New York – While we like to remember shows as these great, loud, glorious events, live albums are often a disappointment. Even when they’re professionally recorded, there is usually an overly rambunctious crowd member or equipment failure that makes what felt perfect in the moment “off” when played back. Sometimes concerts are memories best left
Meridene sounds like a beastly, high-energy version of The Shins: a creature with an outer shell of post-modernist disillusionment and a soft underbelly of cautious hope. Their sophomore effort was just released a few days ago, and they are currently on tour throughout the Midwest and Northeastern United States to promote the short but sweet