Dear You Meiko

• 1 Bad Things 03:54
• 2 Lose It 03:44
• 3 Be Mine 03:18
• 4 The Cloud Song 03:40
• 5 Wake Up 02:50
• 6 Sweeter 03:48
• 7 Deep Sweat 03:25
• 8 If He Doesn't Love You 02:28
• 9 Sittin' Here 02:51
• 10 Dear You 03:34
• 11 Go To Hell 02:54
• Total Runtime 36:26

Info zu Dear You

„Dear You“ follows Meiko’s acclaimed 2012 release „The Bright Side“, which climbed up the Singer-Songwriter chart, as the buoyant hit single “Stuck on You” garnered the attention of influential tastemakers worldwide and found numerous placements in film and on television.

The eleven songs on Dear You consist primarily of her private, unsent letters. 'I like writing letters: love letters, pissed-off letters, breakup letters,' she explains. 'I rarely wind up mailing those letters, though. Instead, I turn them into songs. Dear You is an album mostly filled with those unsent notes.' Meiko turned her secret letters into a revealing, eclectic collection of songs including infectious alt-pop ('Be Mine'), electronic lullabies ('The Cloud Song'), minimalist indie rock ('Deep Sweat'), and digital folk ('Wake Up').

Dear You’s decidedly darker tone is, in many ways, the flipside to the sunnier disposition fans found on The Bright Side. Longing, betrayal, heartbreak and reprisal are intimately acknowledged and explored here, supported by Meiko’s increasingly stripped down, sophisticated songwriting. Recorded in her adopted hometown of Los Angeles and produced by Jimmy Messer, who also helmed a good chunk of The Bright Side, Dear You’s sparse soundscape beautifully underscores the album’s highly confessional tone and Meiko’s uniquely personal vocals. The pair handled the vast majority of the production themselves only turning to drummer Don Heffington (Bob Dylan, Sheryl Crow) and the Grooveline Horns (Jason Mraz, Dave Matthews Band) for cameos on a handful of tracks.

Meiko professes, “It’s not all candy and roses, but sometimes you just need the grit and that’s exactly how I imagined Dear You being—completely confessional. It was good for my soul and I’m happy to finally let it out into the world.”

Meiko
Meiko's songs find common ground between indie pop and coffeehouse folk, with her distinctive alto vocals sharing the spotlight alongside acoustic guitars, pianos, and unique arrangements. A longtime songwriter, Meiko was raised in the small town of Roberta, Georgia, where she discovered her love for public performance after singing at a Southern Baptist church. She then took up the guitar, playing her father's Gibson before receiving her own instrument as a birthday present. At the age of 18, Meiko left home for greener pastures, eventually resettling in Los Angeles and scheduling recurring performances at the Hotel Café, a popular haven for L.A.-based singer/songwriters. Meiko's self-titled album appeared in September 2007. Eventually every track on the album would be find song placement in such high-profile TV shows as Grey's Anatomy. She soon found herself receiving a considerable amount of attention on the digital folk music charts. Boosted by her Internet popularity, Meiko signed a contract with MySpace Records/DGC in June 2008, and a re-release of her endearing debut album followed in September. Amid a campaign of Internet videos and promotion, the follow-up album The Bright Side arrived in May of 2012.

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