bands in town."
- Kyle Frenette

"the most beautiful and interesting, this cover band with aufmerksamkeitsheischend would think, both ep and lp are fighting for the favor of the beholder, so similar to the sound,because here the gitarrenamps up and percussion scheppert anything but contemplative, but is followed only the corpulent trevor, its melody spun yarn and clear voice, he from the depths of his korpus fetches, add trumpet and show the emotion that ultimately the whole enterprising people who are quite clear: they are among the best: Meridene." - Das Klienicum

"Meridene, one of the harder-rocking groups on the label, crunches electric guitars and weaves lyrics that are high bred without being high brow. Think Decemberists without the annoying grad school degrees."- Isthmus

"Hey. I just wanted to say you guys are one of my new favorite bands. I love what you guys are doing. Keep up the good work." - Jesus

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Wide Plans of a Palindrome	Jul 9 2009 6:39 PM
Maya the Infidel	Jun 29 2009 4:56 PM Thanks for the add, hope my sounds can leave an impression. -peace
Maya the Infidel	Jun 29 2009 4:55 PM Thanks for the add, hope my sounds can leave an impression. -peace
The Daredevil Christopher Wright	Jun 26 2009 9:53 PM Hope you enjoy the Kitty Kat Club tonight!
Wide Plans of a Palindrome	Jun 19 2009 3:04 AM Show Friday June 19. 7:30 PM Grand Little Theater. We hope to see you there.
We are the Willows	Jun 2 2009 5:50 AM right back at ya
Wide Plans of a Palindrome	May 23 2009 12:08 AM New track available for listening: "Stretch." Let us know what you think.
CITY OF SOUND	May 20 2009 12:59 AM have sex with us..i mean have a show with us.
Hannah Malynn	May 11 2009 5:33 PM Alyssa is the aces of basses :) Great tunes guys!
The Wars of 1812	Apr 17 2009 3:40 PM Another "GD" day. Ah, hilarity- Hugs, Peter
We are the Willows	Apr 16 2009 4:52 AM hey guys! the tunes sounded so great on the 30 minute tv time! great job! Alyssa you rock and roll like nobody's business. Seriously, i don't know anybody else whose business rocks so much...wait...that sounds not good... i love the transitions between songs! especially between "for love... and the hills"...oooh yeah. good job! peter
The Daredevil Christopher Wright	Apr 16 2009 3:11 AM Playing a mean set on 30-Minute Music Hour! Exciting dudes! Isn't Andy a goof!? Seemed to be right at home by the last few tracks. And Alyssa's bassin' it? Cool!
Amble Down Records	Apr 13 2009 5:56 PM
SuperStarTshirts.com	Apr 3 2009 8:48 PM just coming by to show some love and tell you to checkout SuperStarTshirts dot com for some of the hottest t-shirts you will find.
Danno P	Mar 20 2009 6:23 PM so get on your horse and ride!
Cardiac Radio - NEW SONG POSTED!	Mar 16 2009 6:59 PM thanks for the add guys!
far beyond frail	Mar 16 2009 5:10 PM hey there...we just wanted to let you know that we'll be playing a show at Acoustic Cafe in Eau Claire on Thu Apr 9. we'd love it if you could stop by and spend an evening with us...
Adam Q Photography	Mar 11 2009 10:24 PM Thanks! I am very interested! Just keep in touch and hopefully we can set something up. I don't charge much probably between $15 and $20 only because i do this because i'm trying to make a name for myself. Hope to Hear from you! -Adam Q Photography
Feathe	Mar 4 2009 3:42 AM Trevor, look! We used your song!! Love, Jana and Alyssa
Craig Mathieson	Feb 20 2009 1:31 PM Thanks for the add! Please drop by and check out the teasers from my debut album, just uploaded. New pics and and an updated site to peruse! Keep on keepin' on! Cheers! PEACE, C
AGE - EP Available Now on iTunes	Feb 18 2009 7:56 PM heyyy thank you for being our friend. What do you think of our songs? If you get a chance please have a listen... Maybe give us some feedback? We will appreciate it :}
Matt Mills and the Wandering Past	Feb 17 2009 7:35 PM hey, thanks for the add.. hope you like the music..
A Semester at Sea (NEW SONG AND VIDEO!!!!)	Feb 17 2009 12:13 AM so i found it astonishingly humorous that blayne from acoustic refers to you guys as "meridian" - like, the line of longitude. you should probably just look into changing it to that.. ... nahhhhh.
3lle	Feb 16 2009 2:16 AM so i heard stay alive last summer in winona (at the blue moon i think?) and I LOVED IT. i recorded it then on my phone and it's been my ringtone ever since...i've gotten my friends hooked on your stuff and i was SO excited that you recorded it <3 thank you!!

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